The Influence of USA Today

Sep 14, 2007

USA Today American University | School of Communication

A panel of former and current USA Today editors discussed the influence of the newspaper on the industry. Topics included USA Today's design innovations and color, the importance of the sports section, important stories, and the role of the Internet and blogging. Illustrations were shown from the newspaper. Moderator Amy Eisman .. Read More
A panel of former and current USA Today editors discussed the influence of the newspaper on the industry. Topics included USA Today's design innovations and color, the importance of the sports section, important stories, and the role of the Internet and blogging. Illustrations were shown from the newspaper. Moderator Amy Eisman is the American University School of Communication Director of Writing Programs. This event was part of a celebration by USA Today of its 25th anniversary. It was launched as the first national newspaper on September 15, 1982

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:03:48 none JUST AS THE INDUSTRY WAS STARTING AN ONLINE NEWS WE WERE THERE. NOW THAT AMERICAN OBSERVER IS EDITED...
00:05:29 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, LARRY. SEPTEMBER 15TH, 25 YEARS AGO AS HE SAID, A STRANGE NEW NEWSPAPER ROLLED OUT ACROSS...
00:09:40 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, AMY. WE'RE ALL FROM USA TODAY SO WE'LL BE BRIEF. [LAUGHTER] I'M SURE WE'LL BE BRIEF. I...
00:17:41 Unidentified Speaker I'M NOT A YANKEES FAN. THE FIRST SLIDE, PLEASE. WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO WAS TO CREATE A NEWSPAPER, AS...
00:18:36 Unidentified Speaker WHAT JOURNALISM IS ABOUT I'M IN THE WRONG BUSINESS.
00:18:39 Unidentified Speaker I'M IN THE WRONG BUSINESS AND LATER TOLD NUSS A STAFF MEETING IT WAS GOOD NEWS THAT HE SAID THAT BECAUSE...
00:24:14 Unidentified Speaker SPORTS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE FOUNDATION OF USA TODAY. MY COLLEAGUES MIGHT DISAGREE WITH THAT. BUT IN...
00:27:41 Unidentified Speaker THIS IS ONE OF OUR ALL USA SPORTS TEAMS. WE LIST A TOP 25 AND THEN WE ALSO GIVE INCOMING OF THE JUNIORS...
00:31:56 Unidentified Speaker HEY, ROBERT, I'LL BUY THE
00:31:57 Unidentified Speaker ON THAT SECTION.
00:32:00 Unidentified Speaker I'LL TAKE IT!
00:32:01 Unidentified Speaker AGAIN, THIS IS JUST MORE OF OUR OLYMPIC COVERAGE AND HOW WE DO IT TODAY. AND NOW, KENSEY.
00:32:10 Unidentified Speaker I'M A LITTLE BIT THE ODD MAN OUT HERE. NOT JUST BECAUSE I'M NOT IN A SUIT AND TIE LIKE THE REST MIF...
00:37:32 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. YOU CAN TELL THE PASSION IS PART OF THE PROFESSIONAL CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE...
00:38:09 Unidentified Speaker SURVIVED AND SOME NUMBER DIED AND IN A BRIEF ON THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE PAPER WAS THE ASSASSINATION...
00:38:26 Unidentified Speaker WELL, WHAT, WHAT'S IN THAT TRADITIONAL JOURNALIST DONE THE DECISION WITH US. WITH SOME, I THINK, RIGHTFUL...
00:39:30 Unidentified Speaker AND ACTUALLY KINSEY, PUTTING TOGETHER A NEWS STORY IS FAR MORE COMPLICATED NOW BECAUSE OF THE WEB...
00:39:49 Unidentified Speaker ONE WAY THAT I TRIED TO DESCRIBE IT, INTERNALLY, TO FOLKS TO-- IT'S 'CAUSE WE'RE CONSTANTLY HAVING...
00:41:47 Unidentified Speaker THAT LEAVES MOW TO DAVID AND ROBERT BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE ALSO THINKING ABOUT TOMORROW'S PRINT PUBLICATION...
00:42:08 Unidentified Speaker WELL, IT'S BECOME MORE DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF THE 24-7 NEWS SITE WAS. I MEAN, NEWS IS BEING REPORTED...
00:43:42 Unidentified Speaker DAVID?
00:43:44 Unidentified Speaker YEAH, ROBERT IS EXACTLY RIGHT. INFORMATION IS VERY CHEAP NOW. EVERYBODY WHO KNOWS THE NEWS AS THEY'RE...
00:44:39 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS TO ASK YOU, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE STUDENTS TO COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE...
00:45:11 Unidentified Speaker I'M PROUD SO THAT I IN THE VERY EARLIEST-- EXCUSE ME.
