Greg Campbell
Greg Campbell

Greg Campbell is an award-winning journalist and author who has written for such publications as The Economist, WSJ Magazine, The Christian Science Monitor, the San Francisco Chronicle, In These Times and Amnesty Magazine, among others. He is the author of two nonfiction books, The Road to Kosovo and Blood Diamonds. The latter served as inspiration for the Oscar-nominated 2006 film Blood Diamond starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Connelly.

Greg’s third nonfiction book, Flawless; Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History, will be published Feb. 2, 2010 by Union Square Press.

Greg has won more than two dozen journalism awards from the Inland Press Association, the Society of Professional Journalists, the Colorado Press Association, Colorado Associated Press Reporters and Editors, and the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies.

He lives in Fort Collins, Colo., with his wife and son.

More of Greg's writing can be found here. Click here for more information about Flawless.

dscriber Posts

DateTitle
01/25/2010 06:55:43James Mitchell dead at 89; Walmart clown commercial a big hit; Gary Coleman arrested for domestic violence
01/06/2010 06:03:51'Secrets of Aspen' miffs touchy Aspen residents
12/10/2009 14:47:14Lawyer: Alleged Tiger Woods mistress Holly Sampson will prove affair was before wedding
12/10/2009 13:15:22Holly Sampson video: Affair with Tiger Woods was before his wedding
12/10/2009 12:47:09Holly Sampson video: 'I f*cked Tiger Woods' ... but before he was married
12/09/2009 06:52:27TSA screening manual leaked online; sensitive document details airport security measures
12/04/2009 12:35:14Sun Maid Raisin girl's makeover in keeping with Hollywood narcissism
11/25/2009 09:30:51Cooking the perfect turkey, brine, Adam Sandler and everything else Thanksgiving
11/20/2009 07:11:58Charles Taylor's defense strategy inspired by Dr. Evil?
11/19/2009 06:08:46Credit card rate-freeze dies in the Senate
11/18/2009 18:53:54Eggo shortage causes panic, leaves pancakes as sadistic messy option
11/18/2009 09:55:36Eggo waffle shortage gives edge to pancakes, French toast
11/18/2009 09:00:29U.S. ship repels Somali pirates with long-range acoustic device and regular ol' guns
11/17/2009 08:14:54Even the paparazzi are going broke
11/16/2009 09:05:07NASA rover Spirit prepares for escape from Martian sand trap
11/16/2009 06:49:42Monday's moment of Zen: rookie Nugget Ty Lawson slams the LA Lakers
11/13/2009 07:00:462012: Movie blows up the world just in the nick of time
11/12/2009 06:10:18Balloon boy parents to plead guilty -- likely avoid jail
11/11/2009 06:07:18Sheriff off the hook in balloon boy case
11/10/2009 12:57:09Beyond 'Like:' A scam on Facebook preys on the desire to 'Dislike'
11/09/2009 05:00:00How the Senate will nix the public option -- with Joe Lieberman's help
11/06/2009 15:00:00Fort Hood shooting: the meaning of 'Allahu akbar'
11/04/2009 07:33:00How Obama helps you dress like a hipster-hobo for the weather
11/04/2009 05:00:00'Rocky Mountain High' in Colorado ski town: voters OK pot measure
11/03/2009 14:43:00Giant crack spreads in Africa, parts the Red Sea
10/27/2009 06:54:45In Boulder, a cat is named candidate's campaign manager
10/27/2009 04:49:52Should America forgive the Heene family for the balloon boy 'publicity stunt?'
10/26/2009 15:22:45Forgive alleged 'balloon boy' plotters? Like America is going to do that...
10/26/2009 12:10:24Mother: Can we feel sorry for the Heene family after 'balloon boy' indiscretion?
10/22/2009 14:20:22Colorado sheriff shares hilariously insane 'balloon boy' messages
10/07/2009 07:53:57Rocky Mountain Independent succumbs to reality
09/25/2009 10:43:39Birthing pains
09/15/2009 14:55:27Al Qaeda terror investigation circles from New York back into Colorado
09/11/2009 11:17:28The Army's video game and a Pulitzer winner's effort to stop it
09/11/2009 05:57:51Weighing the anchors -- Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric and Brian Williams
09/08/2009 14:40:58Which church shall be the nuttiest, most hating-ist?
08/31/2009 11:33:00Army profiled journalists to weed out 'negative' coverage
08/28/2009 00:00:00Newsflash: Quarterback to marry cheerleader
08/24/2009 11:00:00Hugo Chavez's uninspired revolutionary book club
08/22/2009 11:00:00Rule of thumb -- a professor unlocks mysteries of female orgasm
08/19/2009 05:00:00How George Washington restored civility to health care debate
08/13/2009 00:00:00Diamond déjà vu all over again
08/11/2009 05:00:00Forget the shrimp, throw Congress on the barbie
08/10/2009 05:00:00Hillary opens a can of whoop-ass
08/09/2009 11:00:00Sarah Palin restores dignity to Richard Nixon
08/07/2009 15:17:52Victoriamania sweeps Denver: American Idol's replacement for Abdul?
08/07/2009 14:00:00What's the smallest circle of spending in the massive U.S. federal budget?
08/06/2009 10:00:00Keep your clunker, save the Earth
08/06/2009 00:00:00Gannett's thuggery is recession-proof
07/16/2009 22:00:00The lies of Charles Taylor
07/16/2009 07:00:00Amazon sued over Kindle-cracking covers
07/02/2009 14:11:00Blood still spills over Africa’s diamonds
06/26/2009 10:00:00Fashion advice for dictators
06/18/2009 08:52:10Is Somalia the next Afghanistan?
06/18/2009 00:00:00Diamonds in the rough: Why the biz sparkles less these day
05/26/2009 07:24:13How to lose billions: Bail out the diamond industry
05/26/2009 07:17:55Why journalists are more alone in their work than ever before

Links to Outside Work

Selected articles

Sierra Leone: Digging in the Dumps, The Economist.

Sierra Leone: Perilous path to freedom, The Christian Science Monitor.

Nigeria: That giant roaring gas torch next door, The Christian Science Monitor.

Nigeria: The killing fields; Oil ravages the Niger Delta, In These Times.

Kosovo: Witnesses detail ethnic cleansing massacre, Longmont Daily Times-Call.

Colorado: Evidence mounts that convicted murderer is innocent — after nearly a decade in jail, Fort Collins Now.

Colorado: DNA leads to exoneration, points to another suspect in 20 year old murder, Fort Collins Now.

Find a full archive of Greg Campbell's articles here.

Contact

Greg Campbell
Fort Collins
CO
USA
www.byGregCampbell.com