Front Page Coverage: How The Convention Played on Page One


Day Before
July 17, 2016
(July 18 Newspapers)
 Day One
July 18, 2016
(July 19 Newspapers)		 Day Two
July 19, 2016
(July 20 Newspapers)
 Day Three
July 20, 2016
(July 21 Newspapers)
 Day Four
July 21, 2016
(July 22 Newspapers)
Summary: Front page coverage focused on Pence and Cruz.

Newspaper
 Headlines/Reporters
Photos/Photographers
Plain Dealer
14-page wrap
 "Ups and Downs"  "Pence embraces his nomination; Cruz declines to endorse Trump"
(Top) Gus Chan/The Plain Dealer.  MW shot of Trump and Pence onstage, Trump pointing to Pence, who is applauding.
(Bottom) Evan Vucci/Associated Press.  MW of Cruz leaving the podium after his speech; in background blurry delegates on convention floor waving signs.
New York Times - Late Edition

  • Patrick Healy and Jonathan Martin.  "Cruz Stirs Convention Fury in Pointed Snub of Trump"
 • David E. Sanger and Maggie Haberman.  "Trump Plays Down U.S. Commitment to NATO and Role Abroad"
Damon Winter/The New York Times.  W shot of Cruz leaving the stage to boos, delegates in the foreground.
New York Times - National Edition  • David E. Sanger and Maggie Haberman.  "Trump Plays Down Role Of U.S. in Foreign Crises"  "Says the Nation Should 'Fix Our Own Mess' Before Becoming Involved Abroad"
 • Jonathan Mahler and Dirk Johnson.  "Pence's Journey: Catholic Democrat to Evangelical Republican"
Doug Mills/The New York Times.  MW shot of Trump and Pence walking in Cleveland, surrounded by security, Trump helicopter in background, a bit of the lake in the far background.
Wall Street Journal - Cleveland issue
  • Patrick O'Connor and Kristina Peterson.  "GOP Party Unity Cracks"
Below the fold:
 • Beth Reinhard and Peter Grant.  "Trump's Personal Crucible: His Tumultuous 1990s"
[...]
Wall Street Journal - microfilm  • Reid J. Epstein.  "GOP Split as Cruz Snubs Trump"
 • Patrick O'Connor and Kristina Peterson.  "Pence Hists Balanced Tone on Rocky Night"
Below the fold:
 • Beth Reinhard and Peter Grant.  "Trump's personal crucible: His Tumultuous 1990s"
side by side: (L) Jonathan Ernst/Reuters.  MCU of Cruz speaking at the convention.  (R) Win McNamee/Getty Images.  CU of Pence smiling and clenching fist.
Below the fold:
Fred W. McDarrah/Getty Images.  Archival photo of Trump from 1990s.
Washington Post


Washington Post - Cleveland issue
 "Attempt at unity falls short" 
 • Karen Tumulty and Sean Sullivan.  "Pence Accepts 2nd Spot on Ticket; Cruz Booed for Not Endorsing Trump"
 • David Wiegel.  "Cruz tells audience: 'Vote your conscience"
 • David A. Fahrenthold, Mary Jordan and Louisa Loveluck.  "Defeating Clinton?  Not Enough."
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post.  MW shot of Trump and Pence onstage, Trump arm around Pence and pointing at him.
Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post.  MW shot from side of Cruz speaking.
USA Today
  • Rick Hampton/USA Today.  "Riff or Read?  Trump Urged to Do Both Tonight"
"Baton Rouge shooter tells mother: VA didn't help me"
Jack Gruber/USA Today.  M shot of policeman in foreground, protester being arrested.  ["Calm in Cleveland"]
Chicago Tribune
  • Mark Z. Barabak and Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times.  "Booed Cruz upstages Pence"
Mark J. Terrill/AP.  M shot of Trump w/ hand gesture, and Pence.
Much smaller: Getty-AFP.  MCU head shot of Cruz.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • Greg Bluestein and Tamar Hallerman.  "Crowd jeers Cruz, cheers for Pence"
Getty Images.  MW/W shot of Trump intro'ing Pence.