The East Bay Daily News front page cover today wasn't very appealing in my opinion. In choosing to focus on the weather by emphasizing a huge photo of a child playing in the rain, I think the publication should of focused on something more newsworthy.
Although the kid is undeniably adorable and the text accompanying the photo has a warm and cozy message attached to it, I don't believe it is something that should grace the front page of any daily news publication.
Plus, the headline is a bit bland and the decision to use reverse type makes it seem like this story is supposed to be important. It made me question if there was anything else going on Wednesday in Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland or Rockridge where the paper is circulated.
I dislike leads in news stories that focus on the weather but I believe I dislike weather stories even more unless the weather has really affected a large group of people by posing some sort of inconvenience.
Also, I think the story entitled, "One More Time Around," which talks about the Albany councils decision to suspend the policy of rotating the mayoral post is more newsworthy and deserves more prominence than a kid playing in the rain.
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I agree with you Jessica that emphasizing this photograph as the centerpiece of the page was a bit risky to say the least. I also feel that the reverse type and cutline emphasize the photo too much and are unnecessary. If there was a story of importance attached to the photograph, such as a tsunami or a hurricane that caused destruction, putting in the reverse type would make more sense. I do think that the use of a stand alone photo is very unique, but the photograph should have been something more of importance if the paper chooses to run it this large in the front page.
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