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TBD, August 24, 2011

D.C. earthquake: An analysis of newspaper covers

That horrified woman in the purple shirt appeared on the front page of no less than four D.C.-area newspapers, exposing a lack of originality in the local press. Click through as we dissect the covers.

The Los Angeles Times

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake? BIG DEAL, says California paper. I mean, it was the strongest quake in Virginia in more than a century, but whatever.