Michael Moran (journalist)

Michael E. Moran is an author and analyst of international affairs, as well as a digital media producer. Moran is also a commentator for Slate,^[1] an adjunct professor of writing who teaches journalism at Bard College, leads the Crisis Guides documentary series for the Council on Foreign Relations,^[2] and provides geostrategy analysis for clients of Nouriel Roubini.^[3]

Biography

Moran was born in Kearny, N.J. in May 1962.

Moran's career included stints at a variety of major media outlets: Senior correspondent, MSNBC.com (2003–05); senior producer, International News and Special Reports, MSNBC.com (1996–2003); U.S. affairs analyst, BBC World Service (1993–96); senior editor, Radio Free Europe (1990–93), former reporter for Associated Press, St. Petersburg Times, Sarasota Herald-Tribune (1985–88).

Moran also is an adjunct professor at Bard College’s Globalization and International Affairs program,^[4] and a past Hearst New Media Fellow at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Moran also served for a decade on the board of the Overseas Press Club., and judges its annual awards. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Newsweek, The Economist, The Spectator (UK), The Guardian, The New Leader, on National Public Radio and in many other outlets. He has lectured at dozens of universities and think tanks around the world.

From 2005 to June 2009, he served as executive editor of CFR.org, the website of the Council on Foreign Relations. Moran is also a foreign affairs columnist for Globalpost.com,^[5] and a member of the communications advisory board of Human Rights Watch. From 2009 to May 2011, he served as vice president, executive editor and senior geostrategy analyst at Roubini Global Economics,^[6] the macro/strategy consultancy founded by economist Nouriel Roubini.

His book, The Reckoning: Debt, Democracy and the Future of American Power, is published by Palgrave Macmillan.^[7]

Publications

In 2008, Moran led a team that earned a News & Documentary Emmy award^[8] for his role as executive producer of Crisis Guide: Darfur,^[9] an interactive multimedia feature on the humanitarian crisis in Sudan's Darfur region. He repeated the following year (2009), winning the Emmy in the "New Approaches to Business and Financial Coverage" category for Crisis Guide: The Global Economy.^[10] In April 2011, "Crisis Guide: Pakistan" received an Overseas Press Club award.^[11] Moran may be best known for a foreign policy column he wrote during his years at MSNBC.com, Brave New World. One column in particular, written in December, 1999, was entitled "Times's Up for the Taliban"^[12] and, citing the threat Osama bin Laden presented to major cities in the United States, advocated a U.S.-led coalition of like-minded states invade and capture the al-Qaida leader. He broke the 2004 story of inadequate armor on American Humvee patrol vehicles, a revelation which, combined with the quick, angry response of service parents, ultimately forcing the Pentagon to spend tens of millions to "back-armor" the vehicles.^[13][14]

References

1. ^ Palmer, Brian (2011-11-02). "Commentator on Slate". Slate.com. http://www.slate.com/content/slate/blogs/the_reckoning/jcr:content.html. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 
2. ^ http://www.cfr.org/publication/publication_list.html?groupby=4&type=interactive&filter=12
3. ^ http://www.economonitor.com/moran/
4. ^ "BGIA". Bard.edu. http://www.bard.edu/bgia/. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 
5. ^ "Michael Moran". GlobalPost. http://www.globalpost.com/bio/michael-moran. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 
6. ^ Das, Arnab. "Roubini Global Economics - Home". Roubini.com. http://www.roubini.com. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 
7. ^ Goyette, Charles. "Published by Palgrave-Macmillan". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Reckoning-Democracy-Future-American-Power/dp/023033993X. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 
8. ^ "The Emmy Awards - - 29th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards". Emmyonline.org. http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_29th_winners.html. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 
9. ^ "Crisis Guide: Darfur - Council on Foreign Relations". Cfr.org. http://www.cfr.org/publication/13129/. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 
10. ^ "CFR.org and MediaStorm win Emmy for Crisis Guide: The Global Economy". Mediastorm.org. 2009-12-09. http://mediastorm.org/blog/?p=1459. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 
11. ^ "CFR.org wins OPC award for Crisis Guide: Pakistan". Opcofamerica.org. http://opcofamerica.org/news/72nd-awards-dinner-evening-shared-emotions. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 
12. ^ Michael Moran. "Time's Up for the Taliban - Council on Foreign Relations". Cfr.org. http://www.cfr.org/publication/10302/. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 
13. ^ "Frantically, the Army tries to armor Humvees". MSNBC. 2004-04-15. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4731185/. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 
14. ^ "U.S. troops, parents confirm Humvee risks". MSNBC. 2004-04-16. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4758004/. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 

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