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See How Newspaper Front Pages Covered the Emotional Kavanaugh-Ford Hearings

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September 28, 2018, 5:42 AM ET

Yesterday’s emotional Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, during which professor Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh answered questions from lawmakers for hours, has made waves around the world. Here’s how newspapers are reporting on the hearing.

The New York Times goes the “she said/he said” route:

Today’s @nytimes front page. pic.twitter.com/hAxkoChtRW

— Charo Henríquez (@charohenriquez) September 28, 2018

The Washington Post tops the front page with similar quotes:

Friday’s front page of The @washingtonpost print edition. pic.twitter.com/sQTtkziZPr

— Washington Post Design (@wapodesign) September 28, 2018

The Wall Street Journal plays up the raw emotion:

Take an early look at the front page of The Wall Street Journalhttps://t.co/5xQPDPcm8q pic.twitter.com/ENZN97HQZc

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) September 28, 2018

London’s Financial Times was one of the few U.K. newspapers to feature the hearing on its front page:

Financial Times UK • front page • Sept 28 2018 • https://t.co/Tm4oOCpp8w pic.twitter.com/jJ1M0ojfa3

— redball (@redball2) September 28, 2018

The Guardian opts to focus on Blasey Ford:

Guardian front page, Friday 28 September 2018: ‘I believed he was going to rape me’: Kavanaugh accuser testifies pic.twitter.com/NAc1ByutfR

— The Guardian (@guardian) September 27, 2018

“Crafting a circus and a sham,” says Toronto’s National Post:

The Post's #frontpage for Friday, September 28, 2018. pic.twitter.com/oAqN7KZJeg

— National Post (@nationalpost) September 28, 2018

The Minneapolis Star Tribune dedicates the entire front page to the hearing:

‘SUPREME CONFLICT’ leads the front page of Friday’s @StarTribune with expanded coverage from today’s hearings on Capitol Hill. pic.twitter.com/f8WW17wdJo

— Greg Mees (@mees_greg) September 28, 2018

The Charlotte, N.C., Observer highlights quotes from the emotional hearing:

https://twitter.com/jmcalisterpope/status/1045519951526801408

In the tabloids, the New York Daily News selected an especially unflattering photo of Blasey Ford:

Christine Blasey Ford says she's “100%” sure Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at 15 years old.

An early look at Friday’s front page… https://t.co/qzteqo7HKnhttps://t.co/wmcbzTP4hbhttps://t.co/UWwh6YKmGB pic.twitter.com/VlbJeCafjg

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) September 28, 2018

And U.K.’s Metro calls the hearing a “supreme ordeal”:

Friday's front page:
SUPREME ORDEAL#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/4pNveo7BpT

— Metro US (@MetroUS) September 27, 2018

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