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| Terence Samuel |
Terence Samuel, VP and executive editor at NPR News, is joining USA Today as editor-in-chief on July 10.
Samuel has been with NPR since 2017, most recently serving as managing editor, news. He was previously deputy national political editor at the Washington Post. He has also served as editorial programming director at AOL, and has been a correspondent and writer for US News & World Report, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Philadelphia Inquirer,and Roanoke Times.
Samuel will oversee the national publication, which says it serves 75 million readers monthly, and is charged with guiding its growth.
“With his reputation of leading award-winning newsrooms and fostering cultural change, Terry will be instrumental in the next phase of growth at USA TODAY,” said Gannett chief content officer Kristin Roberts.
Michael McCarter, who served as interim editor-in-chief of the paper, and was previously managing editor, opinion, standards, ethics & inclusion, has been promoted to VP of Opinion.
Trump Media & Technology Group today reported a $58.2M net loss on $4.1M in 2023 revenues, a disclosure that drove its stock price down 22.6 percent to $47.96.
Barry Pollack, an attorney at Wall Street’s Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler, has registered Julian Assange as a client with the Justice Dept. “out of an abundance of caution.”
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The majority of news articles are read within the first three days of publication, according to a recent report.
The Los Angeles Times gives pink slips to 115 people or 20 percent of its newsroom staff... TIME is also laying off about 30 employees, which is approximately 15 percent of its editorial staff... The Baltimore Banner, which was launched by Stewart Bainum in 2022 after he failed to buy the Baltimore Sun, added 500 subscribers per day in the three days following Sinclair Broadcast Group's deal to purchase the Sun.
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