USA Today

Crosswire lists USA Today as Center within the United States' media spectrum — the grouping it uses both for genuinely centrist titles and for outlets the major media-bias assessments do not place consistently on one side. 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.

Read USA Today beside another title from the United States and the differences show up fastest in what leads the page. Two the United States dailies covering the same day will usually agree on the facts and differ on the ordering: which story is worth the top of the page, how the headline characterises it, and which follow-ups get space. Those are USA Today's editorial choices, and they are easiest to see side by side. Because USA Today is listed near the centre, it works best as the fixed point in a comparison — put a left- and a right-leaning the United States title either side of it and the direction each one pulls becomes measurable rather than impressionistic.

This is an approximate orientation, not a definitive judgement — and not a rating of quality or accuracy. Read how Crosswire classifies editorial leanings, including the sources behind each label. Directory last reviewed 2026-07-28. Think this label is wrong? Suggest a correction.