Rob Curley
{{Short description|American media executive}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2009}}
{{Distinguish|Rob Burley}}{{Infobox person
| name = Rob Curley
| image = Rob Curley.jpg
| caption = Curley in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|1|10}}
| birth_place = Osage County, Kansas, United States
| education = Emporia State University
| occupation = Executive Editor at The Spokesman-Review
| years_active = 1997–present
| spouse =
| website = robcurley.com
}}
Rob Curley (born January 10, 1971){{cite web|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/articles/details.asp?aID=10575& |title=SO WHAT DO YOU DO, ROB CURLEY, PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE EDITOR, GREENSPUN INTERACTIVE? |publisher=Mediabistro |date=July 1, 2009 |first=David |last=Hirschman |accessdate=December 2, 2014 }} is the former president and executive editor of Greenspun Interactive, the new-media division of the Las Vegas Sun and Greenspun Media Group. Curley has been distinguished for his work in hyperlocal convergence journalism.{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}} He left the Sun in May 2012 to pursue other interests. Since 2016 Curley has been the editor for the Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington.
''Naples Daily News''
Prior to joining the Las Vegas Sun in June 2008, Curley was the Vice President of Product Development for Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive for two years. Curley was brought on to the WPNI staff on October 2, 2006.{{cite web | last =Ducq | first =Alice | year =2006 | url =https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-adv/mediacenter/html/robcurley_090506.htm | title =Converged-Media Visionary Rob Curley Joins Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive | format =Press Release | publisher =Washingtonpost. Newsweek Interactive | accessdate =2007-04-27}}
Prior to moving to The Washington Post, Rob Curley was the Director of New Media/Convergence of the Naples Daily News between 2005 and 2006.
With his team of Eric Moritz (programmer), Levi Chronister (site manager), and Kori Rumore (designer), they redesigned the award-winning Bonitanews.com. Under Curley's leadership, the work of Ellyn Angelotti at Bonitanews.com picked up a NAA Digital Edge award for "Most Innovative Multimedia Storytelling" in February, 2006 for its high school sports coverage.{{cite web | year =2006 | url =http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2006/feb/20/daily_news_web_site_takes_home_award_newspaper_con/ | title =Nominated for three Digital Edge awards in the Newspaper Association of America contest, BonitaNews.com brings home the gold | format =Press Release | publisher =Naples Daily News | accessdate =2008-01-23}}
The Naples Daily News{{'}} main site, Naplesnews.com, was relaunched in January, 2006 with much of the same team, Eric Moritz (programmer), Levi Chronister (site manager), and Todd Soligo (designer). Under Curley's leadership, Naplesnews.com received an Editor & Publisher Eppy Award for "Best Internet News Service (fewer than one million unique visitors per month) in 2006".{{cite web | year =2006 | url =http://www.naplesnews.com/awards/ | title =naplesnews.com Awards and Honors | format =Press Release | publisher =Naples Daily News | accessdate =2008-01-23}}
''The Spokesman Review''
Curley joined The Spokesman Review in August 2016 and is the Executive Editor as of 2023.{{Cite web |date=April 8, 2020 |title=Rob Curley |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/author/rob-curley/ |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=www.seattletimes.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Salgueiro |first=Dani |date=September 8, 2022 |title=Building the 'Virtuous Circle,' Spokesman-Review raises $1M by bringing community together |url=https://www.reportforamerica.org/2022/09/08/building-the-virtuous-circle-spokesman-review-raises-1m-by-bringing-community-together/ |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=Report for America |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [http://robcurley.com/ RobCurley.com] – Personal website, resume, and blog.
- [http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail550.html Rob Curley audio Keynote] to the Integrated Media Association.
- [http://www.akronroundtable.org/speakers/speak_complete.php?action=show_speaker&speaker_id=400 Rob Curley video presentation of his work for Naples Daily News.]
- [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/newswar/interviews/curley.html Frontline Interview with Rob Curley].
- [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/26/business/yourmoney/26kansas.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5070&en=2168869e6675e8de&ex=1177819200 NY Times article on The World Company and Rob Curley's work there.]
- [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4597203 NPR Story on The World Company and Rob Curley's work there.]
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