Box Files

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Check out this website

Click on the link at right and you can read the front pages of nearly 800 newspapers from around the world. They are arranged alphabetically, but you can sort them by region. You can also print the front page and visit the newspaper's website for more information. How do news stories in Los Angeles compare to Tuscaloosa, Austin, or Anchorage? Which layouts do you find pleasing? Which do you find cluttered or busy?

The Newseum is a museum in Washington, D.C. devoted to the news media. There's also lots of interesting content on its main page.