On September 14, USA Today turned 25 with a good deal of self-generated fanfare. And in many ways, congratulations are deserved.
Derided at first as a dumbed-down product of an ego-driven mogul, the "Little Paper That Did" now boasts the largest circulation in America. But beyond all of the full-color photos, info boxes, and peppy graphics that it has bestowed on the industry, USA Today will be remembered for another, more enduring accomplishment: being the last successful large newspaper startup in ...