Columbia Daily Tribune introduces e-edition
Missouri’s Columbia Daily Tribune, part of the Gannett | USA Today Network, has sent out the following excerpt: In response to readers’ ongoing shifts to digital news consumption, the Columbia Daily Tribune this July will change the number of days per week it publishes a print edition while continuing to publish an e-Edition every day. Starting the week […]
Gannett progresses with revenues and paid digital subscriptions
Gannett, the nation’s largest newspaper publisher, has added 118,000 new digital subscribers in the first quarter of 2022, which marks an increase of 46 percent from the same period a year ago. It is also on track to surpass 2 million by the end of the year. As Poynter reports: “Gannett also said that digital […]
Washington Post names Schaper its projects editor
The following excerpt was sent out from The Washington Post’s creative director Greg Manifold: We are delighted to announce that Niccole Schaper will join The Post as a projects editor. Niccole joins us from Gannett, where she was a team leader in the USA Today network design center in McLean, Va. She managed two design […]
USA Today reporter Silvarole departs
Georgie Silvarole, backpack reporter at Gannett | USA Today Network, has left. In this role, she was part of the network’s New York State news team, travelling across upstate New York and reporting, writing, shooting and producing stories with multimedia elements for Gannett’s properties across the state. She was previously a suburban trends reporter for […]
Ortiz joins the Arizona Republic to cover sports
Jenna Ortiz will be joining The Arizona Republic to cover ASU athletics and the Phoenix Mercury. Previously, she was a sports reporter at Gannett, USA Today Network. She was also a digital reporter at Cronkite News, and has interned at The Arizona Republic and Phoenix Magazine. Ortiz graduated from Arizona State University with a B.A. […]
Gannett under investigation for working staffers overtime without pay
The NewsGuild is investigating US newspaper conglomerate Gannett, mainly for the issue of unpaid overtime work, reports CNN Business. NewsGuild President Jon Schleuss sent a letter to Gannett CEO Mike Reed regarding the union’s plan to launch an investigation and requested the company do the same. The union also urged the company to agree to […]
Gannett debuts USA Today Sports+
Gannett has launched USA Today Sports+, a new premium digital subscription experience allowing subscribers to curate and customize their local sports experience. The subscription launches in 7 markets, namely: Arizona Cincinnati Cleveland Indiana Michigan Tennessee Wisconsin Subscribers will be able to access sports news, content, betting odds, and insider analysis with premium sports reporting from […]
Gannett sells four newspapers to Arkansas-based newspaper company
Gannett and USA Today Network has sold The Big Nickel in Joplin, the Rolla Daily News, the Kirksville Daily Express, and the NEMO Trader in La Plata to Phillips Media Group. The chain also acquired the Baxter Bulletin. The ownership is said to transfer on September 1. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Washington Post hires Rickett as copy editor
The Washington Post has appointed Christopher Rickett to the post of copy editor on the multiplatform desk. Rickett joins from Gannett, where he co-managed a production staff that worked with digital and print content for newspapers in Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. In addition, Rickett has also worked at The Denver Post, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, […]
Cimini departs the Californian for News-Press
Kate Cimini will be leaving The Salinas Californian to join The News-Press I-team, covering southwest Florida and all its happenings. Cimini has been with the Gannett/USA Today Network since 2018. Her stories have appeared in Gannett papers such as USA Today, The Arizona Republic and The Desert Sun, and in non-network partners such as The […]
