This is the weekend edition of TheMarioBlog and will be updated as needed. The next blog post is Monday, May 22.
It’s another busy day for editors in US newspapers. It’s also another day with President Trump dominating the news, this time over allegations that he asked the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, to shut down the federal investigation into Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn.
The front pages tell the story, some in bold all caps headlines, all on Page One.
The tabloids have had the most fun with the headlines.
Lead story across the nation
When the cover is a “type attack”
This cover of Bloomberg Businessweek goes for the type attack: that is when the art director decides that just typography will carry the day and convey the impact of the cover story. Good job.
TIME’s new cover: the “color attack”
Speaking Engagements Coming Up
SIPConnect 2017, to be held in Miami June 21-23, is a program of the Inter American Press Association, IAPA, or SIP (Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa). The venue will be the Hilton Miami Downtown Hotel.
Details:
Join us at the SIPConnect Hemispheric Conference 2017. Organized by the IAPA, SIPConnect is a gathering of media and digital businesses to encourage more audiences and higher revenues. It’s a laboratory for new ideas and successful experiences for the digital transformation. As in the 2016 successful meeting that was attended by media from the US, Latin America and the Caribbean, experts in digital businesses and representatives of innovative companies will participate in this event.
For more information: http://www.sipiapa.org/notas/1211078-llamado-sipconnect-2017