Like It's Two Different Days

We thought it was odd that the NY Post had a prominent Monopoly scratch-n-win promotion on their September 11 front cover, whereas the Daily News had a subdued cover that just listed the times the Twin Towers were struck five years ago. Sure, the Post is tacky, but it also rushes to take advantage of people's sympathies. We suppose that Post had some contractual obligations with the promotion, but lately, the Monopoly Man has been dominating the cover. And on today's covers, the Daily News elegantly shows a man at the Ground Zero reflecting pools, while the Post's cover is a hodge-podge of scratch-n-win, Bush's speech and Anna Nicole's son's death (the Times' NY Times above the fold coverage is part September 11 anniversary, part coverage of war in Iraq, and part Harvard-ends-early-admission next year). We're curious which issue is more popular on newsstands - continued, solemn reverance or the chaos of life (and scratch-n-win).

And one cover image we were struck by is the one amNew York used: It's a photograph of Patricia Smith, whose mother Moira Smith, is seen in this photograph leading a man from the World Trade Center. She died a few minutes later and was the only female police officer killed. Martin Glynn, a trader who worked in Tower 2, has an account of Smith helping direct people to keep walking out of the WTC and not to stop. The Daily News wrote in 2001 that Smith was "last heard from somewhere between the fifth and third floors, assisting an asthma patient"; Glynn told the News, "Heroism is not only running into flames. It's doing your job in the face of horror."

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By Jen Chung in Arts and Events on September 12, 2006 9:24 AM

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mihow

Oops, my bad. You linked to the Tribute cover. OK, then.

mihow

Or maybe I just missed the one you're refering to entirely.

mihow

Rob, I am pretty sure the morning issue of the Daily News was all black with the dates on it. The New York Post had a picture of Bush on it and it read Tribute.

rob

The morning issue of the NY Post was solid black with the date and time on it. The issue you show is for 9/12.

They also have this cover for 9/11 too:

http://www.nypost.com/img/front091106.gif

nick

at least the post has copy editors. ahemmmm!!!

Dirk

I believe in my civic duty so much I voted twice.

mimi

Ugghh, the Post makes me sick. I know it is a business, but still could they make 9/11 look anymore commercial.

ed_Extinct

I VOTED TODAY, not just because it's my civic duty, it's cool too.

tien

maybe the post thought "pennybags has the same type of hat as a mourner. let's go with that!"

Scott

The Post has always been a cut-rate tabloid running around pretending to play reporter, why is this a surprise? It's popularity is a constant abberation in an otherwise well-read and intelligent city.

Vanessa

Jen,

You should post a reminder for people to vote in the primaries today. The polls are open until 9pm. With all this talk of politics, I hope that people are out there taking advantage of democracy.

If you're not sure whether or not you are registered to vote, you can call (212) 868-3692 and enter your address and name into an automated system. The system will tell you if you are registered and in which election district and assembly district you reside and of course they will tell you where you can find your polling station. I downloaded a PDF with a list of candidates that was three miles long and I wasn't sure how many I am able to vote for, so I called the number and they told me the four offices/positions that I can vote on. You can do the same. They were very helpful and I wasn't put on hold.

If you're not registered to vote (jesus christ!) please register.

(212) 868-3692

http://vote.nyc.ny.us/

Thanks!

panda

a friend pointed out something i think i agree with. it seems like more 911 money should be spent on mental health. it's 5 years later and people seem to still act like it was just yesterday. well i agree it's a horrible thing. if a faimly member of mine dies (again).

i can more or less get over it in 5 years. sure. you should miss the people. but it seems like 911 is turning into some weird national sad & fear day or something.

Tim N.

Duh! It's the Post! What did you expect?

don

Agreed. The look on that little girl's face is really haunting. Strength. Sadness. Incomprehension. It's all there.

mihow

The Monopoly Man is really pissing me off. I am so uninspired to continue with a project I'm currently working on. I was just moaning about it today, I almost wish I had chosen the Daily News over the Post for this. What's up, Post? Why you totally slacking lately?

Damn.