Should I subscribe to the The New York Times or Washington Post to stay up to date with politics, national, and international news?
I’m based in the UK and a long-time Guardian subscriber. It’s usually described as left-of-centre (charitably) or left-whinge (by haters) but in fact, compared to our other broadsheets here especially the Telegraph (a.k.a. Torygraph) I find it fair. You get to know who are more severely left-wing writers and who are closer to the centre and use your brain to adjust! But I’ve also started subscribing to NYT because I love American journalism at its best and it makes a fascinating comparison with British political commentary; and I especially want to hear native commentary on all the current goings-on in US politics - I think one should hear both the “view from a broad” and the views of those stuck in the middle of it. And I have to say we get mostly doom-and-gloom in the Guardian on US politics and at least, reading NYT (and the New Yorker and The Stranger) we can be encouraged about what Americans are doing to work through positively such a negative time and to make (hopefully!) change for the better. I wish we had similar here in the UK as we need all the help we can with our current bunch of politicians and the whole Brexit mess (it’s a mess, whether you agree with it, or not).
Why might I prefer to read the Washington Post as opposed to the New York Times?
The NY Times is a NY-centric paper. If you live in the NYC region there are advantages in reading the Times over the Post. If politics is your interest and you don’t live in the NYC area, the Post is a good alternative.I spent most of my life in the NYC metro area, so I am biased in favor of the NY Times, but the Post in no slouch.
Which news agency is better: The New York Times, The Washington Post or The Wall Street Journal?
None of those is a news agency. The three titles you name are newspapers, or if you prefer in the modern world, websites. Newspapers use copy (words) and images from agencies, which supply them, when there isn't an in-house reporter or photographer on the ground. Agencies include PA Press Association Homepage, Reuters Breaking News, Business News, Financial and Investing News & More, AP Associated Press, AFP The News | AFP.com and Bloomberg Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com//Of the newspapers you name, two (NYT and Wa Po) are local newspapers (to New York and Washington, DC respectively) which happen to have large global audiences, and the third (WSJ) is a financial newspaper, primarly covering business and governmental news. What would you like to know about them? As a BBC employee I am of course happy to recommend our own newsgathering operation, which as far as I know is the largest in the world :-) Home - BBC NewsEdit in response to comment from question-writer:This may be a little philosophical for Quora, but as a (former) journalist I'd say there is no such thing as objectivity. As a reporter you are always skewed by your own interests, upbringing, biases and prejudices, most of which are not readily apparent to oneself. I'd say that reporters and editors from all three can generally be considered 'objective' and 'unbiased' when it comes to reporting. It's also worth drawing a distinction here between reporting and 'comment' or opinion pieces which are always going to be less than objective, that being the point of them. But the newspapers themselves have an interest, which some people might characterise as a bias. The WSJ, for example, necessarily follows a broadly market-driven capitalist philosophy (I am not saying that's a bad thing, merely that it exists) as does The Economist and the Financial Times. Others can tell you about which way the NYT and WP are biased - as a non-American and not a regular reader of either, I don't think I'm qualified to comment. And of course, bias and objectivity are in the eye of the beholder, so prepare for some conflicting opinions.
Does usps deliver on labor day monday?
Only if you would have ordered and paid for 1 day shipping. The USPS does deliver 7 days a week including holidays for these packages. It also costs a fortune. You did not do that and Monday being a holiday, you will get it probably on Tuesday. Amazon is not known for their shipping time accuracy.
Among large US Newspapers, which are considered conservative and which are considered liberal?
I would really like to object (in a friendly way) to this question as I feel it is based entirely on a false premise.The American media is owned by 5…or 6 (I forget, sorry) giant corporations—-for-profit corporations (keep that in mind).These corporations divide up the American public like a pie. Each corporation decides to give a portion of the public what they want. They split themselves up into a kind of “pretend” liberal, conservative, centrist, fair and balanced posture—it really doesn’t matter what they call themselves—they are just making sure they don’t step too hard on each other’s toes and compete directly for the same eyeballs.Once they’ve attracted those eyeballs by calling themselves “liberal” or “conservative”, they SELL those eyeballs to other corporations. That’s how they make all their money.So, the idea that the top executives in these giant corporations actually embody or practice “liberal” or “libertarian” or “conservative” ideals is pretty much nonsense.The big wigs at MSNBC do not, in fact, intend to sell their chalets in Aspen and start People’s Collective Farms or Communes across America, or are they going to pour their money into ghettos to revitalize them.The big wigs at Fox are not going to “conserve” much of anything as conservatives. Basically they will play golf with the big wigs at MSNBCAll media is, in truth, pretty much the same entity with the same values. The hosts and journalists on these shows don’t necessarily believe what they are telling you—what they are telling you is what you tuned in to hear, or see.So “liberal” or “conservative’ is not a coherent or consistent belief system—it is essentially a PRODUCT, that is packaged, hot and juicy, just for you, and is meant to re-inforce your core beliefs as they stood before you tuned in.American media didn’t used to be like this, back when there were so many independent entities—-but now, that’s how it works.There is no actual “liberal” newspapers, or cable news channels, nor “conservative” ones. There are left and right pitchmen, con men and carnival barkers.
If I want to only read one newspaper every day, which national publication should it be?
There's no substitute for a really good, well-edited newspaper, and most local papers aren't very good anymore. Read The New York Times or The Washington Post online if you are American, or the Guardian or the IHT if you are not (although the NYT does have some very good international coverage, which often duplicates the content of the IHT).The WSJ is a good paper if you really only care about business news, but the editorial page is rabid, and the international coverage is not up to the standard of the rest of the paper. The LA Times is still pretty good, but has been through terrible cutbacks in recent years.You can also follow the BBC online -- once you start reading the news online it matters less whether you are on a "newspaper" site or not. The main thing is the quality of the curation.If you don't read it every day, it's not the end of the world. But it will be there for you when you need it. Pay to get behind the paywall if you need to -- it's worth it. (I have home delivery, which costs even more, but it includes electronic access.) You can also get access via smartphone app and/or tablet.
What section is the New York Times crossword puzzle located in?
A2AJay McDevitt’s answer is correct for the NYT itself at the moment (but it could change).If you solve the NYT Crossword in another paper, the answer varies from newspaper to newspaper. Most newspapers leave it in the same place every day, but it may not be the exact same page every day, plus the Sunday crossword is frequently in a different section. A frequent spot is with the comics, which is one reason the Sunday crossword is in a different spot because color Sunday comics are a separate section. A paper I used to subscribe to moved it from the Business section to the Sports section at one point (hey, puzzling is a sport!).