Changes: USA Snapshots

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USA Today BTTF2 — *USA Snapshots* infographic "Ships sunk by whales since 1979" on the front page of *USA Today*, on the left-hand side, below the *Newsline* column.

USA Snapshots was an infographic on the front page of USA Today, which appeared beneath the Newsline column. According to the introductory line, this was "a look at statistics that shape the nation".

For the October 22, 2015^[1] issue of USA Today, the subject was "Ships sunk by whales since 1979" by Tom Miller, the source of which was Singh's Book of Sunken Ships.

The pale blue box-out gave the following statistical information, each of which was accompanied by a graphic depicting a sinking ship and a whale:

S.S. Rusting Flotsam

31,000 Tons

Rounding Cape Horn

August, 1979

Sea Monkey

24,000 Tons

Cape of Good Hope

June, 1982

Floating Bucket of Death

18,500 Tons

Bad Ganja Key

March, 1988

Appearances

Back to the Future Part II (in newspaper column)

References

↑ Special "front page wrap" for real life October 22, 2015 issue of USA Today.

[1] Special "front page wrap" for real life October 22, 2015 issue of USA Today.

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-[[File:USA Today BTTF2.jpg|thumb|300px|''USA Snapshots'' box-out feature "Ships sunk by whales since 1979" on the front page of ''USA Today'', on the left-hand side, below the ''Newsline'' column.]]
+[[File:USA Today BTTF2.jpg|thumb|300px|''USA Snapshots'' infographic "Ships sunk by whales since 1979" on the front page of ''USA Today'', on the left-hand side, below the ''Newsline'' column.]]
-'''''USA Snapshots''''' was a box-out feature on the front page of ''[[USA Today]]'', which appeared beneath the ''Newsline'' column. According to the introductory line, this was “a look at statistics that shape the nation”.
+'''''USA Snapshots''''' was an infographic on the front page of ''[[USA Today]]'', which appeared beneath the ''Newsline'' column. According to the introductory line, this was "a look at statistics that shape the nation".
-For the [[October 22]], [[2015]]<ref>[http://www.slashfilm.com/usa-today-back-to-the-future-newspaper/#more-320613 Special "front page wrap" for real life October 22, 2015 issue of ''USA Today''.]</ref> issue of ''USA Today'', the subject of the feature was "Ships sunk by whales since [[1979]]" by [[Tom Miller]], the source of which was ''[[Singh's Book of Sunken Ships]]''.
+For the [[October 22]], [[2015]]<ref>[http://www.slashfilm.com/usa-today-back-to-the-future-newspaper/#more-320613 Special "front page wrap" for real life October 22, 2015 issue of ''USA Today''.]</ref> issue of ''USA Today'', the subject was "Ships sunk by whales since [[1979]]" by [[Tom Miller]], the source of which was ''[[Singh's Book of Sunken Ships]]''.
 The pale blue box-out gave the following statistical information, each of which was accompanied by a graphic depicting a sinking ship and a whale: