Last night was a big one for Hillary Clinton. After a grueling fifteen-month campaign, she finally made it official, becoming the Democratic presidential nominee and the first-ever woman lead to major political party.
How did the media respond to her historic achievement? By putting her husband on the front page.
A number of major papers, including the Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post, lead their Wednesday editions with photos of Bill Clinton.
Wednesday's front page with coverage of Hillary Clinton's historic night at #DemConvention pic.twitter.com/PhAySTk5JU
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) July 27, 2016
Wednesday's front page with coverage of Hillary Clinton's historic night at #DemConvention pic.twitter.com/PhAySTk5JU
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) July 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/erinruberry/status/758286058039742464
At some point overnight @WSJ decided "Hillary Clinton Wins Nomination" headline needed a picture of Hillary. #picks pic.twitter.com/uBiZiIIQte
— Pat Kiernan (@patkiernan) July 27, 2016
At some point overnight @WSJ decided "Hillary Clinton Wins Nomination" headline needed a picture of Hillary. #picks pic.twitter.com/uBiZiIIQte
— Pat Kiernan (@patkiernan) July 27, 2016
Not surprisingly, Twitter users were not thrilled to see the wrong Clinton in the media spotlight.
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Can't show @HillaryClinton twice in 1 wk, @chicagotribune? Why not this 102yo AZ delegate for your cover? ANY WOMAN. pic.twitter.com/0H2D8CmaQC
— Amy Jo Cousins (@_AJCousins) July 27, 2016
Can't show @HillaryClinton twice in 1 wk, @chicagotribune? Why not this 102yo AZ delegate for your cover? ANY WOMAN. pic.twitter.com/0H2D8CmaQC
— Amy Jo Cousins (@_AJCousins) July 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/mckinneykelsey/status/758279911140302848
https://twitter.com/moorehn/status/758297905492955136
While Hillary Clinton did not appear in person at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night, plenty of media outlets managed to work around that fact by using photos of her Jumbotron cameo or images of female delegates.
https://twitter.com/lpolgreen/status/758298458142957568
On today's #frontpage: History as #Clinton 1st female nominee of major party; Terrorism in Europe poised to expand pic.twitter.com/syWRT12RTO
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 27, 2016
On today's #frontpage: History as #Clinton 1st female nominee of major party; Terrorism in Europe poised to expand pic.twitter.com/syWRT12RTO
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 27, 2016
For more Wednesday front pages and home pages reporting on Clinton’s historic nomination, check out this thorough rundown from Poynter.