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Less than 2% of the American public has a subscription to the New York Times. Would you say the nytimes doesn't matter in the realm of US politics?
by robonerd 5y ago
Less than 2% of the American public has a subscription to the New York Times. Would you say the nytimes doesn't matter in the realm of US politics?
- ch4s3 5y agoWell, since you asked I think they probably have less influence than they would like to think. Now they are syndicated in a number of other papers, discussed broadly on social media, cable news, local tv news, and across a number of new podcasts. Their reach is probably a good bit greater than the ~5 million subscribers. I would also note that 100% of subscribers are getting news from the NYT, because well obviously, so that's something. They do seem to have some sway on Democratic primaries sometimes, and do seem to shape opinions among a certain class of people. What does that all add up to? I don't know. Do they matter in the realm of US politics, probably, but I'm no sure how to quantify it.