Boston Globe Prints Fake Front Page Satirizing Donald Trump
BOSTON (CBS) — It's an extraordinary chapter in journalism, with the Boston Globe upping the political ante by publishing a fake front page for Sunday's paper.
The mock front page offers its own glimpse of what a Donald Trump presidency would look like.
In a video produced by the newspaper, Globe Editor Kathleen Kingsbury says, "We listened to Donald Trump's speeches, we scoured his website, we read his position papers, we considered who his advisors are and we did what the Globe does best: we reported it out and put it on the front page for our readers to see."
It looks like it's working. The move certainly got WBZ-TV political analyst Jon Keller's attention.
"The Boston Globe editorial board is doing exactly what an editorial board should be doing," he said, "Taking a strong position, arguing for it forcefully and passionately and if you want people to listen, the fake front page is certainly creating a lot of buzz."
The satirical headlines discuss deportations, riots and a plunging economy.
One prospective voter thought the mock front page might create more divisiveness, while another thought the Globe was going too far and attacking Trump.
