Nicole Carroll Named USA TODAY Editor in Chief
February 14 2018 - 12:02PM
Business Wire
USA TODAY, part of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), announced
today that Nicole Carroll will become editor in chief of USA TODAY
effective March 2018. Carroll joins USA TODAY after serving as vice
president of news and editor of the Arizona Republic (Republic) and
azcentral.com since 2015.
“Nicole embodies the values, journalistic excellence, integrity
and fierce competitive spirit USA TODAY needs to further its
position as a trusted national news leader,” said Maribel Perez
Wadsworth, president, USA TODAY NETWORK and associate publisher,
USA TODAY. “At the Arizona Republic, Nicole has proven to be a
dynamic community leader, committed champion of the First Amendment
and a tireless advocate for her readers. She has led award-winning,
groundbreaking work that pushed the boundaries of digital
storytelling and, importantly, delivered impact and changed lives.
We are proud of Nicole and look forward to seeing her energy and
passion make its imprint on USA TODAY.”
“I am honored to be named editor in chief of USA TODAY, a leader
in investigative reporting and innovative storytelling. It is
humbling to follow in the footsteps of some of the most respected
and talented journalists in the business,” said Nicole Carroll,
editor in chief, USA TODAY. “I am incredibly proud of the team at
the Arizona Republic and azcentral.com and am grateful for my time
there. I look forward to continuing the work we accomplished
together in holding the powerful accountable, informing and
empowering our communities, and innovating new approaches to
storytelling and investigative journalism.”
Carroll joined the Republic in 1999, where she has held jobs
ranging from city editor to planning editor to managing editor for
features. She was named executive editor of the Republic and
azcentral.com in 2008. That same year, Carroll was inducted into
the Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School of Journalism
and Mass Communication Alumni Hall of Fame. In 2015, she was named
vice president of news and editor and in 2016 she added regional
responsibilities, serving as southwest regional editor for the USA
TODAY NETWORK. Carroll received The National Press Foundation’s
prestigious 2017 Benjamin C. Bradlee “Editor of the Year” award
and, for the past six years, the Republic/azcentral.com has twice
been named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News.
Carroll led the extensive explanatory reporting project “The
Wall” for the USA TODAY NETWORK in 2017. This landmark multi-media
report examined in unprecedented detail the current presidential
administration’s signature campaign promise to build “a great wall”
on the U.S.-Mexico border. The project revealed the challenges and
unintended consequences. In addition, the project -- for the first
time ever –– allowed the public to explore the entire border
through immersive experiences that included virtual reality, bots,
aerial and 360-degree video, documentaries, photos, podcasts,
exclusive investigative reporting and more.
Other recent accomplishments led by Carroll include leading the
effort to fight two significant violations of journalists’ First
Amendment rights. The Republic fought both cases all the way to the
Arizona Court of Appeals -- and won. The Republic also launched
major projects revealing the reasons behind the record number of
abused and neglected children in state care; as well as how the
rising Arizona heat disproportionally kills low-income residents.
Forty state workers got their jobs back after Republic
investigative work revealed they had been wrongly fired. And a
two-year concerted investigative effort on the state's school
voucher system revealed it helps mostly the wealthy rather than the
poor, as lawmakers had promised.
Nicole has served as a juror for the Pulitzer Prizes three times
(local news, breaking news and public service). In 2018, she was
elected to the board of the American Society of News Editors. She
recently finished her third and final year as a judge for the
national Hearst Journalism Awards, which honor the best in
collegiate journalism. Carroll graduated from the Arizona
State University Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass
Communication in 1991. She earned her master’s degree from
Georgetown University in 1996. After graduation from ASU, she held
reporting and editing jobs at the El Paso Times, USA TODAY and the
East Valley (Mesa) Tribune. Carroll is married to Phoenix
attorney Bradley Hartman and they have 3 children.
About USA TODAY
Founded in 1982, USA TODAY reflects the pulse of the
nation, serving as host of the American conversation by delivering
high-quality, engaging content through unique visual storytelling
across all platforms. A media innovator, USA TODAY sites reach
nearly 92 million unique visitors each month across digital
platforms, with more than 24 million downloads of our award-winning
app. USA TODAY also remains the nation’s number one newspaper and
is owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI).
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