Gannett's flagship once hoped to beat The International Herald Tribune in grabbing well-heeled American travelers overseas, and the ad dollars that often follow. But that idea has died for good, tipsters say, now that USA Today is pulling the plug on its money-losing foreign editions. The European one dies Jan. 30. [Click for MORE]
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Friday, January 16, 2009
USA Today Shuttering International Edition Jan. 30
Gannett's flagship once hoped to beat The International Herald Tribune in grabbing well-heeled American travelers overseas, and the ad dollars that often follow. But that idea has died for good, tipsters say, now that USA Today is pulling the plug on its money-losing foreign editions. The European one dies Jan. 30. [Click for MORE]
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Gannett Blog: Everyone at Gannett
Put on One-Week Furlough
USA Today Content to Replace AP News
A memo just released by CEO Craig Dubow, confirming recent speculation that Gannett will require about 35,000 U.S. workers to take a week off without pay in this quarter. There's now an FAQ. Plus, newspaper division chief Bob Dickey has issued a memo, too. [Click for MORE]
In a fresh sign of its worsening finances, the nation's biggest newspaper publisher is quietly testing a new service that it expects will replace the Associated Press at its 84 U.S. newspapers, a memo obtained by Gannett Blog says. [Click for MORE]
USA Today won't give pay raises in 2009. That's from a memo Publisher Craig Moon reportedly just sent to the No. 1 circulation newspaper's employees, regarding Gannett's announcement that about 35,000 U.S. workers will be required to take a week off without pay during the current quarter. USAT's move is effective Feb. 1. "This includes me, your department head -- everyone,'' Moon says.
Gannett rolls out ContentOne as a prepackaged national news web page for all Gannett community newspapers. The first test page covers the Inauguration of Barack Obama. [Click for MORE]
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A memo just released by CEO Craig Dubow, confirming recent speculation that Gannett will require about 35,000 U.S. workers to take a week off without pay in this quarter. There's now an FAQ. Plus, newspaper division chief Bob Dickey has issued a memo, too. [Click for MORE]In a fresh sign of its worsening finances, the nation's biggest newspaper publisher is quietly testing a new service that it expects will replace the Associated Press at its 84 U.S. newspapers, a memo obtained by Gannett Blog says. [Click for MORE]
USA Today won't give pay raises in 2009. That's from a memo Publisher Craig Moon reportedly just sent to the No. 1 circulation newspaper's employees, regarding Gannett's announcement that about 35,000 U.S. workers will be required to take a week off without pay during the current quarter. USAT's move is effective Feb. 1. "This includes me, your department head -- everyone,'' Moon says.Saturday, December 13, 2008
USA Today Design Guru Retires
Richard Curtis announced he will retire this month as Managing Editor, Graphics & Photography at USA Today, which he helped found in 1982. He was also a founder of the Society for News Design (SND). Here he discusses how it all came together:
• Richard Curtis talks to Karl Gude about USA Today’s illustrations (Video)
• Richard Curtis talks to Karl Gude about USA Today’s infographics (Video)
• Richard Curtis interviewed for “On The Media” on color and identity (Audio)
• Richard Curtis talks to Mario Garcia about the evolution of color at USA Today (Interview)
• Charles Apple on the retirement news (Text + vintage photos)
• Richard Curtis talks to Karl Gude about USA Today’s illustrations (Video)
• Richard Curtis talks to Karl Gude about USA Today’s infographics (Video)
• Richard Curtis interviewed for “On The Media” on color and identity (Audio)
• Richard Curtis talks to Mario Garcia about the evolution of color at USA Today (Interview)
• Charles Apple on the retirement news (Text + vintage photos)
THEN vs NOW: Pages of early USA Today next to those of today.
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