Media figures are calling out major newspapers -- including The Wall Street Journal and Chicago Tribune -- for omitting Hillary Clinton’s photo from their front pages the morning after she became the first woman nominated as the presidential candidate of a major party.
Media Call Out Newspapers For Leaving Hillary Clinton's Photo Off Front Pages After History-Making Nomination
Written by Julie Alderman
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Hillary Clinton Makes History As The First Woman Nominated For President By A Major Party
NBC News: Clinton Is “Making History” As The First Woman To Become The Presidential Nominee Of A Major Political Party. Hillary Clinton is the official 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, “making history as the first woman ever to secure the backing of a major American political party,” reported NBC News on July 27:
Hillary Clinton is now officially the Democratic presidential nominee, making history as the first woman ever to secure the backing of a major American political party.
Clinton was formally nominated on the second evening of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, more than nine years after launching her first presidential bid. [NBC News, 7/27/16]
Media Figures Criticize Newspapers For Omitting Clinton’s Photo On Their Front Pages
BuzzFeed’s Anne Helen Petersen: Omission Of Hillary Clinton’s Photo Is “Simple Proof Of Enduring Sexism.”
simple proof of enduring sexism: no Hillary, or even a woman, on the front page after 1st woman nominated president pic.twitter.com/FvkxDfOAJK
— Anne Helen Petersen (@annehelen) July 27, 2016
[Twitter, 7/27/16]
NY1’s Pat Kiernan: Chicago Tribune “Had The Wrong Clinton … On Its Front Page.”
.@ChicagoTribune also had the wrong Clinton problem on its front page. pic.twitter.com/YTobzLKVP8
— Pat Kiernan (@patkiernan) July 27, 2016
[Twitter, 7/27/16]
Daily Beast’s Goldie Taylor: “Sigh.” “First Woman Clinches Presidential Nomination For National Party … Newspapers Run A Photo Of Her Husband.”
Sigh. pic.twitter.com/jbEfvbxAHP
— Goldie Taylor (@goldietaylor) July 27, 2016
First woman clinches presidential nomination for a national party. Big city newspapers run a photo of her husband on front page.
— Goldie Taylor (@goldietaylor) July 27, 2016
CNN’s Brian Stelter: Chicago Tribune Writes “Clinton Claims Nomination” “Above A Photo Of … Bill."
“Clinton claims nomination,” @chicagotribune says, above a photo of... Bill! (via @AmandaWills) pic.twitter.com/HM5SKm9kxf
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) July 27, 2016
[Twitter, 7/27/16]
CNN’s Amanda Wills: Chicago Tribune “Marked Hillary’s Moment, But With A Photo Of Bill.”
.@chicagotribune marked Hillary's moment, but with a photo of Bill. pic.twitter.com/yTOFkHmg4M
— Amanda Wills (@AmandaWills) July 27, 2016
[Twitter, 7/27/16]
Fusion’s Kelsey McKinney: “Hillary Clinton, First Woman To Win The Presidency! Let’s Put A Big Pic[ture] Of Her Husband On The Front Page!”
Hillary Clinton, first woman to win the presidency! Let's put a big pic of her husband on the front page! pic.twitter.com/hRzu9VxuSE
— kelsey mckinney (@mckinneykelsey) July 27, 2016
[Twitter, 7/27/16]