America has the largest number of newspapers in the world. According to statistics, in 19 10, there were 2202 kinds of newspapers in the United States, setting a record in the history of American newspapers. 1 97265438+1October1day, the United States * * * published 176 1 English daily, with a circulation of 62,060,000 copies, one for every three people on average. 1977, there were 180 newspaper departments in the United States (that is, groups that monopolized many newspapers, magazines, radio stations and television stations), and there were 50-70 kinds of newspapers in the larger newspaper departments, such as new york House, Generation and Mirror Company, Dow Jones Company, Hearst Newspaper Department, Cox Newspaper Department, New York Times Company, etc.
Among the 176 1 English daily newspapers published in the United States, The New York Times, Washington post, Chicago Daily News, Christian Science Monitor, Wall Street Journal, New York Herald Tribune, Chicago Tribune and so on have great influence on society. 1970 Edward L. bernays, a senior American public opinion expert, organized a public opinion survey for the most influential newspapers. The test results show that The New York Times leads with 60% of the votes, followed by LA Times with 50% of the votes. After Watergate, people called The New York Times, LA Times and Washington post as the "three major newspapers" in the United States.