Nicole Carroll

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

Career Carroll began her career by working for El Paso Times and the East Valley Tribune. She worked for The Arizona Republic from 1999 to 2018, first as an editor, and as vice president of news and the editor from 2015 to 2018. 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 National Press Foundation in 2017.

Carroll succeeded Joanne Lipman as the editor-in-chief of USA Today in February 2018.

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.