Tribune's LaRoche layout

[mpcincal]

Saw this posted on Facebook: The Chicago Tribune's Sunday sports front on "The Adam LaRoche Saga." What do you all think of the layout. It definitely caught my eye.

 

[Songbird]

Why's the guy under the A not wearing a cap? It's definitely him.

 

[tapintoamerica]

Seems to me it's a bit unfair to drag them all into it.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

I believe David Robertson did it in the bullpen with the candlestick.

 

[MisterCreosote]

Why's the guy under the A not wearing a cap? It's definitely him.

That's racist!

Can someone from Chicago confirm that this story is worthy of this kind of treatment? Seems the Trib is laying it on a little thick.

 

[BDC99]

Why's the guy under the A not wearing a cap? It's definitely him.

Can you circle the suspect and initial it please? LOL

Seems to me it's a bit unfair to drag them all into it.

Why? Nobody is being accused, they're all part of the team and all public figures. I think it's well done. Eye-catching and intersting approach.

 

[BDC99]

That's racist!

Can someone from Chicago confirm that this story is worthy of this kind of treatment? Seems the Trib is laying it on a little thick.

Have we not established this guy is a star? But it is a major story for a Chicago paper. You think we're talking about it ad nauseum here, what do you think is going on up there?

 

[Riptide]

Yeah, blow it up. Story of the Century.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

I'm sure there's a bigger story in the middle of March they're missing. What else do you expect them to highlight?

 

[BDC99]

I'm sure there's a bigger story in the middle of March they're missing. What else do you expect them to highlight?

What is Derrick Rose up to?

 

[jr/shotglass]

I'm sure there's a bigger story in the middle of March they're missing. What else do you expect them to highlight?

Not like they're busy with D-I basketball in the Chicago area right now.

 

[MisterCreosote]

I'm sure there's a bigger story in the middle of March they're missing. What else do you expect them to highlight?

I don't know - that's why I asked.

That's their whole sports front. Seems a bit much to me.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

I don't know - that's why I asked.

That's their whole sports front. Seems a bit much to me.

That's their style. Much more impact on a daily basis than most sports sections.

 

[Riptide]

That's their whole sports front. Seems a bit much to me.

Keep the headline and the two stories out front.
The mugshot circus is overkill, though.

 

[BDC99]

Keep the headline and the two stories out front.
The mugshot circus is overkill, though.

So we can then add a couple of game stories readers can get anywhere out there then? How innovative. Seems they're going for impact, and this has been a national conversation. I think it works well.

 

[Riptide]

So we can then add a couple of game stories readers can get anywhere out there then? How innovative. Seems they're going for impact, and this has been a national conversation. I think it works well.

I think it looks like they don't have anything fresh, so they go with a design gimmick.

 

[YankeeFan]

Did they get around to answering the question asked in the headline, or did they leave us with more speculation?

Seems to me that if you're going to play it up like that, you better provide some solid answers, based on thorough reporting.

 

[BDC99]

I think it looks like they don't have anything fresh, so they go with a design gimmick.

Fair enough. But I think it is smart to focus on something of local interst instead of a bunch of game rehashes, which are still offered. Our paper is trying a similar approach, though it's a work in progress and I'm not sure we have the resources to pull it off properly.

 

[BDC99]

And having not read the stories, YF raises a good question. Is this just rehashing the week that was disguised as an investigation?

 

[Deskgrunt50]

It's a story that has huge crossover between sports and news. Huge story in Chicago. The cover has people talking, and that's the goal. Well done.