Carroll County Times vs. The Westminster Inquirer: An unbiased comparison of the two largest CC publ

What's the best newspaper in Carroll County? It's clear who the top two competitors are. But who is better out of the Carroll County Times and Westminster Inquirer? Our analysts here at the Westminster Inquirer set out to answer that very question. Their conclusion was extremely decisive.

To start off, our analysts looked at the quality of both of the publications' analysis on many issues. On every article that the analysts looked at, it was clear that The Westminster Inquirer was far superior.

Next, they looked at coverage of basic issues with no need for commentary. This subject is purported to be the specialty of the Carroll County Times, but even on the most basic of articles, the Westminster Inquirer showed to be better according to our expert analysts.

Next, coverage of the issues in our community. Both were great on this one, but again, the Westminster Inquirer wins by just a little bit.

The analysts also noted in their study that the Westminster Inquirer offers a variety of subjects for readers of all stripes, like science, economy, entertainment, and more. The Carroll County Times offers none of these.

The analysts concluded in their study that the Westminster Inquirer was better than the Carroll County Times in every measurable way except for circulation, in which the Carroll County Times takes CC's #1 spot. But does sales determine how good a publication is? Our analysts noted at the end of the study that they do not.