Nicole Carroll (born 1967) is an American journalist. She is the editor-in-chief of ''

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'' in the United States and President of Gannett's news division.

Early life

Carroll was born in 1967 in Longview, Texas. She grew up in Canyon, Texas. Carroll graduated from the Arizona State University

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in 1991, and she earned her master's degree from

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in 1996. In 2008, Carroll was inducted into the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication Alumni Hall of Fame.

Career

Carroll began her career by working for ''

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'' and the ''

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''. She worked for ''

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'' from 1999 to 2018, first as an editor, and as vice president of news and the editor from 2015 to 2018. At the Republic, Carroll led a project about the then-proposed expansion of the USA-Mexico border wall; the project won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting. Her Republic teams were twice named a Pulitzer finalist (2012, 2014) in Breaking News. Carroll was awarded the Benjamin C. Bradlee Editor of the Year award from the

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in 2017. In 2018, Carroll became a member of the Pulitzer Prize board. The 19-member Pulitzer Board comprises mainly leading journalists or news executives from media outlets across the U.S., as well as five academics or persons in the arts. Carroll succeeded Joanne Lipman as the editor-in-chief of ''USA Today'' in February 2018. Carroll is a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board, which presides over the judging process that results in Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists.

Yearbook controversy

Carroll was editor-in-chief of the 1989 Arizona State University yearbook. In the yearbook was a photograph of two people in black face dressed as celebrities at a Halloween party. Carroll was credited with page layout for the photographs. Carroll has apologized for her role in publishing the photo spread, describing herself shocked when learning of "my role in publishing a racist and harmful photo in my college yearbook."

Personal life

Carroll has three children with her husband, attorney Bradley Hartman.

References

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