Definition of usa today in English English dictionary
a newspaper that is sold in every state of the US and is also available in many countries around the world. National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. Initially considered gimmicky and insubstantial, it gradually developed a reputation for higher quality while increasing its circulation and advertising revenues at a time when few papers were experiencing growth. The features that originally set it apart abundant colourful graphics, very brief stories, and a concentration on sports and celebrity have influenced other newspapers