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Accessibility statementSkip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness SubscribeSign in Advertisement Democracy Dies in Darkness StyleThe Media Arts & Entertainments Power Fashion Of Interest StyleThe Media Arts & Entertainments Power Fashion Of Interest USA TODAY TRANSFORMED THE MEDIA WORLD FOR GOOD. WHAT’S ITS LEGACY NOW? Gannett’s ‘McPaper’ drew scorn when it debuted 42 years ago. It ended up anticipating the future of news. But as USA Today loses another editor in chief, does it still have a place in national media? 10 min 406 Sorry, a summary is not available for this article at this time. Please try again later. (Illustration by Lucy Naland/The Washington Post; G. Paul Burnett/AP; Cynthia Johnson/Getty Images; Chuck Burton/AP; iStock) By Paul Farhi July 9, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. EDT It was snappy and colorful. It was new and different. And much of the rest of the newspaper industry seemed to hate it. Subscribe for unlimited access to The Post You can cancel anytime. Subscribe USA Today left critics aghast when it debuted 42 years ago. Rival editors sneered at its bite-sized news stories and its relentlessly cheerful tone. (Headline on a plane crash story in the first edition: “Miracle: 327 survive, 58 die”) The reporting was often so brief and superficial that even insiders joked that their work would win awards for “best investigative paragraph.” It was quickly dubbed “McPaper,” the news equivalent of junk food. 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