Dean Wright is president of Connell Wright Media, which offers expert guidance on editorial policy, strategy, messaging and ethics to news organizations, companies and nonprofit institutions worldwide. Before forming the company with journalist and educator Joan Connell, he was global editor for ethics and standards at Thomson Reuters for three years and also served as Reuters' editorial head of consumer media.He has four decades of experience in text, broadcast and digital media and was a pioneer in digital journalism, serving as one of the first producers at MSNBC.com, part of the groundbreaking digital/broadcast joint venture between NBC News and Microsoft Corporation. He later became editor-in-chief and vice president at MSNBC and led MSNBC.com to dominance in digital news, working with fellow executives of NBC News and Microsoft to create a news organization that combined the broadcast expertise of NBC and the technical engineering assets of Microsoft. During his time as EIC, the site received numerous awards. Since March 2014, he has been an adjunct professor of journalism at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, USA.Specialties: Ethics and standards audits, training, media messaging and strategy. Clients have included: --Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington, USA (MSN, Microsoft X-Box)--Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland, Oregon, USA--Tripod Advisors, Hong Kong--Dutch Press Fund, Rotterdam, Netherlands--DIEM Media, Hilversum, Netherlands--Pascal Decroos Fund for Investigative Journalism, Brussels, Belgium--Multop Financial Services, Bellingham, Washington, USA--People for Pete Kremen political campaign, Bellingham, Washington, USA--Christina Bove for Supervisor political campaign, West Seneca, New York, USA--Bill Russell Edmonds, author of "God Is Not Here" (Editor)--Roberta M. Sahr, author of "Anthem for Millie" (Editor)--CCTV+ video news agency, Beijing, China--Cascadia Daily News, Bellingham, Washington, USA--Donnell "Tank" Tanksley for Sheriff Campaign, Bellingham, Washington, USA