Former longtime Denver Post Editor-in-Chief Greg Moore will join the University of Colorado Boulder for the fall semester as a Hearst Visiting Professor of Professional Practice to teach a seminar at the College of Media, Communication and Information (CMCI).
鈥淕reg Moore is one of the most esteemed editors in American journalism and we are extremely honored that he has chosen to share his considerable talents with our students,鈥� said CMCI Founding Dean Lori Bergen. 鈥淕iven Greg鈥檚 encyclopedic knowledge of newspaper journalism, his leadership skills and his effervescent personality, he鈥檚 sure to become an instant favorite with our students.鈥�
Moore established a strong reputation for upholding a high standard in breaking news and public service journalism during his 14 years at The Denver Post and 16 years at The Boston Globe.
During his time at The Denver Post, the newsroom earned four Pulitzer Prizes, including one for breaking news coverage of the tragic Aurora Theater shooting. He also directed coverage for the historic 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver and oversaw many other high-profile stories.
A multi-part series examining deficiencies in Colorado's welfare system, titled 鈥淔ailed to Death,鈥� resulted in numerous reforms to improve the state's system. A series in 2012 on the growing problem of heroin in Denver was a harbinger of the explosion in heroin deaths across the nation that today has resulted in government spending to halt the epidemic.
鈥淚鈥檓 excited to be a part of Dean Bergen's vision for the new school. The future of journalism is bright and journalism is needed more than ever,鈥� Moore said. 鈥淩esisting the pressure to go for the easy story, continuing to do what's hard and doing it the right way is what I am going to be pushing in the classroom. I look forward to the challenge and reward of working with the next generation of journalists.鈥�
A veteran of breaking news, Moore helped direct coverage of The Boston Globe鈥檚 Sept. 11, 2001, terror attack and supervised coverage of Nelson Mandela's historic visit to Boston in 1990 shortly after his release from a South Africa prison.
Other notable work during his time at The Boston Globe include helping launch the investigation of pedophile priests in the Catholic Church that resulted in the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service and was later memorialized in the Oscar-winning movie,听Spotlight. Moore also supervised听coverage of the Charles Stuart murder case in 1989 that revealed the tender underbelly of race relations in Boston after a suburban white man falsely accused a black intruder of killing his pregnant wife. Months later the man committed suicide after his own brother revealed the husband plotted and carried out the murder.
鈥淚鈥檓 delighted to have someone of Greg Moore鈥檚 stature and experience join us,鈥� said Paul Voakes, chair of the journalism department. 鈥淛ournalists and educators alike are struggling to understand how journalism can emerge from its current turmoil, and no one has greater insights 鈥榝rom the inside鈥� than Greg Moore.鈥�
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Contact:
Malinda Miller听
CMCI Media Relations听
303-807-9247
millerm@colorado.edu
Elizabeth Lock
CU Boulder Media Relations
303-492-3117
elizabeth.lock@colorado.edu
The听Hearst听Professional-in-Residence program provides fellowships for professionals to visit CU-Boulder each semester and provide helpful lessons and advice to students and faculty. Its purpose is to introduce nationally known, accomplished professionals to our students to enrich their studies.
The program is funded by the William Randolph听Hearst听Foundation.