I think we can lift the moratorium.<p>Some banal observations, on headlines:<p>
<p>"Columbia is Lost" was used all over the place. It's certainly not the best headline, and editors might have given some thought to how many other newspapers would use it. A quick glance at the front pages at
the Newseum Web site shows that it was the lead headline in the Augusta Chronicle, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Oklahoman, Free Lance Star (Fredericksburg) Denver Post, Gazette (Cedar Rapids), Lawrence Journal-World, Jackson Sun, Indianapolis Star, Raleigh News and Observer, Miami Herald, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Los Angeles Times, Oregonian, Patriot News (Harrisburg), Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Maine Telegram, Seattle Times, San Jose Mercury News, San Diego Tribune, Rutland Herald, Reno Gazette Journal, Rapid City Journal, Press Democrat (Santa Rosa), Syracuse Post Standard, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Newark Star-Ledger, State Journal Register (Springfield), Statesman Journal (Salem), Baltimore Sun, Sun Journal (Lewiston), Times Record News (Wichita Falls), The Truth (Elkhart), New Orleans Times-Picayune, Albany Times Union and the Joplin, Mo., Globe.<p>The New York Times, with "Shuttle Breaks Up, 7 Killed" was better, although some (including me) would note that it needed a semicolon, not a comma.<p>So far, the two top contenders for the stupidest headline award are the Greeley (Colo.) Tribune ("Tears in Heaven" and the Logan (Utah) Herald Journal ("Space Tragedy II")<p>I think it's still too early to seriously critique the substance of coverage, except perhaps to note that speculation about the cause of the accident is, while still too frequent, is remarkably muted considering the history of such things.<p>[ February 03, 2003: Message edited by: blanp ]</p>