Although a more traditional option for audiences to receive their information, newspapers are a crucial staple to both the establishment of the American press system and the spreading of information across the country and around the world. As a symbol of our First Amendment right, the front pages of these papers require the utilization of persuasion and exaggeration to hook readers into their contents, allowing the establishment of trust and reliance on these sources. But how do publishers ensure their abilities to capture the audience's attention? Scanning through the articles from these past days, Today's Front Pages showcases the strategies in which different news topics altered the way in which formatting and presentation were constructed. It appeared that major political news, such as those regarding the election or economic-based, were often the main headline. Pictures and articles were directed only toward that one political topic while other content, such as the Olympics or other foreign incidents, were paired with multiple other mini headlines (headlines like "CAN HARRIS FILL ENTHUSIASM GAP?" and "Data breaches prove that hackers can hit from many angles." differ significantly in their presentation and space utilization). This utilization of presentation emphasizes that political matters appeal to readers more than other headlines, prompting them to continue issuing political headlines whenever possible.
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