Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. a sloppily written, poorly researched piece of work.

1989

P. Munro Sl. U.

2. USA Today, seen as insufficiently rigorous in its news coverage.

1987		P.S. Prichard [title] The making of McPaper: The Inside Story of How USA Today Made It.
2000		Strauhaar & LaRose Media Now 114: Some go so far as to call USA Today ‘McPaper’ — that is, the newspaper equivalent of fast food.