High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Newspapers have declined in their influence and penetration into American households over the years. The closest thing to a national paper the U.S. has is USA Today, which along with the influential dailies the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal are sold in most U.S. cities. The Times is perceived as having a left-leaning stance, while the Journal is considered to be right-leaning and strongly pro-business.Although the New York Times' primary audience has always been the people of New York City, the Times has gradually become the dominant national "newspaper of record."