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Penn State, Indiana and Missouri are the first schools to participate in a USA Today initiative meant to test how students respond to electronic versions of printed newspapers.
The final regular-season ballot of every voter in the USA Today college football coaches' poll will remain public.
The Wall Street Journal has surpassed USA Today as the top-selling daily newspaper in the United States.
USA Today expects to report the largest decline in circulation in its 27-year history, threatening its No. 1 position among U.S. dailies as the growth of online news and the slump in travel pummel the newspaper.
"America's Next Top Model" is letting women 5'7" and under compete this season, Plus: Season one of "Fringe" comes to DVD; crime meets cold in "Whiteout."
Defending national champion Florida tops the USA Today preseason football coaches' poll, receiving 53 of 59 first-place votes.
USA Today's new publisher said Wednesday he hopes to expand the newspaper's revenue from mobile phones and portable electronic reading devices, and pledged to fight The Wall Street Journal's bid for readers in hotels.
Beginning in 2010, ballots in the final regular-season USA Today coaches' college football poll will be confidential — one of a handful of changes on tap for the poll that helps decide who plays in the BCS national championship game.
The results of a three-month review of the USA Today coaches' poll are a secret.
Most every weekday morning, Daniel Gill starts out his day by checking out the breaking news stories on CNN.com or on the Los Angeles Times’ Web site. Since the 31-year-old Los Angeles resident owns a public relations company, Force Field PR, he also makes it a point to log onto entertainment-related sites like the Daily Swarm and Flavorpill.
The results of a three-month review of the USA Today coaches' college football poll will be presented next week during the annual spring meeting of the American Football Coaches Association's board of trustees.
Fresh off a Pulitzer Prize win for his newspaper, Detroit Free Press Publisher David Hunke was appointed Tuesday to head the nation's largest newspaper, USA Today.
USA Today, the nation's largest newspaper, filled two top executive positions Tuesday by naming David Hunke as publisher and John Hillkirk as editor.
Gannett Co.'s first-quarter profit plummeted 60 percent as the recession and Internet competition hammered the advertising revenue that buttresses its newspapers, including USA Today.
USA Today publisher Gannett Co. reported lower preliminary fourth-quarter earnings Friday, but even those profits will be wiped out once the company takes pretax write-downs of as much as $5.9 billion to reflect the declining value of its newspapers.
USA Today publisher Gannett Co. imposed one-week unpaid furloughs for most of its U.S. employees Wednesday, saying the move could help minimize the need for further layoffs amid a severe advertising downturn.
Ken Paulson, editor of USA Today and a veteran First Amendment advocate, is leaving the nation's top-selling newspaper in February to take the No. 2 position at an organization devoted to free speech.
A federal appeals court on Monday threw out a contempt order requiring fines of up to $5,000 a day against a former USA Today reporter who refused to identify sources for stories about the 2001 anthrax attacks.
The Chinese government, concerned about the possibility of demonstrations during the Beijing Olympics, created a list of nine U.S. athletes and one assistant coach it thought might cause problems, USA Today reported Thursday.
A former USA Today reporter held in contempt for refusing to identify sources for stories about the 2001 anthrax attacks is facing hefty legal fines despite the government's $5.8 million settlement with a former Army scientist once under scrutiny.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is calling his running mate, Joe Biden, "a leader who is ready to step in and be president."
Sure, she’s better known for her petty squabbles on “The Hills” and her constant quest for media attention, but Heidi Montag insists she’s interested in more than that. In an interview with , the reality TV star shared her spiritual side.
Hal Ritter, a founding editor of USA Today who helped launch the newspaper's Money section, has been named business editor of The Associated Press, responsible for global coverage of financial news.
The New York Times won three accolades for its Web sites and USA Today won two as the "EPpy Awards" were announced Thursday.
A former USA Today reporter facing fines for failing to reveal her sources for stories about the 2001 anthrax attacks said Saturday that news organizations need to go on the offensive in the fight to protect the First Amendment.
Wall Street Journal surpasses USA Today as No. 1NEW YORK (AP) - The Wall Street Journal has surpassed USA Today as the top-selling daily newspaper in the United States.
Clinton on Gore: "I Thought He Was in Neverland" The piece focused on a bizarre episode in which Russian President Boris Yeltsin during a visit to Washington in 1995 ended up in his underwear and drunk on Pennsylvania Avenue, trying to hail a cab.
Boehner Believed That Anti-Vietnam War Protesters Were Un-AmericanEarlier today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) published an op-ed in USA Today condemning the "ugly campaign" this August "to disrupt public meetings and prevent members of Congress and constituents from conducting a civil dial …
Florida Gators are preseason No. 1 in coaches' pollNo surprise here: The Florida Gators are No. 1 in the preseason USA Today coaches' poll.
