USA Today reporter, editor jobs - NFL, NBA, MLB, college, etc.

Yikes. From down the road in Baton Rouge, good luck.

 

What's amazing about USA Today is how mediocre they have been for so long. They SHOULD have top talent. It's the biggest-circulation sports section in the country, right? (I seen Dave Nightingale (sp?) do some good work, but not many others stand out.)

 

DiMeglio is still there. One of the few full timers left covering golf.

 

Really? They don't let their writers write. They have some excellent reporters there. But they don't let them do their thing because of the format. Hoping that will change under the new regime but seriously, if you're a one of the elite why would you go to a place where there's so little chance to do real in depth stuff? Again, not a slam in any way of the people there, I just think they're shackled by the format. Let'em loose and see what happens.

 

Based on the people they're hiring, that is about to change.

 

I get the feeling for the paper's upcoming 30th anniversary they really want to blow things up... expanded sports section (or at least expanded sports presence), a new look, etc. What has anyone else heard?

 

They've hired some great people and aren't even close to being done.

 

Well, I KNOW that. lol

All kidding aside, I wonder what this paper is going to look like in September when it celebrates the 30th anniversary. Something tells me they're investing in both digital AND print with these hires.

 

Yeah, I hope they didn't hire this crew to write eight-inch gamers.

That was what always drove me crazy about USA Today. A good portion of the writers there were people who had been hired away from some of the top papers in the country. Probably a safe assumption that said writer was one of the best on staff.

Then, these great writers would be used the way you would use an intern. One writer who I used to work with went from writing amazing takeouts to writing 24 inches a week. It was a running joke whether they would write three 8-inch stories, or two 12-inch stories.

I think it's a safe bet that is changing, or at least for the new hires.

 

TBL just tweeted about Eric Prisbell (WP), David Meeks, and Simon Samano (NFL Network) being hired.

I knew about Prisbell. He's already relocated. I did not know about the other two.

More names are coming.

 

Since Tim listed it on the Orlando thread, Rachel George was hired for one of the investigative gigs at USA Today.