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Carol Sutton (June 29, 1933-February 19, 1985) was an American journalist. In 1974 she became the first female managing editor
Managing editor

A managing editor is a senior member of a publication's management team. The title also applies to the evening televised News broadcasting on ABC, CNN, CBS, NBC and the FOX News Channel....
 of a major U.S. daily newspaper, The Courier-Journal
The Courier-Journal

The Courier-Journal, nicknamed the "C-J", is the main newspaper for the city of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. According to the 1999 Editor & Publisher International Yearbook, the paper is the 48th largest daily paper in the United States and the single largest in Kentucky....
 in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is Kentucky's largest city and county seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky. The city's estimated population as of 2006 is listed as 557,789, with a population of 1,233,733 in the Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area....
. She was cited as the example of female achievement in journalism when Time
Time (magazine)

Time is a weekly United States newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. A European edition is published from London....
 named American Women as the 1975 People of the Year
Person of the Year

Person of the Year is an annual issue of the United States newsmagazine Time that features and profiles a man, woman, couple, group, idea, place, or machine that "for better or for worse, ...has done the most to influence the events of the year."...
. During her tenure at the paper, it was awarded the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography
Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography

The Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography has been awarded since 1968 for a distinguished example of feature photography in black and white or color, which may consist of a photograph or photographs, a sequence or an album....
 for its coverage of school desegregation
Desegregation busing

Desegregation busing in the United States is the practice of attempting to integrate schools by assigning students to schools based primarily on race, rather than geographic proximity....
 in Louisville. She is also credited with significantly raising the number of minority reporters on staff.








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Carol Sutton (June 29, 1933-February 19, 1985) was an American journalist. In 1974 she became the first female managing editor
Managing editor

A managing editor is a senior member of a publication's management team. The title also applies to the evening televised News broadcasting on ABC, CNN, CBS, NBC and the FOX News Channel....
 of a major U.S. daily newspaper, The Courier-Journal
The Courier-Journal

The Courier-Journal, nicknamed the "C-J", is the main newspaper for the city of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. According to the 1999 Editor & Publisher International Yearbook, the paper is the 48th largest daily paper in the United States and the single largest in Kentucky....
 in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is Kentucky's largest city and county seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky. The city's estimated population as of 2006 is listed as 557,789, with a population of 1,233,733 in the Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area....
. She was cited as the example of female achievement in journalism when Time
Time (magazine)

Time is a weekly United States newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. A European edition is published from London....
 named American Women as the 1975 People of the Year
Person of the Year

Person of the Year is an annual issue of the United States newsmagazine Time that features and profiles a man, woman, couple, group, idea, place, or machine that "for better or for worse, ...has done the most to influence the events of the year."...
. During her tenure at the paper, it was awarded the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography
Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography

The Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography has been awarded since 1968 for a distinguished example of feature photography in black and white or color, which may consist of a photograph or photographs, a sequence or an album....
 for its coverage of school desegregation
Desegregation busing

Desegregation busing in the United States is the practice of attempting to integrate schools by assigning students to schools based primarily on race, rather than geographic proximity....
 in Louisville. She is also credited with significantly raising the number of minority reporters on staff.

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