There seem to be as many blogs on religion as there are religions, but Faith & Reason stands out. The work of USA Today's religion reporter, Cathy Lynn Grossman, Faith & Reason combines commentary, reflection, reader reactions and perhaps an idea factory for Grossman's coverage.
Major newspapers disappear Sessions' alleged history of racial insensitivityOn July 14, five major newspapers reported on Jeff Sessions' opening statement at the confirmation hearing of Judge Sonia Sotomayor without noting that, in 1986, Sessions' nomination as a U.S.
USA Today Launches Headline Aggregator NewsdeckUSA Today has launched Newsdeck, a site that aggregates the top news stories from the paper's site. Each topic of news has an individual widget on the site with links to news stories.
Hannity, Guilfoyle and Cupp Unanimously Distort USA Today Article To Accuse Obama Of Buying Votes With StimulusAs Think Progress and Steve Benen have posted, conservatives have been touting a USA Today article, which reported that places that voted for Barack Obama in 2008 have gotten more stimulus funds per capita than those that favored John McCain, and calling that "proof" that the …
Fox News Pushes Obama Stimulus Conspiracy Theory, Suggets Stimulus Is Compensating Voters For Supporting DemocratsFox News has hopped on the latest right wing conspiracy theory that congressional districts that supported Barack Obama are getting more federal stimulus money that those that supported McCain.
U.S.A. Today Parent Continues to Axe Itself-Shedding Another 1000-2000 JobsGannett Co., the largest U.S. newspaper publisher by daily circulation, will cut between 1,000 and 2,000 jobs out of its 41,500-person work force in response to continuing revenue declines, according to a person familiar with the company's thinking.
State Department official tells how much Fox paid himPresident Obama's special envoy to the Persian Gulf region, Dennis Ross, was paid $106,000 last year for appearing on Fox News TV programs, according to his amended disclosure, filed thanks to the persistence of USA TODAY reporter Ken Dilanian.
Myths and falsehoods surrounding the Sotomayor nominationSUMMARY: The media have advanced numerous myths and falsehoods about Sonia Sotomayor.
Fearmongering Anti-immigration Groups Disseminating Faulty Data to Claim "Illegal immigrants might get stimulus jobs, experts say"the Immigration Policy Center, the research arm of the American Immigration Law Foundation, shot back with a correction: those estimates are based on outdated and misleading data, the group claims.
U.S. News' absurd poll: Which female politician would run the best daycare center? (By the way, Sarah Palin's winning.)a poll on U.S. News and World Report's website asking readers who would run the best daycare center: First Lady Michelle Obama, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, or Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
David Sirota: Dorgan Publishes USA Today Op-Ed Demanding Passage of Buy America Law Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND), a senior member of the crucial Commerce Committee, has published a powerful op-ed in USA Today demanding passage of the Buy America laws that Barack Obama promised during his campaign. Here's an excerpt:
Colbert: New York Times drops to its knees in back alley for $20Delivering a blow to the New York Times for "abandoning its dignity" by allowing ad buyers to purchase a spot on page one, Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert declared Thursday that the Times was "dropping to its knees" in a "back alley" for $20.
Rick Warren and Barack Obama's inaugural address - Faith & ReasonMore news on President Elect Barack Obama 's pick of Rich Warren to give the inaugural invocation.
Britney Spears maximizes her pop appeal in 'Circus'By Steve Jones, USA TODAY Britney Spears confesses to her exhibitionism on the title track to her album Circus (* * * out of four, on sale Tuesday and now streaming on imeem).
Goucher Runs to USA TODAY Olympic Honor"I had a few things go wrong. I had some stomach issues and cramping issues. But as much as I was hurting the last five miles, it was awesome. So I'll be back."
Make A Difference Day -- October 25th? Make A Difference Day is the largest national day of helping others -- a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors. Everyone can participate. USA WEEKEND and Newman's Own salute Make A Difference Day volunteers by awarding $100,000 for charity.
The New, Cuddly, Cute White SupremacistsUSA Today has a bizarrely neutral article up about how white supremacists are toning down their image to better appeal to the masses.
Best-Seller Answers Biggest Questions Dr. David Jeremiah Answers What in the World is Going On?
Baha'i gardens named world heritage siteThe latest site in Israel to win designation from UNESCO as a World Heritage Site is Haifa's Baha'i Gardens, a place sacred to what may be the least-known religion in the conflict-torn Holy Land.
"Statistical Dead Heat?" Depends on Which Statistics You UseIf you have paid any attention to the news in the past month, you have had a hard time avoiding some journalist or pundit noting that the presidential race is currently a "statistical dead heat" or "essentially tied." The news media, of course, love to cover the horserace aspects …
Gallup/USA Today Poll: McCain +4 - Real Clear Politics - Elections 2008 - TIMEHere we go.
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