Chicago Tribune | MarketWatch
USA Today, which turns 25 on Saturday, "respected what people cared about," says editor
Ken Paulson. "It is fair to say the paper was lighter in tone in the beginning and some stories were so abbreviated that they were a little short on substance. I wouldn't say the critics were all wrong. It was a much breezier read than it is today. But people saw the color, heavy formatting, structure and tended to summarily dismiss it as a comic book." ||
Jon Friedman, a former USA Today reporter, recalls "the can-do, damn-the-torpedoes way" at the start-up.