Wilmington | Page One pic shows 'gang bang' sign

Screenshot from the Newseum shows offensive pink sign.

In a slip some Gannett Bloggers will blame on consolidating page design at central hubs, The News Journal of Wilmington, Del., published a Page One photo this morning about a gay marriage rally that included a participant carrying a sign reading, "I'm here for the gang bang."

The sign, in pink, appears in the background; click on the image, above, for a bigger, more readable view.

In the online version of the accompanying story, editors published a different photo by the same photographer.

The photo recalls a similar one that appeared on an inside page of The Cincinnati Enquirer in April 2012. That one, also taken at a gay-rights rally, showed a sign with the word "fuck" on it. The page was spotted early in the run, and many copies were destroyed before they were distributed.

I don't know whether the Wilmington paper caught the photo in time to prevent full distribution.

[Photo detail: Newseum; see all Gannett front pages today]

USAT | A provocative choice for front page photo

It would be fascinating to learn more about USA Today's decision to feature so prominently a photo of two men kissing on the front page of this morning's edition. Has the paper done this before?

The cutline says: "After the Supreme Court decision, Paul Katami, right, asks his partner, Jeff Zarrillo, to marry him."

[Image: photo by J. Scott Applewhite of the Associated Press, via Newseum; see all today's Gannett front pages.]

Poughkeepsie | No presidential election on Page 1?

Did the Poughkeepsie Journal upload an early edition of this morning's print paper to the Newseum's database of front pages? The version I'm looking at right now doesn't show a single word about yesterday's election.

Related: The Iowa City Press-Citizen has Mitt Romney as the winner. Plus: Here are many of Gannett's front pages today from the Newseum.

USAT | And here's the first redesigned Page One

Compare this to the old look, seen in yesterday's front page, below.

Earlier: Here's a photo of USAT's likely new logo.

[Source: Newseum; see all of Gannett's front pages]

USAT | The smallest headline on the biggest story

For a moment after landing on USA Today's homepage just minutes ago, I couldn't find one of the biggest stories of the year -- and perhaps the biggest out of the Supreme Court since Bush vs. Gore more than a decade ago. Is that a tiny headline for a major story or what?

Related: From Politico, Publisher Larry Kramer's vision for USAT.

Asbury Park | How to not sell a Sunday paper

What's in today's paper -- and do I want to buy it? Hard to tell with New Jersey's Asbury Park Sunday Press, between the spadea and "post-it" furnace ad covering much of the front page, according to a reader. (Click on the image for a bigger view.)

Circulation: weekdays, 104,582; Sunday, 157,723.

Page One | Which 9/11 front is your favorite?

The Newseum's database of newspaper front pages today includes 49 Gannett papers. Which one is your favorite?

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USAT | Showing urgency, a headline packs punch

Here's a screenshot of USA Today's homepage taken at 4:40 p.m. ET, as Hurricane Irene barrels up the Eastern Seaboard:

Green Bay | Black, white -- and (partly) red all over

A reader recommends yesterday's Wisconsin Green Bay Press-Gazette, covering a milestone event:

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USAT | Why Ellwood's got lots of work ahead

By my count, this morning's USA Today in print carried perhaps only 20 advertisements in its 32-page edition. Plus, there wasn't even a strip ad on the bottom of Page One. (How long's that been going on?)

Ellwood

Yesterday, Gannett's best-known brand announced that Detroit Media Partnership CEO Susie Ellwood had been named deputy publisher, in charge of day-to-day operations. She's reporting to her predecessor in Detroit, Dave Hunke, who's been USAT publisher since April 2009. He, in turn, was brought in to stanch bleeding ad sales and circulation.

Surely, Ellwood must already like some of her new co-workers. USAT's online story about her appointment comprises yesterday's press release, nearly word for word. (On the other hand, I couldn't find any coverage in my print edition.) But watch out, everyone: She's very focused and organized. Amid all the meet-and-greets yesterday, Ellwood made sure her LinkedIn profile got updated to reflect her new position. Here's this morning's front:

[Front page: Newseum]

Springfield | A dramatic tornado photo display

Missouri's Springfield News-Leader used both the front and back pages this morning to show in a single aerial photo the destruction left by Sunday's tornado in Joplin, Mo., about 90 minutes west of Springfield. The twister, the deadliest in six decades, left 122 dead, 750 injured, and 8,000 structures damaged, the paper says today.

