July 1, 2010 is the 89th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. To mark the occasion, today’s People’s Daily goes red for its top headline, which reports President Hu Jintao’s exhortation to leading grass-roots party organizations and outstanding party representatives to promote excellence.
Also in red is the headline of today’s lead editorial: “Strive to be vanguard of new era with vibrant energy” (in the headline given by People Online’s English translation).
There’s a tremendous number of party-related articles on the website’s anniversary feature, CPC Celebrates Foundation Anniversary.
Winning the prize for worst layout of the day is the Today Evening News (今晚报), whose patchwork grid is even more cluttered and haphazard than usual:
