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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox person Christopher Geidner is an American journalist and blogger. He is the former legal editor at the online news organization BuzzFeed News.[1] He is the publisher of the Law Dork newsletter.[2]Шаблон:When

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] He once interviewed President Obama.[1]

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

In April 2021, Geidner began writing columns at MSNBC.[11]

He was the Deputy Editor for Legal Affairs at Grid News at its launch in early 2022.[12]

See also

References

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External links

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