USA Today seeks an election reporting fellow, North Carolina

The USA Today Network’s statehouse reporting fellowship program expands the coverage of the country’s largest news publisher at a critical time as we serve audiences with local, regional and national election journalism. The USA Today Network is seeking an enterprising, collaborative, and scoop-driven journalist to anchor its reporting on the North Carolina statehouse. This reporter […]
USA Today seeks an election reporting fellow, Montana

The USA Today Network’s statehouse reporting fellowship program expands the coverage of the country’s largest news publisher at a critical time as we serve audiences with local, regional and national election journalism. The USA Today Network is seeking an enterprising, collaborative, and scoop-driven journalist to anchor its reporting on the Montana statehouse. This reporter will […]
USA Today hires Rivera as editor, NOW desk

Joe Rivera has joined USA Today Sports as an editor on the NOW desk. Recently, he was a senior content producer at The Sporting News in New Jersey, where he started in September 2021. Previously, Rivera held the posts of content producer, MLB/combat sports editor and MLB reporter at Sporting News. Rivera has a B.A. […]
USA Today taps Villagran to serve as national reporter

Lauren Villagran will join USA Today as a national reporter to cover immigration and national news. Since May 2019, she has been a border reporter at El Paso Times, part of the USA Today Network. Villagran has also worked as a staff reporter at the nonprofit Searchlight New Mexico and was a border correspondent at […]
Courier-Post reporter Trethan departs South Jersey for USA Today

Phaedra Trethan will join USA Today on Oct. 16. Trethan has been working at the Courier-Post in South Jersey, part of the Gannett | USA Today Network since April 2007. During this time, she has served as an entertainment editor, writer, assistant new media editor, content editor and news reporter. Previously, she worked at The […]
USA Today consumer tech reporter Molina departs

Brett Molina, a consumer tech reporter at USA Today, has left. He wrote on X/Twitter: “Incredible run. Proud to have worked with so many wonderful people.” Molina worked at USA Today for more than two decades. During this time, he held the posts of online assistant news editor, online technology producer, digital editor and business […]
USA Today seeks a Washington & politics editor

USA Today is seeking an editor with excellent storytelling and communications skills to lead a team of reporters covering Washington and Politics. We are looking for someone who can inspire and lead with a goal of delivering impactful journalism and exclusives on some of the biggest stories of the day, from the Trump investigations to […]
Hall joins USA Today as staff writer

Meghan L. Hall, a reporter at Atlanta-based African-American community newspaper The Atlanta Voice, will join USA Today’s For The Win as a staff writer. Commenting on her new role, she said: “I’m finally aligning passion with purpose and transitioning to sports full-time.” Previously, Hall contributed to USA Today. She is the owner of “Hall About […]
Schermele joins USA Today as national breaking news reporter

USA Today has hired Zach Schermele as a national breaking news reporter. He wrote on X/Twitter: “I’ll be chasing the biggest stories of the day, doing some enterprise reporting & covering what’s trending in K-12/higher education. Can’t wait to compete for a paper I grew up reading!” Schermele interned at Politico New York, The Chronicle […]
USA Today seeks a senior breaking news reporter

USA TODAY is looking for a digital-first Senior Breaking News Reporter focused on finding and reporting on the top news of the day and turning around enterprise stories that advance the news and deliver singular journalism. Breaking News Reporters identify and report on timely stories of interest to our audiences using news judgment, as well […]