《今日美国》创刊于1982年,是美国各大报中最年轻的报纸,但后来居上,成为美国发行量最大的报纸,也是美国目前惟一的综合性全国性大型日报。它隶属于美国第一大报业集团甘尼特公司;在版面彩色化、全国卫星远程传版、推行短新闻等方面走在美国报纸前列;2001年3月至9月日平均发行量为215万份,居全国第一,没有周末版。《今日美国》是美国新闻史上首家从一开始就面向全国市场的大型日报,也是甘尼特公司在一片争议中不惜工本以大手笔塑造出的集团的旗舰。在此之前,甘尼特公司几乎没有什么著名的报纸,与美国前20名大报完全挨不上边。这对于一家世界驰名的报业集团来说,无疑是件憾事。但在报业秩序十分稳定、新办报纸如凤毛麟角且极少获得大成功的美国,要将一份报纸从无到有并一举办成著名大报,简直无法想象。 USA Today was first published in 1982 and is the youngest newspaper in the major U.S. newspapers. However, it has since become the largest circulation newspaper in the United States and the only major comprehensive national newspaper in the United States. It belonged to Gannett Corporation, the largest newspaper group in the United States. It took the lead in the American newspapers in layout colorization, national satellite long-distance publication, and the promotion of short news. The average daily circulation was 215 from March to September 2001 Thousands, ranking first in the country, no weekend edition. USA Today is the first major newspaper in the history of the United States to be marketed nationwide from the very beginning and is also the flagship of Gannett’s group, which has spared no expense in shaping the market with controversy. Before that, Gannett had hardly any well-known newspapers, which were completely beyond the reach of the top 20 newspapers in the United States. This is undoubtedly a pity for a world-renowned newspaper group. However, it is unthinkable that in the newspaper order which is very stable and the new newspaper which is rarely seen as a great success, it is unthinkable to copy a newspaper from nothing to a famous newspaper.