Phil Morris
Opinion Editor
OpinionMorris became opinion editor and vice president in July 2024 after working as an editorial writer and columnist for newspapers in Cleveland and Dayton, Ohio. He has been recognized as a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist for columns he wrote while working at the Cleveland Plain Dealer. In 2020, Morris became a contributing writer to National Geographic, frequently penning essays about race, culture and law enforcement. He authored cover stories for the magazine on the COVID-19 pandemic and the removal of confederate iconography in the southern United States. He also penned commentaries on capital punishment as well as the worldwide social unrest following the murder of George Floyd. Morris completed a Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University of Michigan in 2012, researching the use of social media in social justice movements.
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Our Columnists
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Our Columnists
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Columnists
Introducing Strib Voices: Minnesota’s most dynamic conversation
We’re leaning into opinion journalism but updating it for our era.
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I can see already that there’s depth to this state
An introduction from the Star Tribune’s new opinion editor.
August 2, 2024