There are more than a hundred newspapers circulating in the United States of America and it is not quite feasible to discuss each one of them. In this regard, we would like to discuss the top five newspapers in the long list of U.S. newspapers in circulation.

Fifth on the list of U.S. newspapers is "The Washington Post," owned by the Washington Post Company. "The Washington Post" is known as the oldest newspaper circulating in Washington, D.C. and has been in circulation since 1877. Its format is broadsheet, its publisher is Katharine Weymouth, and its editor is Marcus Brauchli. The daily circulation of "The Washington Post" totals to six hundred seventy three thousand one hundred eighty daily, while its circulation during Sundays totals to eight hundred ninety thousand one hundred sixty three. Its headquarters is located in 1150 15th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

"The Los Angeles Times" has been in circulation since December 4, 1881. Its office is headquartered in 202 West 1st Street, Los Angeles, California but its distribution is in the entire Western United States. "The Los Angeles Times" is included in the list of U.S. newspapers as it is ranked number four in the most widely distributed newspaper in the nation. Despite being the fourth in such category, "The Los Angeles Times" is ranked number two in the largest metropolitan newspaper in the country. In October 2008, the estimated circulation of "The Los Angeles Times" was 723,181daily, while on Sundays, its circulation reaches 1,101,981. Its owner is Tribune Company, the publisher is Eddy Hartenstein, and the editor is Russ Stanton. Just like those included in the list of U.S. newspapers, "The Los Angeles Times" is in broadsheet format.

The third in the list of U.S. newspapers is "The New_York Times." This newspaper has been in circulation since 1851 and its headquarters is located in New York Times Building 620 Eighth Avenus, New York, New York. The circulation of "The New York Times" is higher compared to "The Washington Post" and "The Los Angeles Times." Daily circulation totals to 1,039,031 while circulation on a Sunday reaches 1,451,233. The owner of "The New York Times" is the New York Times Company, the publisher is Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr., and its editor is Bill Keller. The staff writers of "The New York Times" total to 350 writers.

Second in the list of U.S. newspapers is "The Wall Street Journal," with a daily circulation of 2,082,189. The owner of "The Wall Street Journal" is Dow Jones & Company. Its publisher is Les Hinton and its editor is Robert Thomson. Founded on July 8, 1889, this daily newspaper that is second in the list of U.S. newspapers is in broadsheet format and its office is headquartered in 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York.

The first in the list of U.S. newspapers is "USA Today." Owned by Garnett Company, Inc., it was founded on September 1, 1982 and is headquartered in 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, Virginia. Editors of "USA Today" include Ken Paulson, John Hillkirk, and Brian Gallagher. The sister newspapers of "USA Today" are "USA Today Sports Weekly" and "USA Weekend."

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