By: Joe Strupp Rick Rodriguez, former executive editor of The Sacramento Bee who left the paper late last year, is joining the faculty of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, according to a press release.
The release, first posted on the Poynter.org Romenesko site, stated that "Rodriguez, 53, will be the school?s Southwest Borderlands Initiative Professor and hold the faculty rank of professor of practice. He joins the faculty March 3."
?Rick Rodriguez is one of the leading editors of his generation, a national voice who has always championed great journalism and in-depth, investigative news reporting,? Cronkite Dean Christopher Callahan said in the release. ?He has been a teacher in the newsroom for more than 30 years, and now our students will benefit enormously from his passion, values and integrity.?
School officials added that, "Rodriguez will develop a new cross-disciplinary specialization at the Cronkite School in the coverage of issues relating to Latinos and the U.S.-Mexico border."
A veteran editor of the Bee, Rodriguez stepped down last fall with little explanation, replaced by Melanie Sill, formerly of the News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C.
?I am very impressed with the Cronkite School?s commitment to educating the next generation of journalists,? Rodriguez said in a statement. ?And I?m pleased that I will be joining such a distinguished faculty and being part of that great effort.?
Rodriguez continues to serve as a consultant to the vice president for news at The McClatchy Co., which owns the Bee.
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