Phil Morris

Opinion Editor

Opinion

Morris 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.

Morris 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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Latest from Phil Morris

Columnists

Morris: Learning to navigate and redefine a blizzard

Few things are more local than a consequential Minnesota snowfall. I guess it’s time for me to get a new set of snow tires.

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Columnists

Morris: Nikki Giovanni was a walking revolution

She leaves a legacy as the artistic and soulful predecessor of many contemporary creatives and intellectuals.

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Columnists

Morris: I beg your pardon

President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son placed his family over country

December 2, 2024

Columnists

Morris: Minnesota, to us, is the full sum of its parts

In our opinion coverage, we take seriously that notion of statewide breadth and depth, and you’ll see it in our continued evolution.

November 26, 2024