How to Do Celebrity Journalism Good
Imagine that you are a journalist, tasked with crafting a true, powerful, and insightful piece of writing about a well known celebrity that can puncture their veil of false mystique. Here is how it’s done.
Don't Worry, We Can Still Make It About Men
On Tuesday, Hillary Clinton became the first woman nominated as a major party presidential candidate. It was a historical moment in the United States, and despite the controversies around this election, it cannot be underplayed. Unless you’re designing the front cover of a major newspaper on Wednesday.
Cormac McCarthy Isn't Dead, But an Old Prankster Tricked USA Today Into Reporting He was
This morning, esteemed bus terminal periodical USA Today reported stunning news: Author Cormac McCarthy had died suddenly at the age of 82. The news was posted to the paper’s Twitter account in a tweet that has since been deleted because Cormac McCarthy is not actually dead—he was only pronounced so by an Italian…
USA Today Breaks Story
Late Thursday afternoon, USA Today laid bare some uncomfortable truths about our nation’s youth: “Teens love Snapchat. Also Instagram.”
Here's the Internal Memo from Starbucks' Disastrous Race-Relations Push
Everybody hates Starbucks' absurdly stupid "Race Together" initiative, but the people who hate it the most are probably the baristas, who have been asked by their wealthy bosses to bear the responsibility of starting discussions about American racism... at Starbucks. A tipster sent us a photo of what she says is the…
"How you can profit from Ebola"
"How you can profit from Ebola." USA Today's Matt Krantz has the scoop:
UK Amateur Porn Star "DaniellaMILF" Is a USA Today Fave
The social media manager in charge of @USATodayCollege, from USA Today's college vertical, appears to have gotten his or her wires crossed with their personal account. A tipster pointed out to us that the account's most recent fav is a tweet by self-proclaimed "Big ass British MILF & adult web model" Daniella…
Print Is Deader
Gannett, the owner of USA Today, announced that it is spinning off its more than 80 newspapers into their own company, because, ah... hey, good luck to all you newspapers, we wish you the best!
Michael Wolff Files for Divorce Without Telling His Wife
USA Today media critic and Rupert Murdoch biographer Michael Wolff is legally married to Cold Spring lawyer Alison Anthoine, from whom he famously separated in 2009 to pursue a then-28-year-old Vanity Fair intern named Victoria Floethe (pictured above with Wolff). While it’s not clear what happened with Wolff and…
Family Finds Missing Son In a USA Today Photo
The family of a New York man who went missing on New Year's Day accidentally found him living on the streets in DC in a USA Today weather photo spread.
"No Oprah, America Isn't Racist," Declares White Christian Rock Guy
Recently, coddled celeb Oprah Winfrey said that this great nation (America) still contains racism. Oh, poo! One post-racial colorblind white male Christian rock producer and USA Today columnist has something to say about that.
You Simply Must See Carrot Top at the Luxor, Reports National Newspaper
"No Vegas experience would be complete without seeing the Entertainment Capital of the World's funniest resident headliner, Carrot Top," according to a news story on the home page of America's third-largest newspaper this morning.
Who Really Believes Syria Is Part of a Biblical End Times Prophecy?
USA Today, the newspaper of choice for angel-believers, today notes that "some"—a mythical group that is much discussed, but never quite pinned down—believe that the current situation in Syria could be a fulfillment of Apocalyptic Bible Predictions, Vol. One. Who are these wise, insane prophets?
USA Today publishes a Michael Wolff column about Tina Brown. Jurassic Park is real.
The New USA Today Will Somehow Be Even Less Newsier Than The Old USA Today
Good news for those of you who travel a lot and look forward to throwing away your hotel's complimentary USA Today every morning: USA Today is getting a massive redesign. How's it look? Well, I think we at Gawker know a thing or two about horrific redesigns, so let's evaluate!
Propaganda Contractor Admits to Running Smear Campaign Against USA Today Reporters (UPDATE)
Camille Chidiac, the minority owner of Leonie Industries, which we identified last month as the Pentagon information operations contractor that ran an operation against two critical journalists, has admitted playing a role in the subterfuge.
USA Today Warns You to Beware of the Kinky Sex Revolution
Hotel room doormat USA Today is the first source that Americans turn to to learn about angels. But what about devils? The devil on your shoulder—and by "shoulder," we mean "sexual organs." Will this Fifty Shades of Grey book your book club wants to read turn you into a dirty little sex fiend slut, that's right,…
Meet the Pentagon Contractor That Ran a Disinformation Campaign Against Two USA Today Reporters
Last night USA Today reported that two of its staffers, Tom Vanden Brook and Ray Locker, were the targets of a smear campaign, including fake Twitter accounts and web sites established in their names, launched by a Pentagon contractor specializing in "information operations." For some reason, the paper declined to…
Uncreative Hackers Waste Great Opportunity to Screw With USA Today
A hacking group took over USA Today's twitter account this weekend and did absolutely nothing fun with it at all. Why do hackers who gain the power to screw with hundreds of thousands of people have to be such humorless famewhores?
Hotels Are Stealing Your Right to Steal Tiny Shampoos
"Are tiny plastic toiletries on their way out?" asks AngelPulitzer-winning newspaper USA Today. I certainly hope that the answer is "no." Let's see... the answer is "yes." Drat.
