The death of Muhammad Ali – a week ago tonight — was one of those rare universals in 2016 journalism, where the reaction and coverage across the industry was as one. It was front-page news and leads on digital platforms around the world.
What follows is a selection of pages and coverage, originally shared at the SportsDesigner Facebook feed, from Saturday and Sunday after Ali’s death.
Leading off, the 24-page special section produced by Gannett’s Louisville Design Studio for the Louisville Courier-Journal.
It was prepared in advanced and readied in less than 24 hours for publication, according to Ryan Hildebrandt: “We’ve had this section done in some form for at least six years, and we’ve changed it three times in that span.”
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What about everyone else? Let’s see.
The New York Times’ next-day section front, which was followed by an insightful look into the production and press-stopping.
Los Angeles Times
Tampa Bay Times
The Villages (Fla.) Daily Sun
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Idaho State Journal
The Buffalo News
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
Chicago Tribune
The Washington Post
Kansas City Star
The New York Daily News
Seattle Times
New York Post
Reno Gazette-Journal
San Diego Union-Tribune
Chicago Sun-Times
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
The National
Houston Chronicle
El Paso Times
The Desert Sun
The Arizona Republic
(Ali died in a Phoenix-area hospital)
There’s more on the SD Facebook feeds.