I like looking at newspaper front pages to compare how they cover landmark news events. The Bobby Jindal victory is, of course, big news in the Louisiana papers and a roundup is below. The story is covered widely in the national press, too, but happened too late on Saturday night to make the front pages of the WashPost (Jindal Wins Louisiana Race, Becomes First Indian American Governor by Peter Whoriskey) and NYT (Indian-American Elected Governor of Louisiana by Adam Nossiter). Newspapers from India are also below.
Here is how the New Orleans Times-Picayune played the Jindal victory (if you prefer a PDF version, see this PDF). Other papers are below; click on any image to see the full version.
Of the various papers here, the TP is one of only two that put Jindal's race in the sub head: "He's nation's first governor of Indian descent." The Shreveport Times: "Republican elected outright to become nation's first Indian-American governor."
See all the pages by scrolling below and post your thoughts in the comments section.
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