The killing of Osama bin Laden made headlines worldwide, but what’s even more interesting was the way some publications covered the death of the most wanted man on earth.
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So in case you missed it, we decided to go back a few days and rehash some of the world headlines you may have missed. On the other hand, there were quite a few mess ups and mix-ups on Twitter and Facebook too, most notably between Obama and Osama.
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Go to the next page for the highs and lows of the Osama bin Laden media coverage.
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Newsday:
The Long Island publication was straight and direct, no more explanation needed: DEAD.
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Wait, What?!?!:
This Facebook post has it backwards, Osama is dead, not Obama.
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The Examiner:
The San Fran paper decided not to go with the full page headline, instead explaining what happened with bullet points. Not to mention the “Donate your car” ad at the bottom.
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The Times-Picayune:
An online version of New Orleans’ daily newspaper, the Times-Picayune opted to go with a headline that explained the entire story at the same time showing pictures of young people celebrating.
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Confused !!!:
This person is just all around confused. “The Apprentice,” Osama, Obama, there’s a lot going on in this Facebook post.
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Pakistan News:
The Pakisanti News publication kept it simple, with the all capitol, in red, DEAD headline. Reading the cover alone you can tell what happened.
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The Philadelphia Daily News:
The Philly Daily news headline is straight on mean, truthful and funny. Also the headline has an element of history to it, if you were reading the headline you wouldn’t know if he was dead or captured.
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The Tampa Bay Times:
The Tampa Bay publication went with a rhyme “Got him, shot him,” they also give an account of what happened and showed young people celebrating. Looking at the cover you pretty much get the whole story.
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HUh?!?!:
The biggest case in the last ten years has been solved and this Facebook user doesn’t want to re-elect the guy that solved it?
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The Washington Post:
The Post went the more professional route: no sensationalizing, direct and plain.
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Japanese Times:
Dealing with their own problems the Japanese publication headline reads, “Is Bin Laden dead? His remains were taken into custody.” Not very interesting, but nevertheless it caught people’s attention.
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The Hebrew Times:
An Israeli gentelman reads the news of Bin Laden’s death in Jerusalem with headline announcing the killing of Osama bin Laden. Not really exciting, but the news is out there nevertheless.
