Around the World in 557 Front Pages
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 12.17.07 | 10:07 AM ET
This could become the first page I visit every morning: Newseum’s Today’s Front Pages mashup. Roll your cursor over any of the hundreds of cities and regions of the world, and up pops the front page of the corresponding newspaper, such as this morning’s El Mundo (pictured) from Medellin, Colombia. This morning the site features 557 front pages from 58 different countries. Hard to think of a better way to get a quick glance at what’s going on in the world.
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
Marie 12.17.07 | 12:17 PM ET
This is a really great site. It’s fascinating to see the visual representations of the news.
... But does any else notice that the US has hundreds of papers represented while whole continents like Asia have only a handful? The site also doesn’t distinguish between more credible sources and tabloids.
It isn’t difficult to find news sources online, and RSS Feeds provide far better coverage.
Michael Yessis 12.17.07 | 5:33 PM ET
Yeah, the geographical distribution seems a bit out of balance, but there are certainly enough front pages represented to get a taste of what’s going on throughout the world. And that’s what intrigues me—it’s a clever way to get a sense of what’s going on elsewhere. However, it’ll never replace my RSS feeds, my NYTimes.com bookmark, Google News, etc.
TambourineMan 12.17.07 | 6:11 PM ET
Awesome. Thanks for the link.
Barbara Benham 12.18.07 | 10:37 AM ET
This is a terrific site. I’m bookmarking it. I’m guessing it’s a work-progress and that The Newseum will add more papers in more parts of the world in time.
Doug Mack 12.18.07 | 8:45 PM ET
This won’t replace my other news sources, either, but it’s a great addition. I think key is that these are the front pages of the _hard copies_, rather than links to web sites. News web sites tend to have tons of headlines on the main page; hard copies usually only have four or five at the most, so it’s interesting to see what the editors deem most important (or most marketable) to their readers.
The differences in graphic design also add an element of local flavor that I think gets lost on most web sites.
Frank 12.19.07 | 8:04 AM ET
Best article title: “Bullets fly at wedding.” Best photo caption: “Worse than a hangover” underneath picture of bandaged wedding guest (The Namibian).
Elizabeth 12.20.07 | 11:27 AM ET
I agree with Doug. I love the the layout and the graphic design—something I miss with RSS. Online publications have their own look and feel, but there’s just something about seeing a photograph that takes up most of the page, or seeing what what headlines get on the front page above the fold.
Great find, Michael.