@BushHut @maskedscheduler @DemocracyMattersALot Depth is a factor too. For all the faults of WaPo and NYT, they also do some extraordinary, in-depth reporting which few outlets can match. There are many ways to get a high level skim of what is going on in the world but not many which get into the nitty gritty.
Many other news sources, including most TV reporting, rely in large part on the big, old-fashioned print publications as the basis of their stories.