If front pages at Newseum are any indication, Osama bin Laden's death is still big news around the U.S. and the world.
Several GateHouse papers carried second-day news on their front pages. Here are notables:
The Camdenton, Mo., Lake Sun had follow-up coverage on most of its front page. What I like is the rail of comments down the right side that shows Twitter comments from its followers. Great way to use social media in the print edition!

The Taunton Daily Gazette story interview a local woman whose husband was a passenger on one of the planes that struck the World Trade Center. A quote from her appears below the headline. A placque with the man's likeness is shown at right on a memorial in his nearby home town. The extreme horizontal image shows the man's name etched in a memorial in Boston. Not a big fan of the dark shaded box at lower left that contains promos. Still a nice page, though.
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The Daily Messenger in Canandaigua, N.Y., features a story about a family who lost a solder in 2006 in Iraq reacting to bin Laden's death. Package includes informative content promos - briefs, really - down the right side. The timeline below the main image quotes local people with ties to 9/11 reflecting on bin Laden's death.

The Register-Mail out of Galesburg, Ill., uses an AP photo of a Pennsylvania woman who lost her husband in the World Trade Center. She's at the Garden of Reflection memorial in Yardley, Penn. The package includes a great deal of content on the page. Perhaps a bit too much. I would have liked to have seen one or two fewer stories on the cover and a healthy list of content promotions to stories inside. That would give more size to the main photo. Love the "Citizen Talk" rail!
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The Repository uses the same AP photo as Galesburg, but in a larger, more dramatic fashion. The photo, though, is too overloaded with content, hiding about half of the image. When displaying type on top of photos, go for a more simple, elegant approach. To refine this package, I would suggest the label with bin Laden's photo isn't needed. Just takes up space. I like the photo play showing three different locations. The refers below the photos are nice, too, but the bullets feel a bit large and unnecessary.

Apparently, a jump was missed on first-day coverage. The publisher's apology appears at the bottom to inform readers that "Monday's main News section, with the complete bin Laden story, appears as a section in today's newspaper. We have republished this section to ensure that newspaper subscribers and other consumers receive an error-free copy of the historic section."
That's what I call a commitment to readers! Nice page.
Now we'll take a look at some papers from around the U.S. that caught my eye while surfing Newseum's database.
First up is the San Jose Mercury News, which uses a headline that was used most on today's front pages across the U.S. The salient part of the front page, of course, is the dominating black box with reverse type and photo. I would be careful on using so much reverse type, but I certainly can't ignore this. Note the small pointer to the New York Times diagram below. That diagram also can be found on many front pages today, including the New York Times, which you'll see below.
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The Journal Sentinel uses a similar diagram as above, but what I like about this one is the inset map in the upper left. It pinpoints bin Laden's compound and its proximity to the Pakistan Military Academy (1 mile away), Junior Cadet Battalion (about 1.5 miles away), an Army Training Center (less than 2 miles away) and the School of Mountain Warfare (just more than 2 miles away). Hmmm, interesting.

The South Florida SunSentinel front page I like for its clean design and plethora of promotions down the right side. This front page includes two main stories, a Quick Response code that takes readers to a video online, six informative content promotions - and place where I can go to get dental implants.
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The Cleveland Plain Dealer's second day coverage includes a big photo of bin Laden's compound with a small headline asking "Now what?" The headline refers people to 10 pages of coverage inside. Three stories labeled "How we got him," "Local voices" and "Commentary" get a front-page position above a series of promotions.

The Plain Dealer's first-day front page was my favorite of the day yesterday.
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The Stars and Stripes with for a simple approach for its tabloid front ...

... as did EXPRESS, the Washington Post's commuter tabloid, which uses a bold, red slash with the "How we got him" headline.
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Speaking of tabloids, here are New York's four big tabs on second day coverage.

The four nailed him, got him and did it within 40 fateful minutes.
And how 'bout this New York Times front? It's not everyday the NYT uses a gigantic graphic on its front page. The main headline, too, is quite large compared to everyday sizes.
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Now let's jump an ocean or two to look at how the news was presented on several noteworthy front pages.
Downunder in Australia, the Gold Coast Bulletin pulls no punches in its stance on bin Laden's death. The black-and-white illustration uses splash of color with Old Glory there on the cuff.

In Calcutta, India, another red slash keeps the emphasis on "DEAD." Interesting how The Telegraph uses quotes from President Barack Obama and George W. Bush.
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In Beirut, Lebanon, The Daily Star uses an interesting sand sculpture photo of bin Laden's last chapter.

Mexico's El Heraldo, shows a gruesome photo of what appears to be bin Laden after being shot and killed. I can't vouch for the legitimacy of the before-and-after photos, but they sure look like the same guy.
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In Amsterdam, the De Pers newspaper created this photo illustration with a headline that translates to "Yes, yes a watery grave."

And in Johannesburg, South Africa, The Times goes with an editorial cartoon for it's front page image. The headline at the top of the cartoon says "Kill the head and the body will fall."
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Find front pages from yesterday here.
Lot's of interesting stuff out there. If you see something you like that I didn't mention here, send me a note and tell me about it.
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