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USA Today Names Jamie Stockwell as Next Top Editor

NYT - Media · Katie Robertson · last updated

Ms. Stockwell, who recently left The Washington Post, is the third person named to the job in the past three years.

USA Today on Tuesday named Jamie Stockwell, a former editor at The Washington Post and The New York Times, as the next leader of its newsroom.

Ms. Stockwell, 49, will hold the title of vice president of news rather than the traditional editor in chief label, the company said.

USA Today is the flagship publication of USA Today Company, formerly known as Gannett, which is the largest newspaper publisher in the country. USA Today Company has more than 200 local newspapers across almost every state, including The Arizona Republic, The Detroit Free Press and The Indianapolis Star.

Ms. Stockwell said in an interview that USA Today represented the intersection of national and local journalism, with “extraordinary reach.”

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