USA Today

American national daily newspaper

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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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Instance of: daily newspaper
Country: United States
Located in: Geneva
Founded by: Al Neuharth
Headquarters: Tysons
Owned by: USA Today Co.
Country of origin: United States
Publisher: USA Today Co.
Official website: library.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?newspaper=USA+TODAY+US+Edition&cid=1152
Image: USA Today building.jpg

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Commons category: USA Today
topic's main category: Category:USA Today
title: USA Today
inception: 1982-09-15
newspaper format: broadsheet
original broadcaster: broadcast syndication
language of work or name: English language
publication interval: 1
place of publication: McLean
price: 0.75
number of viewers/listeners: 8430000
start time: 1988-09-12
political alignment: centrism
social media followers: 7320000
total produced: 504000
stylized name: USA TODAY

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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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