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: Most of the lead headlines focused on Trump officially winning the nomination.  A fair number of papers had front page articles on the Melania Trump plagiarism story.  The most frequently run front page images showed the Trump children, at the front of the New York delegation on the convention floor, smiling after Trump officially gained the nomination.

Newspaper
 Headlines/Reporters
Photos/Photographers
Plain Dealer
16-page wrap
 "Trump Finally Seals the Deal"  "The front-runner for most of the campaign is now the Republican nominee"
LIsa DeJong/The Plain Dealer.  Huge M photo of female California delegate cheering and waving Trump sign.
New York Times - Late Edition

  • Maggie Haberman and Michael Barbaro.  "How Melania Trump Sent Speech Veering Off Course"
 • Patrick Healy, Yamiche Alcindor and Jeremy W. Peters.  "Convention Speeches Unsettle Blacks in G.O.P."
Damon Winter/The New York Times.  MW shot of Trump children celebrating on convention floor.
New York Times - National Edition "How Speech for a Trump Stumbled Toward Ridicule" 
 • Maggie Haberman and Michael Barbaro.  "As G.O.P. Nominates the Businessman, His Wife's Oration Shadows Convention"
 • Patrick Healy, Yamiche Alcindor and Jeremy W. Peters.  "Speeches, So Far, Alienate Blacks in G.O.P."
 • John Koblin and Jim Rutenberg.  "Ailes in Talks To Step Down At Fox News"
Damon Winter/The New York Times.  MW shot of Trump children celebrating on convention floor.
Wall Street Journal - Cleveland issue
 "Trump Wins GOP Nomination"
 • Beth Reinhard and Rebecca Ballhaus.  "Celebrity Businessman Defied Customs, Stalwarts to Triumph"
 • Rebecca Ballhaus and Patrick O'Connor.  "After a Rocky Start, Party Seeks to Move On"  (banner A4, A6-A7)
Joe Raedle/Getty Images.  M shot of three Trump children on the convention floor looking on.
Wall Street Journal - microfilm "Trump Wins GOP Nomination"
 • Beth Reinhard and Rebecca Ballhaus.  "Unorthodox Candidate Defied Customs, Stalwarts to Triumph"
 • Rebecca Ballhaus and Patrick O'Connor.  "After a Rocky Start, Party Seeks to Move On"  (banner A4, A6-A7)
 


Washington Post - Cleveland issue
 "Trump captures nomination"  Unlikely Conquest for Business Mogul
 • Philip Rucker and David A. Fahrenthold.  "Speakers focus on assailing Clinton"
 • Dan Balz (The Take).  "Ryan and McConnell are reluctant partners with their own priorities"
 • Robert Costa, Dan Balz and Philip Rucker.  "Beyond plagiarism, a bigger issue: Is this team ready?"
Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post.  Two large display screens in the Q showing Christie speaking.
USA Today
 "It's Official: The Outsider is In"
 • Eliza Colllins and David Jackson/USA Today.  "Trump blames Clinton camp for Melania speech plagiarism flap"
 • Gregory Korte/USA Today.  "Son is given party spotlight to announce good news for Trump"
also bottom of page
Roger Yu.  "Roger Ailes, Fox in talks over his exit from the network
Robert Deutsch.  XW shot of Trump on big screen speaking via satellite, stage, delegates on the floor.
Below the fold:
head shots of Michelle Obama and Melanie Trump.
Chicago Tribune
 "It's official: GOP chooses Trump"
 • Noah Bierman and Mark Z. Barabak.  "Nomination comes as convention tries to shake off flubs"
(Analysis)  David Lauter, Washington Bureau.  "Trump campaign pays the price for plagiarism charge"
[?].  W shot of Trump Jr., Ivanka, Eric, Tiffany on the floor; delegates and signs in the background  [ed. distinctive shot]
Much smaller: Joe Raedle/Getty.  M shot of Paul Ryan.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
 "Nomination seals Trump's rise to top"
 • Greg Bluestein and Aaron Gould Sheinin.  "Republican nominee hails historic results"  "Christie, other speakers lead attacks on Clinton"
Getty Images.  MW shot of Trump Jr., Ivanka, Eric.