In viewing newseum.org, the front page of the Lewiston Tribune caught my eye. I think the publication did a great job of capturing both hard hitting news and a human interest story all in the same package.
The top story, "Fuel economy increase gets OK," is displayed at the top of the page to clearly show that it is the most important story. The story discusses the controversial issue of Congress passing a mandate that allows the first increase in automobile fuel economy in 32 years.
As a reader, I would most likely read this story first and I think it is a good idea that it is not displayed on a nation page on the inside even though it is a wire story.
In using descending font sizes in headlines, the publication directs readers to the most important stories down the page. The difference in font sizes also stops clashing headlines between the two top stories.
The feature, "At 105 she's hardly worse for the wear," is accompanied by a large photo that shows Clara Dehass in a festive picture with a Christmas tree in the background.
Both the headline and the photo convey the same message, which is that Clara looks like a healthy older woman who happens to be the oldest living person in Idaho. Especially living in a youth obsessed culture, it is good to see stories focused on different age groups. I also like how the pull quotes are arranged in a gray box with black type to add more of a graphic looking element to the page. My only criticism is that the cutline does not reach half-way across the photo.
All in all I think it is a solid front page package from a design and editorial point of view.