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Because of the future of on-line newspapers, 24/7 Wall St. in this article, took at look at the top 25 US Newspapers, based on their current circulation and then graded each of their websites accordingly. As Douglas McIntyre writes in the article, "The sites got ratings of "A" through "F" based on: 1) Strength of content, 2) ease of use and navigation, 3) use of new web technology including comment sections, message boards, and multimedia, 4) lay-out, 5) presence of a strong set of current advertisers, and 6) the size of their audience based on the measurements from the complete website visitor database of April this past year." The Wall Street Journal and USA Today are not included because they are national properties and have access to corporate budgets.
Here are the top 25 circulated newspapers in the US and their website grade:
1. The New York Times - A
2. The Los Angeles Times - B
3. The New York Daily News - B -
4. The New York Post - C
5. The Washington Post - B -
6. The Chicago Tribune - D
7. The Houston Chronicle - B+
8. The Arizona Republic - B -
9. Newsday - B +
10. The San Francisco Chronicle - A
11. The Dallas Morning News - D
12. The Boston Globe - C
13. The Newark Star-Ledger - D
14. The Philadelphia Inquirer - B -
15. The Cleveland Plain Dealer - C -
16. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - A -
17. The Minneapolis Star Tribune - B -
18. The St. Petersburg Times - B +
19. The Chicago Sun Times - B
20. The Detroit Free Press - A -
21. The Oregonian - C
22. The San Diego Union-Tribune - B -
23. The Sacramento Bee - D -
As I mentioned earlier, the Wall St. Journal and USA Today are not included, though they are in the top 25 in subscribed newspapers, which is why Doug stops at 23. Doug writes about a paragraph about why he gave the grade he did to the various websites in the article. So what do you think about these grades? Do you think they are accurate? Which site do you visit the most?
And my last question for you is this: What do you consider to be some of the best non-mainstream media news sources on the web?
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