USA Today

American national daily newspaper

AI overview

USA Today is an American national daily newspaper that provides news coverage to readers across the country. It matters because it serves as one of the major sources of information for a broad American audience on current events and issues of national importance.

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Encyclopedic overview

USA Today (often stylized in all caps ) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth in 1980 and launched on September 14, 1982, the newspaper operates from USA Today Co.'s corporate headquarters in New York City. Its newspaper is printed at 37 sites across the United States and at five additional sites internationally. The paper's dynamic design influenced the style of local, regional, and national newspapers worldwide through its use of concise reports, colorized images, informational graphics, and inclusion of popular culture stories, among other distinct features.

As of 2025, USA Today has the fourth largest print circulation in the United States, with 89,200 print subscribers.

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