 George
Rorick
Visual Journalism
Faculty
grorick@poynter.org
Dedicated to expanding the
boundaries of print, broadcasting, and interactive visual journalism.
Focuses on content first and is a strong advocate for new ideas
and innovative design. Encourages better use of today's technology
to expand creativity and productivity. Believes in change and
cross training, and specializes in improving working relationships
and communications between newsrooms and visual journalists. Helped
pioneer the use of the Macintosh computer in newsrooms. Introduced
the team concept of assigning researchers, graphics editors, and
graphics reporters to work in conjunction with the newsroom.
Winner of numerous awards
for graphics and design; 1994 Knight Ridder entrepreneur of the
year award for the direction of the KRT Graphics service, launching
Faces in the News, the KRT European Graphics Service, and News
In Motion. Consultant to El Mundo, Spain; director, KRT
Graphics, KRT European Graphics, News In Motion, Washington, D.C.;
assistant managing editor-graphics, The Detroit News; graphics
director, St. Petersburg Times; part of the design and
graphics team for USA TODAY, where he designed the original
weather page; art director, The Denver Post and The
Lansing State Journal; artist, The Herald Palladium,
Benton Harbor, St Joseph, Mich.
Graduate of Westport Connecticut
School of Commercial Art, Design, and Illustration.
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