On December 18, 2019, the Democratic-led U.S House of Representatives passed two impeachment articles against now-former U.S. President Donald Trump. The Republican-controlled Senate would soon vote on these articles of impeachment. The following day, both The Los Angeles Times and Boston Herald released newspapers covering this massive event.
The Los Angeles Times' article's front pages included images of Trump, Speaker of the House Nanci Pelosi, people for and against Trump, and “HOUSE IMPEACHES TRUMP” as their headline. They also included multiple paragraphs of information explaining how this decision may not largely influence views of Trump’s action, the upcoming voting in the Senate, and the possible success of the bill. The front page of the Boston Herald’s newspaper included an image of the House of Representatives and Trump's image that filled most of the page with the headline “IMPEACHED.” The only other information they provided was brief words describing the trial, including “Hate-filled charade” and “Quick trial ahead.”
While these two front pages' styles are vastly different, I believe this is due to the news publications’ different strategies. The Los Angeles Times includes a lot of information to make the reader more interested by the time they finish reading the front page. Alternatively, the Boston Herald includes a larger image of Trump with less information to make the front page more eye-catching and make a reader more interested upon initially seeing the newspaper.
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