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From first web snapshot through April 2013
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Trade Towers destruction (New York Times)
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Trade Towers destruction (Chicago Tribune)
There was no snapshot taken on the day of the event. The 13th was the next available date of a snapshot, and the page features prominent coverage.
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Twin Towers destruction (Boston Globe)
The closest date available to this event for a snapshot was the 18th, which featured extensive coverage of the aftermath.
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Twin Towers destruction (Washington Times)
The closest snapshot taken to this event was the 23rd, which features a single story at the top of the page.
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Space Shuttle Columbia explodes (Boston Globe)
There was no snapshot taken on the 1st, the day of the event. The next snapshot was taken on the 10th, which had no mention of the Columbia explosion. -
Space Shuttle Columbia explodes (Washington Times)
There was no snapshot on the 1st, the day of the event. The 2nd featured prominent coverage on the front page.
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Space Shuttle Columbia explodes (Chicago Tribune)
This event took place on the 1st, but there was no snapshot taken of the Tribune that day. The next snapshot, taken on the 3rd, features extensive coverage 'above the fold.'
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Space Shuttle Columbia explodes (LA Times)
There was no snapshot of the LA Times on Febrary 1st, the date of this event. The next one taken on the 6th features a small story 'above the fold.'
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Hurricane Katrina (New York Times)
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Hurricane Katrina (LA Times)
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Hurricane Katrina (Chicago Tribune)
The coverage given by the Tribune gives the initial impression the storm is not a big deal. There were six snapshots taken that day. Here is a selection:
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Hurricane Katrina (Washington Times)
Eight snapshots were taken over the course of the day, all mentioning the progress of the storm.
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Hurricane Katrina (Boston Globe)
There were no snapshots taken of the Globe between August 28th and September 9th. On September 10th, there was prominent front page coverage of the Katrina aftermath.
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Virginia Tech shootings (Boston Globe)
There were no snapshots taken from April 14th to May 8th, so no way to know what coverage the Globe may have had for this event on its front page. -
Virginia Tech shootings (Washington Times)
There were no snapshots between April 16 and April 26th, so no way to know what kind of coverage this event was given. -
Virginia Tech shootings (New York Times)
This event actually occurred on April 16th, but there was no mention of it in the single snapshot taken on that date. The next snapshots taken on the 18th have it 'above the fold.'
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Virginia Tech shootings (Chicago Tribune)
There was no snapshot taken on the 16th, the day of this event. The next snapshot taken was on the 19th, with extensive 'above the fold' coverage.
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Virginia Tech shootings (LA Times)
No coverage was on the front page of the April 16th snapshot, which is the day of this event. Another snapshot was not taken until April 20th, where a small story appears.
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Michael Jackson's death (Boston Globe)
There were no snapshots of the front page taken between June 22nd and July 7th, so no way to know what front page web coverage this event might have been given. -
Michael Jackson's death (Chicago Tribune)
There was no snapshot taken on the 26th, the day Jackson's death was reported. This one, taken on the 27th, uses a row of photos at the top but the eye is drawn to the baseball story in the center.
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Michael Jackson's death (Washington Times)
There is no snapshot for the 26th, which was the day Jackson's death was reported. This snapshot shows the event included as just one of many items of the day.
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Gabrielle Giffords shooting (New York Times)
In the 4 snapshots taken of the page on this day, Giffords' shooting showed up in the last one taken that day, at roughly 9 pm.
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Gabrielle Giffords shooting (Boston Globe)
Once again, there were no snapshots available showing coverage for this event. The first snapshot available for 2011 was January 25th. -
Gabrielle Giffords shooting (LA Times)
Giffords' shooting doesn't show up on the front page until the day after it happens.
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Gabrielle Giffords shooting (Washington Times)
This is the only snapshot taken on this day.
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Gabrielle Giffords shooting (Chicago Tribune)
No mention was made of this event on the day it occurred, the 8th. No snapshot was taken on the 9th, so the 10th is the first day where coverage can be viewed.
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Boston Marathon bombings (New York Times)
There were 16 snapshots taken of the front page on this day. The first one to mention the bombings was the 11th, taken at roughly 8 pm.
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Boston Marathon bombings (Chicago Tribune)
There were 13 snapshots taken this day. The last 4 featured coverage of the bombings, starting about 8:40 pm Eastern Time. Bombing snapshot 1
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Boston Marathon bombings (LA Times)
There were 9 snapshots taken of the front page on this day. The 7th was the first to include news of the bombings.
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Boston Marathon bombings (Boston Globe)
Interestingly, there were only 3 snapshots taken of the front page on this day. The first two have race news, but nothing on the bombings yet.
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Boston Marathon bombings (Washington Times)
Oddly, there was no mention of this event in any of the three snapshots taken on the day of the event. There were no snapshots taken again until the 18th, when there were 4. The first two had a small story, the last two feature the attached image.
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Snapshot 4 (featured in image)
