Here, for example, is today's roundup of immigration news in On Deadline (with the links stripped):
Wonder how Hadrian's Wall, the Maginot Line and the Great Wall of China were covered back in the day?Border troops arrive, and Yuma yawns
National newscasts and websites are turning to San Luis, Ariz., this morning to cover the start of the National Guard's border work. But Arizona doesn't seem to be as excited this morning. Most media outlets of size in the state are using the Associated Press story from nearby Yuma. How are the major Arizona papers choosing to lead their homepages this morning?
Arizona's top three papers, by circulation:
Arizona Republic: "1 missing, a dozen hurt in boat collision"
Arizona Daily Star: "2 assisted-living homes put on probation"
East Valley Tribune: "D-Backs end 7-3 road trip with sweep of Braves"
And in the Yuma paper:
Yuma Sun: "Stray cats multiplying all over town"
But in some respects, the Sun has been there already. On Saturday, the paper covered the arrival of the Utah National Guard members, who were already planning to do border work as part of "long-standing efforts" with Arizona. "The only thing that has changed is that we are now part of what is being called Operation Jump Start, which is President Bush's call for troops to help with border activities," a Utah Guard spokesman tells the paper. "It's really not a huge deal."
The spokesman says the troops will work at the border for two weeks. A unit commander reports morale is high.
Slate, by way of contrast, focused in its roundup of "today's papers," on international relations, Iraq and the Geneva Convetions. It's still a good roundup of the national newspapers but I think I like the way USA Today (which often has front-page stories included in the Slate roundup) casts its net a little wider.
