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Post critic Johnny Oleksinski recently left to become the Taylor Swift reporter for the Tennessean newspaper, which is owned by USA Today parent Gannett. Here he describes his intense daily schedule on the high-pressure Swift beat.And you thought being a White House correspondent was hard.I’m the Tennessean’s new Taylor Swift reporter based in NYC. I exhaustively cover T-Swift’s every step — from the front door of her Tribeca penthouse to the black SUV waiting right outside it.It’s a super tough job.

Taylor Swift reporter” who in the company’s wildest dreams would “quench an undeniable thirst for all things” tied to the pop star — even as the company has laid off hundreds of journalists covering local communities in recent years.Gannett’s flagship newspaper, USA Today, and the Nashville-based Tennessean posted the job listing Tuesday where the most in-style candidate will be able to “capture the music and cultural impact of Taylor Swift.”“We are looking for an energetic writer, photographer and social media pro who can quench an undeniable thirst for all things Taylor Swift with a steady stream of content across multiple platforms,” the surreal listing states.“Seeing both the facts and the fury, the Taylor Swift reporter will identify why the pop star’s influence only expands, what her fanbase stands for in pop culture, and the effect she has across the music and business worlds.” Gannett cautioned that while the newspaper is looking for a journalist with a voice, it doesn’t want someone with a bias. And it wants someone who knows all too well how to “quickly cultivate a national audience through smart content designed to meet readers on their terms.”The job appears to involve international travel with Swift’s global “Eras” tour starting later this year.“We listen to our readers and they can’t get enough of Taylor Swift,” USA Today Senior Director of Innovation and Experimentation Bill Cannon tweeted.

the suit, filed in US District Court for the Southern District of New York. It notes that despite the $200 billion business that is today’s digital advertising market, news publications’ ad revenue has plunged nearly 70% since 2009, and as a result, newspaper employment has dropped by more than half and more than 20% of the nation’s newspapers have shuttered, including over 170 Gannett publications since 2019.“The result is less news where it is needed most,” the complaint states.

according to USA Today, a brand owned by Gannett, who also reported that the media conglomerate employed close to 14,000 U.S. employees at the end of 2021, with an additional 2,500 staffers based outside of the country. Besides USA Today, Gannett owns hundreds of local media brands in 46 states in the U.S.

The nation’s largest newspaper chain, Gannett, continued its cost cutting measures today, announcing a hiring freeze, a mandatory unpaid five-day leave for every employee this December, a six-month sabbatical, a suspension of 401K matches from the company, voluntary severance offer for those who want to retire or leave the company and an optional four-day workweek.

The News Guild of New York. At least 20 papers across the country have been affected so far, though there is not yet an official tally for how many employees have lost their jobs.

In a late-Friday move Gannett, the nation’s largest newspaper chain, executed layoffs at outlets across the country.

grew 110% from March to May compared to the previous year, according to subscription software company Zuora. Many major news publishers saw subscriptions and traffic spike throughout the year’s coverage around the U.S.

released internal diversity statistics Thursday and vowed to increase roles for reporting on race and justice, among other steps toward inclusivity-boosting.Maribel Perez Wadsworth, president of news at Gannett Media, wrote, “By the end of the year, we will have created 20 national and 40 local jobs focused on social justice, disparities and inclusion to augment our coverage of race at the intersection of every critical institution, including education, health care, criminal justice and the environment.”“Educating, informing and empowering our local communities is at the core of what our newsrooms do every day. To do this, we must better reflect who we serve,” Gannett CEO Mike Reed said in his own statement.

Also Read: Journalists Slam Gannett Over Coronavirus Furloughs: 'The Worst Time to Do This'Reed also released a statement: “The Board and I would like to thank Paul for his contributions during such an important period for our Company. Paul made a significant impact, helping to integrate the two companies, navigate through this current pandemic and lay the groundwork for our revenue transformation.

said on Monday. “We think the data is an important resource that our newsroom will continue to analyze and watch carefully, but the galleries alone serve little journalistic purpose.”The Times will still publish mugshots of those arrested for relevant crime stories, however.Also Read: Seattle Times, Tampa Bay Times, Axios, Poynter Receive Loans Through Paycheck Protection ProgramThe Sentinel also announced last Friday it would be discontinuing its mugshot database because “the galleries have little journalistic value and may have reinforced negative stereotypes.”Meanwhile, prior to its merger with GateHouse, Gannett had already taken down the mugshot galleries for its papers in 2018.