Name Chris Geidner | Role Journalist | |
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Awards GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Magazine Article Nominations GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Digital Journalism Article Profiles | ||
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Christopher Geidner is an American journalist and blogger. He is legal editor at the online news organization BuzzFeed.
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- Chris geidner sarah pettit lgbt journalist of the year
- Thomas roberts padma lakshmi carolyn brown chris geidner at the glaadawards
- Background
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Background
Geidner's first job in journalism was as a copy editor and editorial writer at the Warren Tribune-Chronicle in Warren, Ohio. 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. After passing the bar in Ohio, Geidner practiced law at Porter, Wright, Morris and Arthur and worked as Ohio's principal assistant attorney general.
In 2009, Geidner turned his focus to the blog Law Dork. His writing launched him into a position at Metro Weekly, as a senior political writer. While at MetroWeekly, 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). In 2012, Geidner was also named the Sarah Pettit LGBT Journalist of the Year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association. Geidner started covering national LGBT political and legal issues for BuzzFeed in 2012 as a senior political reporter.