For some odd reason, this story from Chicago did not end up on the front page of the Washington Post

Here’s how today’s Washington Post covered the horrific murder of 8 workers at a San Jose rail yard on Wednesday, via CNN’s Reliable Sources newsletter:

So, how exactly does the WaPo decide on which gun crimes get the front-page, banner headline treatment? For example, here’s from ABC Chicago 7 on Monday:

We expect the Post will have many other Mondays this summer to cover Chicago’s weekend violence killing sprees, if they so choose, that is:

Chicago’s summer is just beginning https://t.co/OSzqQfYVDn

— John Kass (@John_Kass) May 24, 2021

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