00:45:24 Unidentified Speaker GOT ME CHOKED UP. SORRY.
00:45:26 Unidentified Speaker ONCE SAID TO ME AND THE SPORTS EDITOR HE'D GIVEN US AN UNLIMITED BUDGET AND WE'D EXCEEDED IT AND AS...
00:47:08 Unidentified Speaker INTERESTING THING WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PHOTOGRAPHS.
00:47:11 Unidentified Speaker THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT BOTH OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS, NEITHER OF THEM EVER RAN. [LAUGHTER]
00:47:16 Unidentified Speaker WHY IS THAT?
00:47:17 Unidentified Speaker IN THE HOCKEY PLAYERS, I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY. IN THE ONE WITH VANDERBILT, I THINK THE GUY WAS INJURED...
00:47:27 Unidentified Speaker KINSEY, YOU DON'T HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THINGS NEVER RUNNING, IT'S ALWAYS RUNNING AND ALWAYS PLENTY...
00:47:45 Unidentified Speaker ANYTHING TO DO WITH SEX. I WAS LOOKING OVER THE PAGE VIEW REPORT FROM YESTERDAY AND WE DID A FOLLOW...
00:49:31 Unidentified Speaker OKAY. THANK YOU. DAVID, I THINK WE WANT TO BE A LITTLE BIT REFLECTIVE RIGHT NOW FOR THE JOURNALISM...
00:50:12 Unidentified Speaker WHEN REPORTERS GO BAD. IT WAS THE MOST CUT WRENCHING EPISODE AT USA TODAY OF THE ENTIRE 25 YEARS,...
00:53:43 Unidentified Speaker THE OTHER QUICKLY THAT I THINK CAME OUT OF BOTH THE JACKELLY AND THE JASON BLARE AFFAIR. THEY WERE...
00:54:11 Unidentified Speaker AND I'M NOT REALLY UP ON EVERYTHING, BUT THIS IS' SOMETHING GOING ON WITH ABC NEWS WHERE THEY RELIED...
00:54:29 Unidentified Speaker WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS NOW 'CAUSE IT LOOKS LIKES PEOPLE ARE HEADING TO SOME 2:10...
00:54:41 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD JUST BE YOU CAN WAKING UP.
00:54:43 Unidentified Speaker YOU WOULD BE WAKING UP. THAT'S TRUE. LET'S CHANGE TO ANOTHER TOPIC. USA TODAY IS KNOWN BY THE STATE...
00:54:58 Unidentified Speaker BEST STATE FOR NEWS, THAT'S GOOD. IS.
00:55:03 Unidentified Speaker MONTANA.
00:55:04 Unidentified Speaker I DON'T KNOW. I THINK YOU'D PROBABLY HAVE TO SAY FLORIDA, TEXAS, CALIFORNIA. WHERE YOU HAVE GREAT,...
00:55:19 Unidentified Speaker WE TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM NEW YORK IN A WAY. IT'S SO EASY TO JUST DO NEW YORK AND L.A. AND FILL THE...
00:55:38 Unidentified Speaker LET ME ASK YOU GUYS THIS. WHAT IS USA TODAY GOING TO LOOK LIKE 25 YEARS FROM NOW?
00:55:43 Unidentified Speaker WE DON'T CARE! [LAUGHTER]
00:55:47 Unidentified Speaker SPEAK FOR YOURSELF. I'M NOT AS OLD AS YOU!
00:55:51 Unidentified Speaker ROBERT SAID HE'S NOT AS OLD AS I AM SO SPEAK FOR MYSELF!
00:55:55 Unidentified Speaker IS THERE GOING TO BE A PRINT PUBLICATION, KINSEY?
00:56:02 Unidentified Speaker YES, THERE WILL BE A NEWSPAPER ALWAYS.
00:56:06 Unidentified Speaker YOU CAN'T MAKE ME MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE THAT ARTHUR CELTICSER SAYS I DON'T CARE IF THE PAPER IS AROUND...
00:57:53 Unidentified Speaker BEFORE I GET TO MY LAST QUESTION, RICHARD I WANT TO ASK YOU, WHAT'S IT GOING TO LOOK LIKE?
00:57:58 Unidentified Speaker AGAIN, THAT'S PRETTY DIFFICULT TO SAY BECAUSE IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT WHAT THE TECHNOLOGY...
00:59:14 Unidentified Speaker AND WE DON'T LOOK ANY DIFFERENT NOW.
00:59:16 Unidentified Speaker YOU AND I DON'T ESPECIALLY. IN FACT, I THINK YOU LOOK YOUNGER. [LAUGHTER]
00:59:20 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, RICHARD. MY FINAL QUESTION IS ONE THAT I WOULD HOPE WOULD BE NEAR AND DEAR TO THE HEARTS...
00:59:33 Unidentified Speaker LET ME TAKE THAT FIRST, BUILDING ON WHAT KINSEY AND RICHARD JUST SAID, WHEREVER THE BUSINESS GOES,...
01:00:37 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD ADD TO THAT, I THINK THE JOURNALISM FUNDAMENTALS ARE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL AND ARE THE FIRST...
01:02:13 Unidentified Speaker I THINK THAT'S A WONDERFUL NOTE TO END ON. I WANT TO THANK THE PANEL FOR GIVING US SUCH WONDERFUL...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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