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Then and now: how the dailies told you to vote vs. today’s front pages

So here we compare today’s newspaper front pages to whom the newspaper endorsed before we went to the polls on August 21:

USA Today founder slams current edition

The founder of USA Today, Allen H. Neuharth, may be 86, but he still gets angry when his beloved paper is covered in a wrap-around ad for Jeep. Neuharth declared it the “worst” cover ever and “the low point in any decision any USA TODAY publisher has ever made.”

Crikey Says: Future of newspapers so bright you need shades

Don’t get us wrong, we really love the NT News.

The front pages: hung, drawn and no quarter given

How some of the nation’s newspapers are leading this morning:

The front pages: the papers have their say … and a samurai sword love triangle

How some of the nation’s newspapers are leading this morning.

The front pages: a prime ministerial face-off

How some of the nation’s newspapers are leading this morning.

The front pages: flood of coverage for Labor’s launch … and the s-xy granny drought

How some of the nation’s newspapers are leading this morning.

The front pages: holy mackerel … it’s Tony’s boat phone!

How some of the nation’s newspapers are leading this morning.

No good news in latest circulation figures

The real story — total newspaper circulation plotted against population growth over time — tells a grim story. Daily newspaper readership is a sharply declining habit.

The front pages: Abbott bashed by Latham … man bashed by prawn

How some of the nation’s newspapers are leading this morning:

Daily Proposition: Read a newspaper from a bygone era

For a cure to cultural amnesia, tried and tested gardening tips or just a laugh at the past, try the National Library of Australia’s magnificent archive of digitised newspapers, writes Jim Forbes.

The front pages: the battle of Rooty Hill … and a giant head butting fish

How some of the nation’s newspapers are leading this morning.

The front pages: Ibrahim, Cousins, fake Ibrahim and Steamboat Tony

How some of the nation’s newspapers are leading this morning.

The front pages: river queens, queens in Townsville and the Queensland schism

How some of the nation’s newspapers are leading this morning.

The front pages: the Liberals launch … and a dingo and a baby

How some of the nation’s newspapers are leading this morning.

The front pages: Rudd emerges … and a massive croc in the NT

How some of the nation’s newspapers are leading this morning:

The front pages: Gillard on schools and babies … and a $37m lawsuit

How some of the nation’s newspapers are leading this morning.

The front pages: Gillard’s campaign goes to the Dogs…

How some of the nation’s newspapers are leading this morning.

The front pages: rates, polls and Gillard photoshopped as a pensioner

How some of the nation’s newspapers are leading this morning:

The front pages: ALP leaks, train chaos and secret men’s business exposed

How some of the nation’s newspapers are leading this morning.

The front pages: childcare, footy and a slingshot

How some of the nation’s newspapers are leading this morning.

New Fairfax app misses the innovation boat

Fairfax has launched a new Sydney Morning Herald iPad application. It is bad enough that the app resembles a PDF reader, says Tim Burrowes, but forcing users to subscribe to the print edition is ludicrous.

The front pages: debate winner(s) and MasterChef Adam

A look at how some of the nation’s newspapers are leading this morning.

The front pages: climate change, a jailbird senator and cops eating corn

How the nation’s newspapers are leading this morning.

The front pages: Rudd, Aker, and more Rudd

How the nation’s newspapers are starting the day.