Two more offerings…

Nicole Bogdas of The Des Moines Register sent me some PDFs of how her paper covered Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, a federal holiday. Pages designed by Nicole, photos by John Gaps III.

Here’s the front page:

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Here’s a closer look at that package:

Like many cities, Des Moines has a street named after King. Staff photographer John Gaps III went out and captured life along that street, talking with residents, community leaders and business owners. Among the people he talked to were a Somali grocery store owner and a Buddhist priest.

A look at the inside pages:

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Great photos by John Gaps III. I appreciated this side box about him:

Thanks, Nicole, for sharing this work. To see how the Des Moines Register played this package online, go here.

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The Orange County Register
Santa Ana, Calif.

This interactive timeline features audio of King’s famous “I have a dream” speech. To see the interactive, go here. The credit lists Lenin Aviles, Chantal Lamers, Michael Doss, Susan L. Jacobs and Pam Eisenberg. Good work by all of them.