Award-winning journalist gets coveted ‘Taylor Swift’ reporter job
07 November 2023 |
3:05 pm
After much excitement and controversy, USA Today has hired its first-ever Taylor Swift reporter. The Gannett-owned publication announced Monday that Bryan West, an award-winning journalist, began working on the Swift beat from the chain's the Tennessean, based near Nashville.
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