A front-page story is a news item that makes it to the first page of a newspaper. This often indicates that the news is of major importance or is highly interesting. The article is usually a major scoop or involves a well-known figure. Some examples include the Watergate scandal, the disclosure of hush money payments to burglars, and the prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib.
“Front-page” is also used as a term for someone who gets a lot of attention in the media, especially for positive or negative reasons. For example, Baldwin got a lot of attention for his remarks about the death of Princess Diana and for appearing on the cover of Time and Life. Likewise, Woakes got a lot of front-page coverage for taking five wickets in an innings.
In 2014, three Jane Does who were sex trafficked as minors sued Backpage, alleging that its adult services ads enabled sex trafficking. A federal court ruled that Backpage was exercising traditional publisher functions with respect to third-party content and therefore was protected by CDA Section 230.
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