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: Former President Bill Clinton dominated the coverage.
Newspaper
 Headlines/Reporters
Photos/Photographers
The Charlotte Observer & POLITICO

 		"'What kind of country do you want to live in?'"

...BELOW THE FOLD...
"Obama's campaign has the muddier hands" - John F. Harris and Alexander Burns, Politico
"Is president still a great communicator?" - Lesley Clark, McClatchy Newspapers
MCU of Bill Cinton - Harry E. Walker - MCT
...BELOW THE FOLD...
MCU of Obama arriving in Charlotte - Robert Lahser, Charlotte Observer
USA Today "Clinton: U.S. on right course" - William M. Welch
MCU of Clinton and Obama after Clinton's speech - H. Darr Beiser, USA Today
New York Times
(National Edition)
 "Clinton Urges Second Term to Let Obama Finish Job" - Jeff Zeleny and Mark Landler
...ON THE FOLD...
"4 Years Later, Scarred but Still Confident" - Peter Baker
Medium shot of Obama descending stairs from Air Force One upon arriving in Charlotte - Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press
Wall Street Journal "Clinton Makes the Case for Obama" - Laura Meckler and Carol E. Lee
"Democrats Focus on Security" - Julian Barnes and Jay Solomon
Medium shot of Clinton and Obama, from the side - Rick Wilking/Reuters
Also, above the nameplate: Democratic women Senators lined up on stage - Associated Press
Washington Post  "Laying out a stark choice" [Clinton] - Dan Balz and Philip Rucker
"The party's big voice, booming again" - David Maraniss
...BELOW THE FOLD...
"A worried scramble for more donations" - Peter Wallsten and Tom Hamburger
Wide shot from back of stage of Clinton approaching the podium, in distance are hundreds of delegates waving signs - Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post
NC delegates Hiawatha Foster and Denise Adams - Lucian Perkins for the Washington Post
Washington Post Special Edition "Clinton puts in a star turn" - Dan Balz and Philip Rucker
...BELOW THE FOLD...
"A rush to enlist Obama donors in stretch run" - Peter Wallsten and Tom Hamburger
"On the grand stage, a vintage performance" - David Maraniss
Wide shot from back of stage of Clinton approaching the podium, in distance are hundreds of delegates waving signs - Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post
National Journal Convention Daily


 		"Witness for The Defense" - Ronald Brownstein
"Speech Switch Sparks Scramble, Disappoints Attendees" - Jim O'Sullivan and Major Garrett

MCU of Bill Clinton - Ralf-Finn Hestoft
small photo of Bank of America Stadium - Liz Lynch
The Hill

 		"'We're all in this togetherh'" 
"Buzz-kill move indoors could help Obama's finale speech"
MCU of Bill Clinton  - uncredited