David Bowie remembered – the front pages
As fans mourn the death of David Bowie the media has rushed to cover the news around the world. Here’s how the Australian newspapers, along with some international outlets, covered the news on their front pages:
The Courier Mail went with a lyric from one of his songs Space Oddity “Planet Earth is Blue”:
Sister publication The Herald Sun also used Bowie lyrics, with “Starman waiting in the sky”: Fellow News Corp title The Advertiser also went with the Starman theme:
The Daily Telegraph in Sydney went with a simple but elegant, “Ashes to Ashes” tribute:
Rival The Sydney Morning Herald splashed with “Sorrow: death of a rock legend”:
While The Age went with a simple tribute:
Overseas, The Guardian deserves recognition for this simple but powerful front page:
Likewise London commuter paper Metro used an iconic image of Bowie:
While The Independent went with:
New Zealand’s The Press went with “Visionary Pop Genius”:
However you have to feel bad for the New York Times which, according to Boing Boing, went to print with a story noting Bowie’s birthday and a lead that read: “It’s a good time to be David Bowie” but failed to note his death (ignore the Stan ad).
Simply the best
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Courier Mail wins. A ripper
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“Ashes to Ashes” by the Daily Smellagraph comic book is “simply but elegant”? More like simply trashy, but that’s to be expected. Yes, the Courier-Mail, to give them their due, wins.
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was it such a slow news day that these papers gave their front pages over to the death of a singer? A British singer living in NY? Wow!!
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My favourite is Herald-Sun …
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@fading sub. Not only that but a singer who deflowered a 13 year old groupie. He’s in the same league as Rolf Harris and Ian Watkins, but his fans are quick to cover up that episode and the media ignore it.
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