USA Today

USA Today is a national daily newspaper in the United States, known for its concise reporting and broad, general-interest coverage. With one of the largest circulations in the country, it covers national news, politics, business, sport, and lifestyle for a wide audience. It is owned by the Gannett media group.

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USA Today at a glance

Country: United States
Region: North America · Americas
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Founded: 1982
Owner: Gannett
Published from: McLean, Virginia
Website: usatoday.com ↗
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How Crosswire groups USA Today

Crosswire groups USA Today as Centrist for comparisons within the United States' directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate. In the United States, The New York Times and CNN are listed as Left-leaning, while Fox News is listed as Right-leaning — so you can open USA Today beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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Where USA Today sits in the United States' press

USA Today was founded in 1982, is published from McLean, Virginia and is owned by Gannett. It is one of 14 outlets tracked in the United States, and one of 4 daily newspapers among them — the others being The New York Times, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. By outlets tracked, the United States ranks first of the 35 countries on Crosswire's Americas hub, which lists 165 outlets in all.

Across the Americas, Crosswire tracks 85 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to USA Today outside the United States, starting with North America, are La Prensa (Honduras), La Prensa (Nicaragua), La Nación (CR) (Costa Rica) and La Prensa (Panama). Opening one of them beside USA Today is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.