Gregory L. Moore
Gregory L. Moore (born 1954) is an American journalist who was editor of The
Career
A native of
Moore began his 40-year journalism career in 1976 at the
In 1986, Moore joined the
Upon his hiring by The Denver Post, that newspaper became the largest in the U.S. with an African-American editor.[4] In his first week on the job, Moore oversaw one of the biggest breaking news stories to occur in Colorado, an arsonist's wildfire that was later dubbed the Hayman Fire.[5] The conflagration took six weeks to extinguish, destroying 132 homes and 138,000 acres (560 km2) of a drought-ravaged forest. During Moore's tenure, The Denver Post won four Pulitzer Prizes, one for breaking news reporting, one for editorial cartooning, and two for feature photography.[1] Moore announced his retirement March 15, 2016, telling his staff that it was time for "new challenges."[6]
Moore is a founding member of the Cleveland chapter of the
Today, Moore is editor-in-chief of Deke Digital.
References
- ^ a b "Denver Post Editor Greg Moore Resigns". Denver Post. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Board of Trustees | Ohio Wesleyan University". www.owu.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- ^ "Greg Moore". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2016-06-26.[permanent dead link]
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- ^ "New Denver Editor's Baptism By Fire – Editor & Publisher". www.editorandpublisher.com. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- ^ Jason Salzman Former media critic at the Rocky Mountain News; Blogger, www bigmedia org (2016-04-01). "Exit interview: Greg Moore Leaves The Denver Post After 14 Years As Editor". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "NABJ Honors Denver Post Editor Gregory L. Moore with Lifetime Achievement Award - National Association of Black Journalists". www.nabj.org. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- ^ "Gregory Moore and Thomas Friedman elected co-chairs of Pulitzer Prize Board". www.pulitzer.org. May 10, 2012. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- ^ "Gregory L. Moore - National Press Foundation". Retrieved 2016-06-26.