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Bryan Monroe (August 22, 1965 – January 13, 2021) was an American journalist, educator and entrepreneur. He was the editor of CNNPolitics.com, where he was responsible for the digital side of CNN’s political coverage. He was previously the vice president and editorial director of Ebony and Jet magazines, at Johnson Publishing Co., as well as a visiting professor at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.

Monroe also helped lead the team of journalists from Knight Ridder and the Biloxi Sun Herald (Mississippi), who won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for Public Service for coverage of Hurricane Katrina.

He was the 16th president of the National Association of Black Journalists. In April 2015, he was named Verizon Chair professor at Temple University's Klein School of Media and Communication.

Early years

Monroe was born in Munich, Germany, on August 22, 1965. His father, James W. Monroe, was a major general with the United States Army; his mother, Charlyne Monroe, worked as a teacher in Atlantic City. Monroe graduated from Clover Park High School in Lakewood, Washington. He went on to study communications at the University of Washington, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in 1987. He was the first African-American editor of the The Daily of the University of Washington.

Career

Monroe began his career as a photojournalist in the Pacific Northwest, first at United Press International, and then at the Seattle Times. He also interned at The Roanoke Times and World News. He became the graphics editor and director of photography at the Myrtle Beach Sun News, and later served as deputy project director for Knight Ridder's 25/43 Project.

Monroe was deputy managing editor at the San Jose Mercury News and was later named assistant vice president/news at Knight Ridder, where he was responsible for half of the group's 32 newsrooms, until it was sold in 2006 to McClatchy. While there, he helped lead the team of journalists who won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of Hurricane Katrina.

Monroe joined Johnson Publishing Company in 2006 as the vice president and editorial director of Ebony and Jet magazines. During his tenure there, he conducted the last major interview with Michael Jackson before his death. He also carried out the first interview with president-elect Barack Obama one week after he was elected president in November 2008.

Monroe was a Nieman fellow at Harvard University from 2002 to 2003. He was a visiting professor at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism from 2009 to 2010. There, he taught courses in journalism innovation, magazine editing and enterprise reporting. He joined CNN Digital as the editor of CNNPolitics.com, based in the CNN Washington, D.C. bureau, in January 2011.

Personal life

Monroe had two children, one of whom was a student at Temple University. At the time of his death, he was engaged to Abrielle Beaton Anderson, whom he met in 2017.

Monroe died of a heart attack on January 13, 2021, at his home in Bethesda, Maryland. He was 55.

References

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  8. ^ "Bryan Monroe's Biography". Chicago: The HistoryMakers. May 18, 2014. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  9. ^ Snyder, Susan; Russ, Valerie (January 14, 2021). "Temple University professor and media icon Bryan Monroe dies suddenly at 55". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  10. Monroe, Bryan (Spring 2016). Rucker, Paul (ed.). "Not Bad for a Kid from The Daily". Viewpoint. Seattle: University of Washington Alumni Association (published April 17, 2016). p. 3. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  11. "25/43 Project". Archived from the original on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
  12. "Bryan Monroe awards". Archived from the original on 2011-02-23.
  13. "Michael Jackson "Last Interview" With Bryan Monroe".
  14. Baker, Peter (December 2, 2008). "Obama Interview in Ebony Magazine". The New York Times.
  15. "Nieman class of 2003". Archived from the original on 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
  16. ^ Sanchez, Ray (January 13, 2021). "Bryan Monroe, longtime journalist and former CNNPolitics.com editor, dies at 55". CNN. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

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