A front-page article is one that appears on the first page of a newspaper and typically contains the most important story of the day. The front page of a newspaper is also often used to tease other interesting stories inside the edition. For example, a newspaper may highlight three stories on the front page and then include more detail about each in the body of the article.
Front-page is also a term for a home page of a web site. Historically, Front-page was the name of a WYSIWYG HTML editor and website administration tool from Microsoft for its Windows operating systems. The software was discontinued in 2006 and was replaced by two new tools: Microsoft SharePoint Designer and Microsoft Expression Web.
The WYSIWYG editing capability of Front-page made it possible for novices to create web pages and web sites easily. Its code-hiding technology enabled users to see what their web pages would look like without being aware of the underlying HTML code behind them. The program offered several other features to make web site creation easier, such as Intellisense (a form of autocompletion) for tags and properties in Code View and Code Snippets that let users store frequently used pieces of code.
Although the investigation into Alexander’s death was front-page news for months, most people still don’t fully understand it. The case is a prime example of the way that the public has trouble understanding front-page news and how the media frames issues to make them more comprehensible to the general public.
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