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Caren Bohan Departs as USA Today Editor-in-Chief With Michael McCarter as Interim

The move extends a run of short tenures in the top newsroom job at the recently rebranded USA Today Co.

Overview

  • USA Today confirmed Bohan is leaving after roughly a year leading the newsroom and issued a brief statement thanking her for her work.
  • Michael McCarter, the group's opinion editor who also oversees standards and ethics across the USA Today Network, is serving as interim editor-in-chief.
  • The company has not specified Bohan’s final day, though her author page was updated to reflect the change.
  • Bohan’s exit continues rapid turnover in the role, following Terence Samuel’s departure in July 2024 and Nicole Carroll’s in May 2023.
  • The transition follows the parent company’s recent rebrand from Gannett to USA Today Co. and years of workforce reductions cited by the NewsGuild.