The Times

Pros: What a newspaper should be
Cons: Not the most nimble of outfits

Most of what passes for journalism in the US has a numbing effect: after a while, one can block out even a toothache. Then one thoughtlessly crunches an ice cube, and it's Katy-bar-the-door. The _Times_ operates as that metaphoric ice cube. After the...

Pros: crisp pointed conservative worldly
Cons: none

"The Times" is without argument one of the few great newspapers of the world.

One example will serve for the whole -- "The Times Literary Supplement," the mainstay for literary opinion for the English-speaking world.
...

Pros: Best news across the big pond
Cons: None that I know of!

The Times of London teaches us young journalism students (and even The New York Times) and important lesson, that stodgy does not always mean quality when it comes to the printed word.
I made good use of The Times when I was studying British...

Pros: Good balance of UK and world news, great mix of stories, impartial style, well-written.
Cons: Doesn't always give as much background as I'd like to foreign stories.

I'm a Times reader of long standing. I live in the UK and have this broadsheet delivered daily. It provides at least a two-hour read (cover to cover) and much food for thought.

Features are handled in a separate tabloid-sized supplement...