Where there’s one fabricated story, there are almost always more USA Today announced Thursday that it took down 23 stories in which a breaking news writer fabricated sources or other information. June 16, 2022 Kelly McBride
Gannett is scuttling daily editorial pages at its regional papers The 250-title chain will largely cut back opinion to a few days a week and refocus opinion on community dialogue. June 8, 2022 Rick Edmonds
Gannett has reorganized with a new emphasis on digital marketing services It’s one more indicator that the company is betting on what’s growing and digital as opposed to what is simply big. June 2, 2022 Rick Edmonds
Mea culpa: The print edition of USA Today is still very much alive I predicted in 2019 that USA Today’s print edition would fold in two years. That hasn’t happened. May 23, 2022 Rick Edmonds
Gannett gets revenue and paid digital subscriptions moving in the right direction The nation’s largest newspaper publisher now has 1.75 million digital subscribers across its 250-plus regional dailies and USA Today. May 5, 2022 Rick Edmonds
Gannett’s Wisconsin newspapers will move printing to Central Illinois The move will result in the shuttering of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s printing plant and the loss of 180 jobs. March 16, 2022 Rick Edmonds
Revenues are still declining, but Gannett insists it is meeting its digital goals The newspaper chain grew digital subscriptions to 1.6 million but the surge appears to be driven by deeply discounted introductory rates. February 24, 2022 Rick Edmonds
Former paperboys await justice after suing Gannett for allowing sexual abuse four decades ago The publishing giant faces lawsuits filed by 11 former paperboys, including nine who allege misconduct at the Democrat and Chronicle in Rochester, NY. December 7, 2021 Mariya Manzhos
At Gannett, digital subscriptions are up and debt is down America’s largest newspaper company grew digital subscriptions 46% from a year ago and reduced $91 million in debt. November 5, 2021 Rick Edmonds
Journalists report working hundreds of hours of unpaid overtime at Gannett papers The NewsGuild is investigating the issue and asking all Gannett employees to fill out a survey reporting unpaid work September 30, 2021 Angela Fu
Gannett’s UK subsidiary charged with publishing ‘anti-English hate’ The National, which supports Scottish independence, is part of Newsquest, a regional UK media company owned by Gannett that publishes many viewpoints. August 27, 2021 Rick Edmonds
Three more Gannett newsrooms in New Jersey are unionizing The announcement comes just months after three other Gannett newsrooms in the state organized their own union drive August 19, 2021 Angela Fu
Gannett launches a network-wide push to rework its crime coverage Fewer mugshots, additional context and moving beyond police narratives are just some of the changes its newsrooms are making August 12, 2021 Angela Fu
Gannett has sold 23 publications back to local owners It’s part of a larger trend of chains selling off local newsrooms July 27, 2021 Kristen Hare
Gannett digital producers working across five states announce union drive Gannett has said it will not voluntarily recognize the new union, Atlantic DOT Guild, which has received support from 80% of eligible members. June 1, 2021 Angela Fu
