For those of you nonjournalists out there, you might not know about a great, addictive Web site. The Newseum hosts a daily display of hundreds of front pages from across the country, and the world.
It's a great place to see some of the most innovative designs and headline ideas out there, but it's also an easy way to see how many papers are still falling into the same trap.
You can actually make a game out of it. Oooh...maybe even a drinking game. OK, here are the rules.
* Top story is yesterday's big newsin present tense ("Bombers strike Egypt!") -- Take a shot.
* Top headline too small to be read in the thumbnail -- Take a shot.
* The dominant color is gray - Take a shot
* The paper's name has a hyphen - Take a shot
*Centerpiece headline is a cliche ("Two to tango!") - Take two shots
* Centerpiece headline makes no sense ("Tango to too!") - Take two shots
* Everyone pictured on the page is white - Sip
* The only black guy pictured is a pro athlete - Sip
* The only black guy pictured is in jail - Take a shot
* The only black guy pictured is a pro athlete in jail - Slam
* The only thing interesting is a pop culture tease in the bottom corner - Take a shot
* "Bush" is in a headline - Sip
* "Bush" and "stay the course" are in a pull-quote - Sip
* Any of the following words/phrases are in a headline: "OK," "up in air," "strike," "peace talks," "Gaza," "economy," "recovery," "on hold," "man," "woman." or "city" - Sip for each
Play responsibly.
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