GOOD FRIDAY HITS THE FRONT PAGE

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It was great to see the Guardian prominently featured on its front page a photograph from the Wintershall performance of the Passion of Jesus played out in Trafalgar Square on Good Friday.

The photo presentation was vivid and for those of us who believe mainstream media see Christianity - and our major festivals - as of little interest, the Guardian’s editorial judgment was indeed a pleasant surprise.

However, there was a drawback. There was no article in Saturday’s paper about the powerful event - just that large colour photograph on page 1. So the photo caption was all the readers were given to explain the event. Given an editor decided it was a page one photo, surely it merited some editorial content too?