June 27, 2015

Almost every newspaper I saw in Newseum’s collection of front pages on Saturday had the Supreme Court’s decision on same-sex marriage on the front. And since it’s now unconstitutional to ban same-sex marriage in every state, I thought I’d gather up a collection of fronts from every state plus the District of Columbia.

Related Training: Reporting on Gender

One thing you might notice about this collection is how this story was played around the country. Many newspapers led with images from the steps of the Supreme Court. But just as many led with images from their own communities with local couples getting married or celebrating. A few papers led with the text of the ruling itself. And a handful led the front confronting the many issues that still remain, including acceptance in their own communities.

Here are 50 front pages:

Alabama:
AL_MA

 
Alaska:

AK_FDNM (1)
 
Arizona:

AZ_ADS
 
Arkansas:

AR_BB
 
California:

CA_SFC
 
Colorado:

CO_DC
 
Washington, D.C.

DC_WP
 
Connecticut:

CT_NHR
 
Delaware:

DE_NJ
 
Florida:

FL_TT
 
Georgia:

GA_AJC
 
Hawaii:

HI_SA
 
Idaho:

ID_TN
 
Illinois:

IL_JS
 
Indiana:

IN_IS
 
Iowa:

IA_SCJ
 
Kansas:

KS_HN
 
Kentucky:

KY_CJ
 
Louisiana:

LA_TT
 
Maine:
ME_MS
 
Maryland:

MD_TS
 
Massachusetts:

MA_TG
 
Michigan:

MI_BCE
 
Minnesota:

MN_PP
 
Mississippi:

MS_HA (1)
 
Missouri:

MO_NL
 
Montana:

MT_GFT
 
Nebraska:

NE_OWH
 
Nevada:

NV_LVRJ
 
New Hampshire:

NH_CM
 
New Jersey:

NJ_SL
 
New Mexico:

NM_SFNM
 
New York:

NY_NYT
 
North Carolina:

NC_ACT
 
North Dakota:

ND_GFH
 
Ohio:

OH_CPD
 
Oklahoma:

OK_TW
 
Oregon:

OR_TO
 
Pennsylvania:

PA_CV
 
Rhode Island:

RI_PJ
 
South Carolina:

SC_GN
 
South Dakota:

SD_SFAL
 
Tennessee:

TN_LC
 
Texas:

TX_VA
 
Utah:

UT_SLT
 
Vermont:

VT_BFP
 
Virginia:

VA_VP
 
Washington:

WA_ST
 
West Virginia:

WV_TJ
 

Wisconsin:

WI_ON
 
Wyoming:

WY_WTE

Previously: Resources for covering the SCOTUS ruling on same-sex marriage

Today’s same-sex marriage ruling in graphics, maps and a GIF


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