What Tabloid War? Daily News, Post United On Trump Covers
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Our beloved local tabloids which are at opposite ends of the political spectrum and known for their competing and engaging headlines, came together in rare unanimity today choosing exactly the same headline on this Inauguration Day: "Don Of A New Day."
COMPLETE INAUGURATION COVERAGE
Both tabloids plastered those headlines over ever-so-slightly different photos of the president-elect and First Lady-To-Be Melania Trump at a concert in front of the Lincoln Memorial Thursday night.
Early look at tomorrow's front...
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 20, 2017
DON OF A NEW DAY https://t.co/na0ENbPD9c
-Trump 'movement' takes D.C.
-News says: Hope for the best pic.twitter.com/T4XKVtFjTO
Today's cover: Americans of all backgrounds ready to celebrate President Trump https://t.co/JfntIAMD5a pic.twitter.com/vlKbcw9cgf
— New York Post (@nypost) January 20, 2017
It's extremely unusual that the two tabloid are in perfect harmony. While they often feature the same story on their covers, they normally strive to outdo each other with the most catchy (snarky?) and witty headline.
After all, the purpose of that headline is to sell newspapers!