Chris Geidner

Christopher Geidner is an American journalist and blogger. He is the former legal editor at the online news organization BuzzFeed News[1] and, as of April 2019, is the Senior Advisor for Law & Policy at The Justice Collaborative.[2]

Background

Geidner's first job in journalism was as a copy editor and editorial writer at the Tribune-Chronicle in Warren, Ohio.[3] Later, he went to law school at the Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Ohio State Law Journal.[4] After passing the bar in Ohio, Geidner practiced law at Porter, Wright, Morris and Arthur and worked as Ohio's principal assistant attorney general.[5]

In 2009, Geidner turned his focus to the blog "Law Dork".[6] His writing launched him into a position at Metro Weekly, as a senior political writer.[7] While at Metro Weekly, he was awarded for his coverage of the repeal of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” (National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Excellence in Writing Award 2011) and the history of the Defense of Marriage Act (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Outstanding Magazine award).

Geidner started covering national LGBT political and legal issues for BuzzFeed in 2012 as a senior political reporter.[8] He was named the Sarah Pettit LGBT Journalist of the Year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association in 2012 and the Journalist of the Year in 2014.[9]

In 2019, Geidner left BuzzFeed News and announced he would be joining The Justice Collaborative to work on criminal justice issues.[10]

See also

References
  1. Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke (19 September 2013). Chris Geidner Is BuzzFeed’s New Legal Editor, The New York Observer
  2. Geidner, Chris. "Mandatory new business card post. If you work on, cover, or care about criminal justice issues, we're going to be talking a lot over the next two years. Be in touch! — in Washington, D.C." Facebook. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. Leadingham, Scott (February 18, 2016). "Ten with Chris Geidner". Quill Magazine. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. Spindelman, Marc (2004). "Forward" (PDF). Ohio State Law Journal. 65 (5): 1058. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-05.
  5. "UPDATE 1-PWC reaches settlement with Ohio in AIG case". Reuters. October 3, 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  6. Rockwell, Page (April 12, 2005). "Ohio's deathbed filibuster". Salon. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  7. Rothstein, Betsy (February 25, 2011). "MetroWeekly White House Reporter Gets Wish". MediaBistro. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  8. Gouttebroze, Max (10 July 2012). NLGJA AWARDS RECOGNIZE STEVEN W. THRASHER, CHRIS GEIDNER, ANDERSON COOPER AND MORE, GLAAD
  9. "Chris Geidner Wins NLGJA Journalist of the Year Award". The Advocate. August 25, 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  10. Geidner, Chris. "Some more personal news". Twitter. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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