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Bryan Monroe is the Editor of CNNPolitics.com, based in Washington D.C. He had been a Visiting Professor at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and the CEO of The Monroe Media Group, is the former vice president and editorial director of Ebony and Jet Magazines at Johnson Publishing Co and is a regular contributor to ongoing coverage for CNN. Formerly the assistant vice president/news of Knight Ridder and the president of the National Association of Black Journalists, Bryan, who shared part of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service for coverage of Hurricane Katrina, led the transformation of the legendary Ebony and Jet magazines from 2006 to 2009. He revitalized the publications as well as developed new platforms online and in digital media for JPC. He has worked on cover stories on Halle Berry, conducted the last major interview with Michael Jackson, led the historic coverage on presidential candidate Barack Obama and his wife Michelle during the 2008 election, spearheaded the charge in the magazine against the N-Word and language use in a national discussion about The Culture of Disrespect. Bryan also writes regularly about technology, health and other issues and serves on the Board of Advisors for www.rrripple.com, a Silicon Valley tech startup company, and Urban Access Media Group, a Chicago-based private digital television network.
MICHAEL JACKSON
1958 - 2009
On September 25, 2007, legendary artist Michael Jackson sat down with Bryan Monroe, who was then the editorial director of Ebony Magazine, for what was to be his last major interview. For nearly two hours that morning, he spoke of his joy, his creativity, his family and his life.
Bryan spent a good part of the past three years covering the candidacy and presidency of President Barack Obama. In November of 2008, Bryan conducted what was to be the first sit-down interview with Obama the week after he was elected to the office.
On the CNN set with Anderson Cooper and Soledad O’Brien during the live broadcast of the Michael Jackson memorial at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
8.30.2005 | The winds of Hurricane Katrina tossed semi-trailers as if they were Tinker Toys in Biloxi, MS.
Remembering the heroic work of journalists, citizens and rescuers in South Mississippi and Louisiana, Aug. 29, 2005
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CNN — Award-winning journalist Bryan Monroe has joined CNN as editor of CNNPolitics.com, it was announced today by Meredith Artley, vice president and managing editor of CNN.com. In this newly created role, Monroe will lead the editorial planning and content strategy for CNN's online and mobile political coverage from the network’s DC Bureau.
“Bryan is an outstanding addition to the talented CNNPolitics.com team, and also to CNN’s DC bureau, including Sam Feist, Edith Chapin and their teams," said Artley. “His experience and leadership will expand and deepen our political reporting across CNN.com, The Political Ticker and all of our mobile products...”
