In the states, newspapers keep getting skinnier. It's all about saving money by using less newsprint, and hoping no one really notices. In Australia, the papers are still really wide. It seems like they might have gotten shorter, but I'm not sure on that. It feels really weird in your hands now that I'm used to the "fun size" American papers.
At The Oregonian (where I'm involved with the design of the front page about 50 percent of the time), we have a lot of discussion about what photos are appropriate to run in the "promos" -- that's the area about the flag (the top of the page with the paper's name). We worry about not showing anything too offensive or silly, and touching the actual words that say "The Oregonian" is sort of like touching the pope. It just won't happen. We must be SERIOUS.
I loved my Sunday Sydney Morning Herald. Check out Penelope Cruz shaking her groove thang in the middle of the flag. And you know what? I still thought it was a real paper.
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