On
the Front Page: Papers from Friday, August 4
Coverage of Day
Four -- Aug. 3, 2000
DEMOCRACY
IN ACTION looked at the front pages of a nonscientific sample of major
dailies, most of which were available in the media tents in Philadelphia.
["B" indicates "below the fold;" "O" indicates "on the fold;""Lead photo"
indicates the photo is the dominant photo at the top of the front page]
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Governor
Bush's acceptance speech dominated the front pages of the major papers
examined. His charge that, "They have not led. We will." made
it into a number of the front page headlines, while the most frequently
chosen lead photos showed Bush and wife Laura on the stage after his speech
amid confetti and/or balloons.
Headlines
Washington Post (Special
Edition)
Bush Claims GOP Nomination
Change in 'Tone of Washington'
Is Vowed; Reforms and Tax Cuts Pledged (Dan Balz)
2. Analysis: Challenging
Democrats On Their Turf (David S. Broder)
B. Party's New Rallying
Cry: 'C'mon, Get Happy!'
New York Times (Washington
Final Edition)
Bush, Accepting G.O.P. Nomination,
Pledges To 'Use These Good Times for Great Goals'
An Upbeat Theme
Says Clinton and Gore Have Had a Chance but 'Have Not Led' (R.W. Apple
Jr.)
2. News Analysis: Front
and (Very Much) Center Bush Talk Depicts A Reoriented Party
(Richard L. Berke)
USA Today
Bush vows new vision
Texas governor says of Democrats:
'They have not led. We will.' (Laurence McQuillan and Judy Keen)
B. For Gore, game time is
now (Susan Page)
Philadelphia Inquirer
Bush: Put Prosperity to
Use
"We will confront the hard
issues' (Steven Thomma and Mark Bowden)
B1. Analysis: Fleshing out
image, filling in sound bites (Dick Polman)
B2. Key activists were earmarked
by police (Craig R. McCoy, Thomas Ginsberg and Emilie Lounsberry)
Los Angeles Times
(L.A. Edition)
Bush: Use Prosperity for
'Great Goals'
Texan accepts GOP nomination.
'Conservative values' will guide reforms, he says. (Doyle McManus)
2. News Analysis: Party
Seizes on Issues It Once Ignored (Ronald Brownstein)
Washington Times
Bush: 'They have not
led -- we will'
Texas governor accepts GOP
nomination, promises to fix squandered opportunities (Frank J. Murray)
2. Speech targets swing
voters (Dave Boyer)
3. Democrats warn gloves
to come off against Bush (Bill Sammon)
B. Police outshine fizzled
protests (Stephen Dinan)
Photos
Washington Post (Special
Edition)
(Lead photo) Medium shot
of George W. Bush and wife Laura on stage, waving; amid falling
red and white confetti and a couple of blue balloons; several unidentified
people also in the frame (Robert A. Reeder)
B. Woman delegate on the
convention floor cheering and waving a "W Stands for Women" sign; some
falling confetti (Robert A. Reeder)
New York Times
(Lead photo) Medium wide
shot of George W. Bush and wife Laura holding hands and waving with
a flurry of confetti behind them (the Bushes are slightly out of focus
while the fine detail of the confetti is sharp) (Stephen Crowley)
USA Today
(Lead photo) Medium close
up shot of George W. Bush and wife Laura on stage, waving, with
blurs of confetti and balloons (Tim Dillon)
Philadelphia Inquirer
(Lead photo) Wide shot of
George
W. Bush and wife Laura on stage amidst a sea of falling red balloons
and confetti; delegates in the background (Michael S.Wirtz)
Los Angeles Times
(L.A Edition)
(Lead photo) Wide shot of
George
W. Bush and wife Laura on stage, waving to the crowd, amidst confetti
and a few falling balloons; the convention floor and media skyboxes visible
but obscured by confetti. (Carolyn Cole)
Washington Times
(Lead photo) Medium shot
of George W. Bush waving during his speech; in the foreground are
blurs of several photographers (Kenneth Lambert)
O1. A line of police
officers wielding batons (Kenneth Lambert)
O2. Several protesters
relaxing (Kenneth Lambert)
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