Brown departs USA Today for the Washington Post
Matthew Brown has joined The Washington Post as a Georgia-based reporter for The Post’s Democracy team. In his new role, Brown will be covering voting, election security, misinformation, public trust and national politics. He begins March 28. Brown joins from USA Today, where he has worked as a fact-check reporter, and recently as a White […]
Difazio swaps Patriot Ledger for USA Today
Joseph Difazio will be joining USA Today to do video producing. Recently, he was a general assignment reporter covering public safety, crime and transportation at The Patriot Ledger. He has also worked freelance. Difazio was also a reporter at Newsweek/International Business Times. He was also a multimedia graduate fellow at WBUR in Boston. Difazio has […]
Orlando Sentinel hires Wyatt to cover development
The Orlando Sentinel has hired Dustin Wyatt on the growth team to cover development. He recently was a reporter at Lakeland Ledger. There, he covered topics related to Polk County government, including waste management, transportation, public policy, public safety, growth and development and more. He has also reported on education, local government and other topics […]
USA Today SEO editor Vogel departs
Katie Vogel, SEO editor at USA Today, has left. She was also a development strategist at Detour: Detroit’s free email newsletter. She was also head of operations at Robot Morning in Ohio. She has previously worked as an engagement editor and then as an audience engagement editor at The Enquirer in Ohio. She has also […]
Faguy departs E&E News for USA Today
USA Today has hired Ana Faguy on the fact-checking team. She joins from E&E News, where she was a reporting fellow. She has also reported for The Baltimore Sun Media Group and has interned at NBC News and the European Parliament. She was also an intern at Maryland Matters, a site covering local and state […]
Gluck joins the Tennessean as health care reporter
The Tennessean has tapped Frank Gluck as a health care reporter. He has recently been covering Florida’s health care industry and mental health issues for Gannett | USA Today Network. He has also covered the medical trends and the health care industry in Southwest Florida for The News-Press and its website. He was also a staff […]
Varn swaps the Tampa Bay Times for USA Today
USA Today has Kathryn Varn as a statewide enterprise reporter covering politics, real estate, education, the environment and more. She has recently been working as a criminal justice reporter at The Tampa Bay Times. Before that, she served as a city government reporter and then as a public safety reporter. She has also interned at […]
Tribune’s Huppke departs for USA Today
Chicago Tribune columnist Rex Huppke sent out the following excerpt note: Buckle up, friends, I have news. Tomorrow will be my last day at the Chicago Tribune, the wonderful newspaper I’ve called home for nearly 20 years. I’ll soon be starting a new job as a columnist at USA TODAY. I’m outlandishly excited about the […]
Northern Nevada Biz Weekly editor MacMillan steps down
Kevin MacMillan, editor of Northern Nevada Business Weekly, has left after a 14.5-year career with Swift Communications/Nevada News Group. He has joined the Reno Gazette Journal as a city editor. He previously served as a reporter/sports editor, managing editor and co-general manager at Sierra Sun and North Lake Tahoe Bonanza. MacMillan has a B.S. in […]
Farha moves to the Nation desk at USA Today
Fatima Farha, audience editor at USA Today, has switched over to the Nation desk in the role of audience development editor and strategist. Previously, she was a copy-editing Pulliam fellow at The Arizona Republic. She was also a journalism intern at VSolvit, a technology services company in Ventura, CA. She has also served as a […]
