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 rightleaning and strongly pro-business. Due to competition from other media, the number of daily newspapers in the U.S. has declined over the past half-century. In particular, the number of evening newspapers has fallen by almost one-half since 1970, while morning editions and Sunday editions has grown.

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