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| Greg Burton (journalist) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Greg Burton |
| Occupation | Journalist, Correspondent, Author |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Employer | Various |
| Birth place | New York City |
Greg Burton (journalist) is an American journalist and correspondent known for investigative reporting, international correspondence, and multimedia storytelling. He has reported on politics, conflict, and social issues for major outlets and has contributed to books and documentaries. Burton's work intersects with notable figures and institutions across journalism, policy, and culture.
Burton was born in New York City and raised near Boston. He attended Phillips Academy before studying at Yale University where he read history and literature, later pursuing graduate studies at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a midcareer fellowship at Harvard Kennedy School. During his education he interned at The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe, and contributed to campus publications alongside peers who later worked at The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Reuters, Bloomberg, and Associated Press.
Burton began his career as a metro reporter at The Boston Globe before joining national newsrooms including The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times. He served as a foreign correspondent based in London and Beirut, reporting from locations such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Ukraine. Burton worked for international broadcasters including BBC News, CNN, and Al Jazeera English, and appeared on panels at Columbia Journalism School, Oxford Union, and Council on Foreign Relations. He collaborated with documentary producers at BBC Panorama, Frontline (PBS), and Al Jazeera Investigations, and freelanced for magazines like Time (magazine), Newsweek, and Vanity Fair.
Burton's investigative series on corporate malfeasance involved reporting on companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, resulting in policy discussions at Securities and Exchange Commission hearings and coverage in The Wall Street Journal. His conflict reporting covered the Battle of Mosul, the Syrian Civil War, and the 2014 crisis in Ukraine (2014–present), including on-the-ground dispatches that referenced leaders such as Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Bashar al-Assad, and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He exposed human rights concerns related to detention facilities discussed in hearings at the United Nations Human Rights Council and reports cited by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. Burton's profiles of figures in technology and finance included interviews with executives from Google, Facebook, Goldman Sachs, and Tesla, Inc.; his cultural reporting engaged with artists and authors associated with HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Smithsonian Institution, and MoMA. He produced long-form pieces on electoral politics tied to investigations into campaigns involving Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and Bernie Sanders, and analyzed legislative debates in the United States Senate and House of Representatives. His multimedia projects integrated work with production companies at Netflix, HBO, and Amazon Studios.
Burton received awards and fellowships from institutions including the Pulitzer Prize-associated organizations, the Peabody Awards panels, the Overseas Press Club, and the International Press Institute. He was a recipient of grants from the Knight Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation (fellowship-supported programs), and the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship program at Columbia University. Professional recognition came from editorial boards at The New York Times Company, the Gannett Company, and The Washington Post Company. He was named in lists compiled by Columbia Journalism Review and honored at ceremonies hosted by International Center for Journalists and Reporters Without Borders.
Burton's reporting occasionally provoked criticism from political figures and advocacy groups including statements from spokespeople associated with White House administrations, members of Congress, and foreign ministries of Russia, Turkey, and Syria. His coverage of surveillance and intelligence matters drew pushback from former officials at the Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency and commentary from legal scholars at Harvard Law School and Yale Law School. Media critics at Media Matters for America and Columbia Journalism Review debated his sourcing and editorial choices; competitor outlets including Fox News and Breitbart News published rebuttals. University ethics panels at Oxford University and libel lawyers connected to News Corporation were engaged in disputes over certain publications.
Burton lives with family between New York City and London and has been affiliated with nonprofit boards including International Rescue Committee and Committee to Protect Journalists. He has lectured at Harvard University, Princeton University, Stanford University, and Georgetown University, and participates in mentorship programs at Society of Professional Journalists and National Press Club. Burton is a member of professional organizations such as Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the Foreign Press Association.