The Hierarchy of U.S. Newspapers
- The Wall Street Journal is read by the
people who run the country.
- The New York Times is read by people who
think they run the country.
- The Washington Post is read by people who
think they ought to run the country.
- USA Today is read by people who think they
ought to run the country but don’t understand
the Washington Post.
- The Los Angeles Times is read by people who
wouldn’t mind running the country, if they
could spare the time.
- The Boston Globe is read by people whose
parents used to run the country.
- The New York Daily News is read by people
who aren’t too sure who’s running the country.
- The New York Post is read by people who
don’t care who’s running the country, as long
as they do something scandalous.
- The San Francisco Chronicle is read by
people who aren’t sure there is a country, or
that anyone is running it.
- The Miami Herald is read by people who are
running another country.
This page was last updated January 1, 2002.
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