USA Today launches new health section amid coronavirus outbreak
USA Today announced that it will be launching a daily section focused on COVID-19 news and information called “Nation’s Health.” The new section will be available in the newspaper’s print and e-edition along with appearing on digital platforms as well. The new health section will also be emailed to subscribers of Gannett’s local news publications. […]
USA Today biz/consumer tech team seeks a content coach
The USA Today Money & Consumer Tech team seeks a NOW Editor. This editor will assign, edit and sometimes write trending news across Money and Tech beats, and other work as assigned. The successful candidate should have audience development experience as they will be expected to take a prominent role in managing and elevating our […]
USA Today hires personal finance and markets reporter
USA Today has hired Jessica Menton to cover personal finance and the financial markets. Menton will be starting this week according to her tweet. Prior to joining USA Today, Menton was working at The Wall Street Journal as its markets reporter and senior platform editor. She also served as a news editor at WSJ. Menton […]
Is USA Today’s print edition going downhill?
The deal for GateHouse’s parent, New Media Investment Group, to acquire Gannett, which owns USA Today, will not close for at least another month, but, USA Today’s print edition may undergo a major restructuring that will include building up digital marketing while phasing out the print edition, reports Poynter. Maribel Perez Wadsworth, USA Today publisher, […]
Tate joins USA Today to cover travel
Curtis Tate has joined USA Today as their senior travel reporter. Tate will be bringing 16 years of journalistic experience to the company and will be overlooking various tasks including the content production. He will be based in Louisville, Kentucky. Previously, Tate has served as transportation reporter at North Jersey Media Group and as a […]
USA Today seeks an editor on Money and Consumer Tech desk
USA Today is looking for an experienced, competitive editor to join its Money and Consumer Tech news team as a NOW Editor. This editor will help assign and edit breaking and trending Money and Consumer Tech news and work closely with reporters, columnists and other contributors on longer-term and enterprise work. This is a fast-paced […]
USA Today stocks reporter Shell takes buyout
Adam Shell, the USA Today reporter who covers Wall Street, has accepted a buyout and is leaving the paper after 19 years. “In a two-decade run as a stock market reporter, ‘the market’ has been my friend, but also an enemy,” said Shell in his farewell column this week. He added, “I started on March 20, […]
USA Today lays off two from Money desk
USA Today has laid off two staffers from its Money desk, slightly more than a year after it laid off two other staffers from the same desk. Kris Kinkade, who had been at the paper since January 2011 and was most recently assistant Money editor, was one of the two who left earlier this week. […]
Forbes hires USA Today’s Mandaro to run SF bureau
USA Today tech and science editor Laura Mandaro has been hired by Forbes as assistant managing editor for technology and innovation, based in San Francisco, reports Sara Guaglione of Publisher’s Daily. Guaglione writes, “She will be responsible for hiring four additional writers to beef up Forbes’ coverage on tech and innovation. Mandaro will take on her new position October 29. “‘Every […]
USA Today hires Herron to cover personal finance, real estate
USA Today business editor Philana Patterson sent out the following announcement on Friday: I am happy to announce that Janna Herron will join USA TODAY’s Money team to cover personal finance, real estate and financial markets. For more than a decade, Janna has reported on and written about business, personal finance and real estate news and trends. […]
