Front Page Coverage: How The Convention Played on Page One

Two Days Before
Sept. 2, 2012
(Sept. 3 Newspapers)

Day Before
Sept. 3, 2012
(Sept. 4 Newspapers)
Day One
Sept. 4, 2012
(Sept. 5 Newspapers)

Day Two
Sept. 5, 2012
(Sept. 6 Newspapers)

Day Three
Sept. 6, 2012
(Sept. 7 Newspapers)


Summary: Based on an "at a glance" look at a number of front pages, most frequent images are a variety of scenes of preparations in the convention hall and scenes of Obama rallying en route to Charlotte.

Newspaper

Headlines/Reporters
Photos/Photographers
The Charlotte Observer & POLITICO

"Michelle's message" - Lois Romano [Politico]
...BELOW THE FOLD...
"Ryan crashes Dem party in N.C." - MJ Lee [Politico]

...ON THE FOLD...
run very large...MCU Michelle Obama and stage manager David Cove during a walk through - Todd Sumlin/Charlotte Observer
...BELOW THE FOLD...
Medium shot of Paul Ryan at rally at East Carolina University - Sarah D. Davis/AP



USA Today

USA Today Interview "Obama: Rivals 'bend the truth'" - Susan Page

Medium shot of Obama rallying in Iowa on Saturday - Jack Gruber/USA Today


New York Times
(National Edition)
"Democrats Say U.S. Is Better Off than 4 Years Ago" - Jim Rutenberg
"Spirit of '08 Gone, Democrats Reunite Against G.O.P. Threat" - Adam Nagourney

Medium wide shot of Obama and supporters at rally in Ohio. - Luke Sharrett for The New York Times

Wall Street Journal "Obama to Press Case For Four More Years" - Laura Meckler

[Main photo is from Paralympic Games] 
Also, strip above nameplate: line of five MCU shots of convention speakers (Castro, Warren, Clinton, Michelle Obama and Kerry)


Washington Post  "Camps joust ahead of DNC" - Felicia Sonmez and David Nakamura
"Bill Clinton, eagerly stepping in" - David Maraniss

People celebrating at CarolinaFest - Linda Davidson
Washington Post Special Edition "Camps joust ahead of DNC" - Felicia Sonmez and David Nakamura
...BELOW THE FOLD...
"An eager Bill Clinton steps in to make the case for Obama" - David Maraniss

Wide shot of the stage and convention floor with video of Obama on the screen. - Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post
..BELOW THE FOLD...
Bill Clinton at unidentified rally. - Susan Biddle/The Washington Post



Washington Times
"The really, really like him, but not sure they'll back him" - Valerie Richardson
"No longer a novelty, Obama still sells"
- Patrick Henry
...BELOW THE FOLD...
"'Extremists' chase some Republicans toward Obama" - Sean Lengell


Medium wide shot of Obama waving to supporters at rally in Urbandale, Iowa - Associated Press


National Journal Convention Daily


"Obama's Invisible Second-Term Agenda" - Major Garrett
"Has the Time Come for The One-Day Convention?" - Chris Frates
"'Better-Off' Fumble Dogs Democrats" - Jill Lawrence
MCU of Michelle Obama during walk through - Ralf-Finn Hestoft
Medium shot of Biden shaking hands, context unclear - AP/Carolyn Kaster


The Hill

"Hill Poll: Voters think 2nd term undeserved"  - Sheldon Alberts
"Asking voters to look ahead, not backward, is a tough sell"
Medium shot of Obama at rally in Ohio on Monday. - Getty Images
also small MCUs of former AFL-CIO head Sweeney and Sen. Harry Reid