front-page

[ fruhnt-peyj ]

/ ˈfrʌntˈpeɪdʒ /

of major importance; worth putting on the first page of a newspaper.

to run (copy) on the front page, especially of a newspaper.

Origin of front-page

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

The attack in which Murray is charged has been front-page news in New York for almost a week.

The High-Priced Union Rep Charged With Attacking a Cop |Jacob Siegel |December 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In his left overcoat pocket was the front-page logotype of the paper, and in his left pocket were 10 or 12 halftones.

The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire |H.L. Mencken |October 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
On Sunday, The New York Times ran a front-page story titled “Whose Brooklyn Is It, Anyway?”

Spike Lee Blasts The New York Times’ Story on Brooklyn Gentrification in Fiery Op-Ed |Marlow Stern |March 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Between 1939 and 1945, The New York Times published more than 23,000 front-page stories.

‘Reporting on the Times’ Calls Out New York Times Holocaust Coverage |Marlow Stern |April 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Most of West Plains learned the news from the front-page article in The Quill on March 21.

Missouri, Where Parents Are OK With Armed Teachers |Justin Green |April 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
In the papers the next morning "Carter's Tip" was the front-page feature.

The Man Who Could Not Lose |Richard Harding Davis
There was a front-page editorial reluctantly announcing a price increase.

New Apples in the Garden |Kris Ottman Neville
For answer J. Augustus Redell drew from his pocket that morning's paper and pointed to the headline of a front-page story.

Cappy Ricks Retires |Peter B. Kyne
"I've got stuff for a front-page display," I reported to the city editor half an hour later.

My Life |Josiah Flynt
It sounds to me as if it ought to be good for a front-page column in every New York paper.

Side Show Studies |Francis Metcalfe

front-page

(modifier) important or newsworthy enough to be put on the front page of a newspaper