Feeds of ready-to-publish content including images, text and video available to media companies
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) and Reuters today announced an agreement to provide media brands and publishers with a unique offering that includes ready-to-publish local, regional, state, national and international multimedia news and content. The new offering will combine Reuters extensive national and international coverage with Gannett’s USA TODAY Network coverage of local news from more than 200 publications across the country. This enables media companies to focus their efforts on the stories that matter most to their communities, while relying on Reuters and the USA TODAY Network for relevant content including breaking news, entertainment, sports and lifestyle coverage.
This collaboration offers an innovative product that addresses the evolving needs of media brands leveraging USA TODAY Network’s extensive national reach and Reuters unparalleled national and international coverage. The collaboration delivers an unbiased and impartial news offering from Reuters, with USA TODAY and the USA TODAY Network’s extensive coverage on diverse topics from local communities, delivered in a single news feed.
“Gannett has been empowering local newsrooms across the USA TODAY Network with our trusted content and journalism for decades. This collaboration gives other local bureaus and media companies access to reliable news and information, proven to drive digital audience, with an array of content from national politics and local breaking news to best-in-class sports and entertainment coverage,” said Kristin Roberts, Gannett Media Chief Content Officer. “The USA TODAY Network I Reuters collaboration provides a compelling local and global offering. This bundle delivers a known market need, at a reasonable price that doesn’t require a costly membership. We aim to enable brands to allocate resources to cover the stories that matter most in their respective markets.”
“In today’s rapidly changing media landscape, local newsrooms are often faced with stretched resources. This synergy of two trusted brands provides a cost-effective solution that frees up valuable resources for local news outlets,” said Alphonse Hardel, Head of Reuters News Agency. “As we continue to invest in our U.S. news offering, including appointing Sally Buzbee as U.S. and Canada news editor, this collaboration with Gannett will ensure U.S. publishers have access to flexible, cost-effective solutions, allowing them to focus on what they do best – understanding their audiences and developing the stories that are most relevant and impactful.”
The USA TODAY Network I Reuters bundle offering will be available to media companies during the first quarter of 2025 via Reuters API and award-winning content platform Reuters Connect, ensuring content gets to customers’ newsrooms seamlessly. Interested newsrooms should contact Reuters News Agency here for more information.
