Remaking the Front Page.

The article looks at the approaches taken by several U.S. newspapers to design their front page to stem the circulation decline. At the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, a front-page impact team brainstorms to find creative ways to attract readers. At the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, page one has a weekday feature called Have you heard?--a brief summary of three to five stories that editors think people will talk about. At the Washington Post and New York Times, the front page used to have seven stories, but now has six or sometimes even rive, giving way to more refers and bigger key boxes.