2021 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 2.01 IT TAKES A VILLAR vs SOMEBODY SAID YES!

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Please vote for the cover that you prefer

Poll ended at Wed Dec 08, 2021 5:47 am

IT TAKES A VILLAR (Newsday)
18
90%
SOMEBODY SAID YES! (New York Daily News)
2
10%
 
Total votes: 20
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Benjamin Grimm
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2021 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 2.01 IT TAKES A VILLAR vs SOMEBODY SAID YES!

Post by Benjamin Grimm » Wed Dec 01, 2021 5:47 am

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IT TAKES A VILLAR
Newsday, April 14, 2021.
Winner of Round 1.08

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SOMEBODY SAID YES!
New York Daily News, November 16, 2021.
Winner of Round 1.24

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Re: 2021 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 2.01 IT TAKES A VILLAR vs SOMEBODY SAID YES!

Post by Fman99 » Wed Dec 01, 2021 6:36 am

Easy choice here.
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Re: 2021 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 2.01 IT TAKES A VILLAR vs SOMEBODY SAID YES!

Post by Centerfield » Wed Dec 01, 2021 9:10 am

Agreed. Not a great pun by NewsDay, but still beats the other.
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Re: 2021 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 2.01 IT TAKES A VILLAR vs SOMEBODY SAID YES!

Post by ashie62 » Wed Dec 01, 2021 5:53 pm

I went with Eppler. It speaks to the future.
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Re: 2021 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 2.01 IT TAKES A VILLAR vs SOMEBODY SAID YES!

Post by Edgy MD » Thu Dec 02, 2021 2:10 pm

Nothing says that you're not interested in really getting the story like using SOMEBODY in the headline.

I realize the angle is to tweak the LOLMETS for prior stories about guys they didn't successfully recruit, but there's a story here too if you're willing to tell it.

If the first job of reporters is to get the five W's (I'm making that up, but still), and WHO is the first of those, leading with SOMEONE is unfair to everybody.
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