Steve Wieberg Leaving USA Today; Three Editorial Hires Reported

Sportswriter Steve Wieberg is leaving USA Today after "nearly 30 years" with the newspaper, and this is his last week. Wieberg has taken a job "teaching high-school English and journalism near his home" in Lawson, Mo. The move comes "amid a major restructuring of USA Today’s sports staff." Last month, 15 writers and editors there lost their jobs, but Wieberg "was not a part of those layoffs" (CHRONICLE.com, 7/11).

Meanwhile, The Big Lead’s Jason McIntyre on his Twitter feed reports USA Today has hired the Washington Post’s Michael Katz, the Portland Oregonian’s Jeff Martin and the San Diego Union-Tribune’s Brent Schrotenboer (TWITTER.com, 7/11).