The front page malaise
Between the nasty political campaign and the even nastier economic meltdown, the front page is overrun with, well, dreadful news these days.
We search for some bright spots, but they have a hard time muscling themselves into A1 prominence when confronted with 500 point Dow drops, candidate debates, disintegrating 401-Ks and, oh yeah, the $700 billion bailout revitalization.
Am I so desperate that I would shove some cute animal story onto the front page to break the depression? I am. Although I guess this satisfies all the people who write me to say, "Stop putting all that light stuff on the front page. The front page is for serious news like the war, the sinking economy, the election and the madness in Washington."
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The heck with all that negative stuff! I agree. How about a smiling couple popping open and toasting with a big ol' bottle of Canada Dry ginger ale?
Posted on October 8, 2008 9:32 AM