Former USA Today EIC Carroll joins Arizona State University
Nicole Carroll has joined Arizona State University as executive director and professor of practice. In her new role, Carroll will lead a new startup to develop content strategies, product innovations and new business models to help local news operations thrive. Recently, she served as editor in chief of USA Today. Before that, she worked at […]
Mendoza moves to USA Today’s sports desk
Jordan Mendoza of USA Today has moved over to its sports desk taking on the role of trending and breaking news reporter. Mendoza joined USA Today in January 2021 as an intern. He has also held the posts of sports editor, senior editor and editor in chief at the Daily Titan, the student newspaper of […]
Kansas City Star hires Thompson to cover Royals baseball
Jaylon T. Thompson has joined The Kansas City Star to cover the Royals. Recently, he was a sports producer at USA Today. Previously, Thompson was a sports reporter at 247Sports and a social media correspondent at Fox Sports. He interned at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Houston Chronicle. Thompson graduated from the University of Georgia. […]
Des Moines Register reporter Smith departs
Kennington Lloyd Smith, Iowa Hawkeyes beat reporter at the Des Moines Register will leave. His tweet reads: “After two years at the Des Moines Register, the next week and a half will be my last. “My time in Iowa’s been dope, I have a lot of people to thank and memories to re-live and we’ll […]
USA Today editor in chief Carroll steps down
The following excerpt was sent out from USA Today: USA TODAY Editor-in-Chief Nicole Carroll will step down on May 1 after leading the news organization for more than five years. Carroll was named to the position in February 2018 after leading Pulitzer prize-winning coverage at The Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network. Carroll, who is also Gannett’s […]
The Messenger hires Morin to cover White House and politics
News startup The Messenger has hired Rebecca Morin to cover the White House and politics. Recently, Morin was at USA Today, where she has worked for four years. She joined as a politics reporter and recently held the post of White House reporter. She also worked as a web producer and breaking news reporter at […]
Dallas Morning News hires Fronczek as a graphics reporter
Mel Fronczek has joined the Dallas Morning News as a graphics reporter. Previously, she was a digital producer at USA Today, where she also interned. Fronczek also received training and mentoring via the ProPublica/OpenNews/Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting Data Institute, New York Times Student Journalism Institute and the Dow Jones News Fund. She […]
Crowe joins WaPo as climate data reporter
The Washington Post has hired Kevin Crowe as a data reporter embedded with the Climate team. Recently, Crowe was an investigative data reporter at USA Today, where he covered extreme weather, natural disasters, evictions and ambulance diversions. He also worked as a data reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Crowe has been […]
USA Today’s Ryu departs for Condé Nast
Jenna Ryu, a wellness reporter at USA Today, has left to join Condé Nast’s Self Magazine as a lifestyle writer to cover beauty, wellness, relationships and more. Ryu joined USA Today as an intern and then worked as a life and wellness editorial fellow. She was a blog writer and senior blog editor at The […]
May joins Axios as entertainment editor
Ashley May has joined Axios as an editor working with entertainment and real estate. Previously, she was at USA Today, where she worked for more than six years. There, May held the posts of Universal Now editor, interim education editor, News Now editor, Now News reporter and Nation Now multiplatform producer. She was a multiplatform […]
