NY Times really lost credibility this past year. I read that they had an internal meeting b/c they had to apologize for errors at a rate twice as bad as previous years. And several of these were really inexcusable (captioning a photo to blame an Israeli soldier for beating a Palistinian, when it turns out that it was a Jewish American student, who had beaten by Arabs, with an Israeli policeman then arriving on the scene). It's also comical to see their editorial page turn against Clinton now in the wake of Pardongate, when they were such chronic enablers of that band of gangsters for as long as they held power.

When it comes to pure news events, NYTimes is very good, with great breadth and depth of coverage. When it comes to politics, they are predictably liberal, always blaming the likes of white males and the villians of Stephen Seagal movies. Combine the two, and this is not a paper worthy of trust.

Maybe it's branding but if you put a half dozen of the nations biggest and best newspapers in front of me I will always reach for the New York Times first. So perhaps it's because it was the paper of choice in our house when I was kid but in my mind it is not only the biggest but the BEST! If you can find anything that interests you in the New York Times then perhaps you ought to stick to People Magazine.

Despite having lived in the Philadelphia area since 1972, I still read the NY Times. I used to get only the sunday Times and spent the whole week reading every bit of it, until the next one arrived. I get it everyday now. There truly is something for everyone in this all inclusive paper.

Consistently one of the best US papers. If only all local papers were up to their standards.

The coverage is comprehensive and well written. The Sunday Book Review and Magazine are perhaps its best features.

I guess it all comes down to what you are looking for in a Newspaper. If you are looking for concise, timely updates on WHAT is happening, USA Today is the way to go. If you are looking for more in depth, less timely, detailed analyses of WHY things are happening, the NY Times is a better bet.

The classic newspaper. Excellent in almost all aspects, and best-in-class when it comes to national and international news. The Sports section isn't the best, politics/government coverage isn't as good as the Washington Post, and business/finance coverage isn't as good as WSJ, but in terms of the complete package NYT is at the head of the class. And the Sunday NYT book review section is still the best of its kind.

The best city-based newspaper in the world. If you only read the Sunday Times each week, you'll know everything you need to know.