Gannett newspaper USA Today reports editor in chief, Terence Samuel, is leaving his post. Samuel was tapped to lead the newspaper about one year ago, on June 2, 2023. To be clear, the former NPR News vice president and executive editor was tasked with leading USA Today “through the next phase of growth and innovation.”
Significantly, Samuel had led the NPR newsroom since 2017. The radio network called Samuel an “affable figure who operates with confidence born of decades of Washington experience.” While at NPR, the former Philadelphia Inquirer national correspondent is best known for refusing to report on Hunter Biden’s laptop during the final weeks of the 2020 U.S. Presidential campaign.
Samuel succeeded Nicole Carroll at USA Today and Caren Bohan will serve as interim editor-in-chief now. Bohan is USA Today’s executive editor for politics. Now, the newspaper will now conduct a national search for its next top editor.
The departure of Samuel was “sudden”, according to The New York Times. However, the former USA Today editor couldn’t say more to the Times. Furthermore, the newspaper recently moved out of its Tysons, VA headquarters and newsroom.
