Read yesterday's papers -- in today's New York Times.
The front page of today's Times carries the news that Tampa, Fla., is using digital cameras to scan the faces of visitors to find criminal suspects. This was all over the Drudge Report over the weekend and was the subject of an editorial in yesterday's Wall Street Journal.
The front page of today's Times also carries an article about the success of Web sites that sell airline tickets. This, too, was reported in yesterday's Wall Street Journal, in the "Heard on the Street" column under a headline that said, "Online Travel Firms Soar Above Web Crowd."
The lead headline on the metro section of today's Times says, "Vallone Seeks an Issue to Rev Up His Mayoral Campaign." This was the topic of Dick Morris's column in yesterday's New York Post, which said, "The look-alike, sound-alike mayoral field offers Vallone, the only bona fide moderate-conservative in the race, a real opportunity to shine by embracing real issues and making serious, specific proposals."
The national section of the Times carries an article about Rep. Gary Condit under the headline, "Congressman Is Accused of Asking Woman to Lie." (Mr. Condit says he has not suggested that anyone mislead the authorities.) Fox News reported this accusation on Monday. It was front-page news in the New York Post and the New York Daily News on Tuesday. Times readers had to wait until today to find out about it.
At this rate, the paper is going to have to change its name from the New York Times to the Day-Old York Times. There's nothing wrong with a newspaper following up a story that has already been reported elsewhere, but the art in that is in adding a fresh perspective, new information or additional context. The Times presents these articles, for the most part, as if its readers are hearing about these events for the first time.