Weekly USA Today to oublish outside US

MCLEAN, Va. (AP) -- Gannett Co. said Monday it joined with Tribune Co. to publish and syndicate a weekly edition of USA Today outside the United States.

Gannett, which publishes USA Today, the highest-selling U.S. daily newspaper, will produce the eight-page broadsheet called USA Today Abroad. It will contain primarily feature stories from the previous week's daily version.

Tribune, which publishes the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, will syndicate the paper to publishers abroad, who will distribute it with their daily newspapers.

Gannett said the first issue will be delivered Thursday to publishers in Israel, Armenia, Mexico, Argentina and Ecuador.

Date Posted: 15 October 2007 Last Modified: 15 October 2007