# USA Today The national daily newspaper founded by [[Gannett]] in 1982, pioneer of the short, colorful, graphics-heavy format and once the highest-circulation paper in the U.S. It anchors the USA Today Network, the digital-subscription backbone Gannett has leaned on while gutting its local papers. In 2026 the parent company renamed itself **USA TODAY CO.** and, in August, hired [[Palantir]] to analyze and monetize reader behavior across the chain — prompting a revolt by more than 800 unionized journalists. See [[Palantir-USA Today Audience Data Partnership]]. > [!note] Stub > Minimum-viable page created to support the [[Gannett Timeline]]. Expand with the founding, the format innovation, and the Network strategy.