US Congress still a loyal customer of the print

With the launch of the iPad, the internet, social media, mobile applications ... who is still reading the newspaper? Like, the paper version. The one where you don't need a 300 dollar device to access the daily news. Well, Congress has not forgone the print and still remains a loyal customer of the paper version. In total, Congress spends roughly 1.2 million dollars a month on news and research. 

So how does the pie get divided up between top newspapers? The New York Times gained $93,976 from June 2009 to March 2010 from the pockets of congress. While the debate about the "liberal bias of the media" continues, knowing that $59,000 was spent by Democrats on the New York Times verses $16,000 by Republicans may add new reasoning to the media bias arguments. Furthermore, $78,857 of congressional money was spent on the Washington Post, with $41,000 from Democrats and $27,000 from Republicans representatives. USA Today did not fair well in the the race for congressional funds, only receiving $8,640. Politico's revenue information was not in the data set. While this is logical as they do not offer subscriptions, it is intriguing that there are no expenses listed for this prominent publication.