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Maribel Perez Wadsworth, president of Gannett Media and publisher of USA TODAY, will be leaving the company at the end of the year. A statement from Gannett says the company “will leverage the depth and breadth of its talented executives to manage the Gannett Media organization during this transition.” Gannett CEO and Chairman Michael Reed said Gannett will be restructuring its media organization. In the interim, Newsquest President Henry Faure Walker will oversee the U.S. News operations. He will continue to run Newsquest, Gannett’s U.k.-based media business. Nicole Carroll, editor in chief of USA TODAY, will oversee national news. Amalie Nash, USA TODAY Network senior vice president of local news and audience development, will oversee local news.