USA Today

USA Today is a appearing in different editions daily. Long time it was the largest circulation newspaper, but was in the fall of 2009 by the Wall Street Journal on the second place with 1.8 million copies (as of 2010) displaced. USA Today is available in part as a free paper in the form of slimmer than the paid edition; corresponding stator with freely available copies are found in many hotels, airports, railway stations and public facilities.

History

The newspaper was founded on September 15, 1982 by Al Neuharth, the former CEO of Gannett and is now the flagship of the Gannett Group. The first editorial director worked from 1982 to 1991 John Seigenthaler senior. As the first newspaper ever used USA Today the possibilities of satellite transmission to print the newspaper at various locations of the United States can. 2001 moved to USA Today Washington D.C. by Tysons Corner, into a new 120,000 square meter headquarters.

In March 2004, the Journal has been the subject of a scandal to his longtime columnist and Pulitzer Prize nominee Jack Kelley. He was accused of having invented headlines free. As a result of the scandal sheet of the Kelley's articles as well as his alleged whereabouts (including in Cuba, Israel, and Jordan) to get it checked. Subsequently, Kelley resigned, but denied the allegations. The editor of the Journal, Craig Moon, printed a public apology on the front page of the newspaper.

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