Way back in the 80s …. Before email before widespread electronic media… I was living in Germany and the only English-language paper other than the Stars and Stripes was the International Herald Tribune, basically an overseas edition of the NYT. Nothing against the S&S but I wanted something more, if only for the crossword (although even back then the S&S had a much better sports section). Anyway, I would read Anthony Lewis on the IHT editorial page, because this guy wrote for the NYT he’s supposed to be good right?! No he was practically unintelligible. For a long time I thought it was me…. No it was the NYT and their garbage…. Even back then.
Ditto the Japan Times vs. the S&S back in the late 60s. I read the JT primarily for all the local news, and the articles directed at gaijin and expats.