USA Today is an internationally distributed American daily middle-market newspaper that serves as the flagship publication of its owner, the Gannett Company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, it operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters on Jones Branch Drive in McLean, Virginia. It is printed at 37 sites across the United States and at five additional sites internationally. Its dynamic design influenced the style of local, regional and national newspapers worldwide, through its use of concise reports, colorized images, informational graphics, and its inclusion of popular culture stories, among other distinct features. 

With a weekly circulation of 1,021,638 and an approximate daily reach of seven million readers , "USA Today" shares the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States with "The Wall Street Journal" and "The New York Times". "USA Today" is distributed in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, with an international edition distributed in Canada, Asia and the Pacific Islands, and Europe. 

The development of "USA Today" commenced on February 29, 1980, when company staff employed for a task force known as "Project NN" met with Gannett Company chairman Al Neuharth in Cocoa Beach, Florida to develop a national newspaper. Early, regional prototypes included "East Bay Today", an Oakland, California-based publication first published in the late 1970s to serve as the morning edition of the "Oakland Tribune", an afternoon newspaper which Gannett owned at the time. On June 11, 1981, Gannett printed the first prototypes of the proposed publication; the copies, which displayed two proposed design layouts, were mailed to various newsmakers and prominent leaders in journalism for review and input. The Gannett Company's Board of Directors approved the launch of the national newspaper, which would be titled "USA Today", on December 5, 1981; with the launch, Neuharth was appointed president and publisher of the newspaper, adding those responsibilities to his existing position as Gannett's chief executive officer.
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Are any U.S. newspapers as widely read as it?
Can you find the paper in Puerto Rico?
What about Alaska?
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True or False: It is their most important publication.
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Who chairs the Gannett Company?
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Where in Florida did they meet?
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1,021,638
1,021,638
7 million readers
seven million readers
No
of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States 
Yes
he District of Columbia and Puerto Rico,
yes
 is distributed in all 50 states, 
The Gannett Company
the Gannett Company.
True
that serves as the flagship publication of its owner, 
In McLean, Virginia
McLean, Virginia
Jones Branch Drive
 Jones Branch Drive
No
It is printed at 37 sites
42 places total
37 sites across the United States and at five additional sites internationally
True
ts dynamic design influenced the style of local
informational graphics
informational graphics
colorized images
 colorized images
popular culture stories
 popular culture stories
Al Neuharth
Al Neuharth
Project NN
Project NN
They wanted to develop a national newspaper
o develop a national newspaper
Cocoa Beach
Cocoa Beach
December 5, 1981
December 5, 1981