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Once one gets past the New York Times (in terms of newspapers and magazines, neither of which is the BBC), it is difficult, to my mind, to come up with a daily alternative. But an excellent weekly alternative is The Economist. Unfortunately, it isn't cheap.
the problem is that none of the "better" daily newspapers are inexpensive these days. Even my local rag, a Gannett paper called the Poughkeepsie Journal, which boasts of being the oldest daily in New York state but never boasts about the quality of its daily news coverage, is expensive. A year subscription costs 50% of what the New York Times charges and provides less than 10% of the equivalent news coverage -- even of local news.
BTW, Gideon, if I had to give up part of the New York Times, it would be the Sunday version. I'd keep Monday through Saturday. Giving up Sunday alone would probably reduce your subscription costs by one-third.
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