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USAT | This is the last print issue you'll see *

* This is the last print edition before tomorrow's predicted end times, where all press operators and other of God's believing people will be taken into heaven.

As USAT's Ann Oldenburg writes in the opening paragraph of her Page One story this morning about Oprah, "The end is just days away." And Oprah herself told the paper: "It is done."

So, there you have it! 

According to Wikipedia, tomorrow's Rapture is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. local time as it rolls across time zones. The end of the world as we know it will actually take place five months later, on Oct. 21.

Related: on USAT's Faith & Reason blog, a handy FAQ on tomorrow's big event.

Louisville | Today is the 137th Kentucky Derby!

The Courier-Journal, published under that flag for 143 years, once more hauls out the big guns to cover Louisville's biggest annual event: the Run for the Roses. Post time is 6:24 p.m. ET on NBC.

Last week's royal wedding doesn't have a monopoly on hats; check out the ever-popular derby hats slide shows, here and here. The C-J has a Derby app for iPhone and Android. Pray for sun amid a forecast that could bring rain. And pray, pray, pray that the paper's presses don't fail -- like they did last year!

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Home pages | Which sites play the news as huge?

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Page One | Majority of fronts carry bin Laden news

[Updated at 5:40 p.m. ET to correct Guam entry.]

Among 64 of Gannett's 82 U.S. newspapers in the Newseum's database today, nine don't have any mention of Osama bin Laden's death on their front pages, when many readers are looking for historic editions.

A half-dozen are on the East Coast, where deadlines were the latest. Some share press sites, which points to the downside of consolidation. And one is a full 14 hours ahead of East Coast time: the Pacific Daily News of Guam. And one is a surprise: the Pacific Daily News of Guam, where deadlines were the latest relative to East Coast time.

It's worth noting that some papers may have uploaded early editions to the Newseum's database; later editions may contain the news. That appears to be the case of The Cincinnati Enquirer, which shows a front page on its website with bin Laden's death, and the Poughkeepsie Journal of New York, which published an extra edition this morning.

The nine papers, and their ABC circulations as of Sept. 30:

• The Daily World in Opelousas, La.: daily: 6,169 Sunday 7,447.
• The Courier News in Morristown, N.J.: daily 18,392; Sunday, 22,134.
• The Daily Record in Parsippany, N.J.: daily, 23,054; Sunday, 25,743.
• The Daily Journal Vineland, N.J.: daily, 13,690; no Sunday edition.
• The Poughkeepsie Journal in New York: daily, 28,249; Sunday, 38,493.
• Asheville Citizen-Times of North Carolina: daily, 34,803: Sunday, 52,117.
• The Cincinnati Enquirer of Ohio: daily, 157,574; Sunday, 255,037.
• The News Leader in Staunton, Va.: daily, 14,510; Sunday, 16,838.
• Pacific Daily News in Guam: circulation unavailable.

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Page One | Here are Gannett's bin Laden fronts

Click on this link for all of today's Gannett front pages uploaded to the Newseum's database.

Montgomery | Advertiser latest to unveil new look

Alabama's Montgomery Advertiser today joined most of the other 79 U.S. community newspapers in a redesign that includes a uniform typeface across all dailies as part of the five production hubs now under development. Executive Editor Wanda Lloyd previewed the change in a column for readers on Sunday.

The Advertiser's circulation: Monday to Saturday, 33,189; Sunday, 42,870, according to ABC figures at Sept. 30.

Earlier: Say hello to your new, uniform typeface.

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USAT | Comparing Taylor, Jackson front pages

This morning's pull-out-all-the-stops coverage of Elizabeth Taylor's death yesterday recalls the blowout treatment given to the June 2009 death of her friend, Michael Jackson.

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USAT | What's the most urgent nuclear news?

Just-captured screenshots from major newspaper websites:

Earlier: One paper skipped the nuclear option.

USAT | One paper skipped the nuclear option

Just-captured screenshots from five major newspaper websites: