West joins Chalkbeat to cover schools
Samantha West will be joining Chalkbeat Tennessee to cover Shelby County Schools, the largest school district in Tennessee. Previously, she was a K-12 education/family reporter at Gannett’s USA Today Network. West has also worked as an education reporter, social media manager, and web editor at the Leader-Telegram. She also interned at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel […]
Lawrence to join USA Today as a columnist
Jill Lawrence will be joining USA Today as a columnist. Previously, Lawrence had worked at USA Today for over 14 years, from 1996 to 2011, as a national political correspondent. She was also managing editor, politics, and then served as a national correspondent and columnist at the National Journal. She has also contributed to The […]
Rouan to cover politics for USA Today
Rick Rouan has joined USA Today’s breaking news team covering politics. Previously, he held the post of fact checker. Rouan has also served as a transportation reporter, City Hall reporter and then as a politics reporter at Dispatch Media Group. He was also a web coordinator and has covered banks, insurance companies, capital markets, transit, […]
USA Today seeks econ development reporter in North Carolina
USA Today Network-Southeast is seeking an enterprise & data reporter to work in our growing Triad regional newsroom in North Carolina. This hybrid position is based in Asheboro, NC, and focuses on both daily economic development reporting and more broad data-related enterprise reporting. Asheboro has moved fully into digital newsroom operations and is seeking a […]
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 […]
James joins Washington Post as operations editor, Sports
The Washington Post has hired Jai-Leen James as an operations editor for Sports. She starts July 26. James joins from USA Today, where she was a lead producer and digital strategist for more than 30 Atlantic region news sites. Before that, she was a digital producer at Gannett’s Asbury Park Press. She has also reported […]
USA Today hires Fronczek as digital producer
Mel Fronczek will be joining USA Today as a digital producer. Currently, she is a digital intern, South region at the company. She was also a digital media resident at Dow Jones News Fund. She was also a reporter, Student Journalism Institute at The New York Times. She has also interned at WFIU Public Radio, […]
USA Today introduces paywall for premium journalism
The following excerpt announcement was sent out by USA Today: Each month, about 90 million unique visitors come to USA TODAY’s digital platforms for investigations that change laws and lives, smart sports analysis, expert science and health reporting, and entertainment and consumer news to help you make the most of your time and money. We’ve become part of your […]
USA Today taps Orsi in top editorial roles
The USA Today Network has appointed Jennifer Orsi as executive editor of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and Florida regional editor, overseeing 18 Gannett-owned daily newspapers in the state. Currently, Orsi is the director of marketing content and communications at Carillon Tower Advisers, an asset management company. Her new role begins Jul. 26. Orsi is a veteran […]
Perez joins USA Today’s investigations team
Maria Perez has joined the investigations team at USA Today. Previously, she was an investigative reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Before that, she was a reporter at Naples Daily News and El Nuevo Herald. She was also a project manager at SICI Dominus. She has also worked as an arts reporter at El Mundo.es. […]
