Karen DeWitt (born April 18, 1944) is an American journalist and communications executive. She worked for the New York Post, National Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, USA Today, and the Washington Examiner, and was a senior producer for ABC’s Nightline. In 2017 she joined the faculty at Morgan State University, the largest HCBU in Maryland, where she serves as Digital Newsroom Director at the School of Global Journalism and Communication.