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Nick Geidner

@ngeidner.bsky.social
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Professor of Journalism and Director of The Media Center and Land Grant Films at the University of Tennessee. Ohio State grad. Youngstown native.

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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Local news 👇
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Land Grant Films is proud to present a special, public screening of "The Library That Dolly Built" on Tuesday, September 1st at 6:30 at Kern’s Bakery outdoor stage. The event is free and open to the public.
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly’s legacy will be felt in a million ways across East Tennessee, the nation and the world. We are honored to have documented part of that legacy in “The Library That Dolly Built.” We hope you watch the film, learn about the Imagination Library and consider supporting the program.
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Did I see Astro Dobbs going in?!?!?
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casey morell @caseym.org · 24/01/2026
sigh.
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WBGU to end PBS affiliation due to federal funding cuts
The Ohio station will be the fourth public media organization to sever ties with PBS.
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
And you can watch my film, The Library That Dolly Built, about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library on Kanopy! www.kanopy.com/video/11521109
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Great to have WBIR, Knoxville’s NBC affiliate, cover the amazing journalism happening at The Daily Beacon, UT’s editorially independent student newspaper. m.youtube.com/watch?v=3U2z...
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Students at 'The Daily Beacon' have been closely following the firing of professor Tamar Shirinian
YouTube video by WBIR Channel 10
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
A job well done by Caden Dyer — who is also the editor-in-chief — and Olivia Lee.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Here is their report: www.utdailybeacon.com/campus_news/...
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Public records reveal behind-the-scenes details of Shirinian termination
UT System President Randy Boyd referred to the days after Tamar Shirinian’s controversial termination as “a firestorm” in records recently acquired by The Daily Beacon.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
To that end, in my newsletter — in the “closing my tabs” bonus section for paid subscribers — I shouted out some college student journalists tonight: www.lawdork.com/p/court-bloc...
• Student journalists at The Daily Beacon at University of Tennessee, Knoxville used public records to examine the university's quick actions to terminate an anthropology professor, Tamar Shirinian, following comments about Charlie Kirk's killing that
were lambasted by right-wing figures on social media.
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Shouts into the void: There is more than 50 years of political comm and poli sci research addressing this topic! But yes, let’s do this new kind of polling. Ugh.
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Rebecca Spang @rlspang.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Hi all. A little clarification: the Purdue student journalists did OFFER to do this but "Unfortunately and understandably, the IDS declined the offer, fearing expulsion of its student leaders and more firings of its professional staff." They printed and delivered a statement of solidarity instead
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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
That said, if you’re working multiple jobs simultaneously, have a side hustle, etc., I’d love to chat with you, especially if you’re an earlyish career worker. (Though this definitely doesn’t just impact young workers—it’s across the board.) DMs open, email rainesford.alexandra@gmail.com
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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Dropped a call out over on LinkedIn looking to talk to people about working multiple jobs and the response has been so overwhelming, we’d have to do a series to even come close to tackling it all. Which says a lot about cost of living, student loans, worries about layoffs, etc.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Will Chief Justice John Roberts and the Republican appointees end the notion of co-equal branches by raising the executive above all else in backing Trump’s unending desire for more power and fewer limits? That is the question of this term, and Law Dork will be covering all of it.
lawdork.com
It's already time for a new SCOTUS term. Or, the summer that wasn't.
A look back, a look ahead. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Not only is WUOT an amazing news source for East Tennessee, it is also a training ground for student journalists in the University of Tennessee’s College of Communication and Information. Give today! Every dollar helps!
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Derek Willis @dwillis.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
In addition to the programs being dropped, UNL will cut administrative staff in: * College of Business * College of Engineering * College of Fine and Performing Arts * College of Journalism and Mass Communications JOMC "fared poorly" on the metrics used. journalism.unl.edu/news/deans-u...
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
The conversation he had with IT and HR before he started reporting this story must have been wild.
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 29/08/2025
What a cursed sentence (gift link) “The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”
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Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Hey y’all! Henry is selling popcorn for Boy Scouts again! Over 70% of all money raised comes back to support scouts locally in East Tennessee! If you’re interested, you can buy online or just make a donation! trails-end.com/store/scout/...
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Support Henry G's Scouting adventures.
Please help Henry G reach their fundraising goal!
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Chirp Chirp!
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert tells studio audience CBS is canceling 'The Late Show,' to end in May 2026.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
One last thing on this for the moment: Scorched Earth Conan was incredible TV for a few weeks, and Scorched Earth Conan's enemy was fucking Jay Leno. Scorched Earth Colbert should be really good TV.
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Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
On July 5, as floodwaters were starting to recede, FEMA received 3,027 calls from disaster survivors and answered 3,018, or roughly 99.7 percent, the documents show. Contractors with four call center companies answered the vast majority of the calls.

That evening, however, Ms. Noem did not renew the contracts with the four companies and hundreds of contractors were fired, according to the documents and the person briefed on the matter.

The next day, July 6, FEMA received 2,363 calls and answered 846, or roughly 35.8 percent, according to the documents. And on Monday, July 7, the agency fielded 16,419 calls and answered 2,613, or around 15.9 percent, the documents sho
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Anita Wadhwani @anitawadhwani.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
$118M in Tennessee K-12 funding is held up in Trump federal funding review tennesseelookout.com/2025/07/09/1... @itsmelissabrown.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com @chalkbeat.org
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$118M in Tennessee K-12 funding is held up in Trump federal funding review • Tennessee Lookout
Memphis-Shelby County Schools district officials say 100 teacher and staff positions could be cut if the Trump administration withholds funds.
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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
The National Press Photographers Association says it has cashflow issues and is laying off staff. The NPPA is one of the most important organizations for a profession already under significant pressure. nppa.org/news/797
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An update from the NPPA Board of Directors, and emergency meeting planned for July 9.
All members are invited to attend the virtual meeting.
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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Student & early career journalists in Appalachia, send pitches! We're looking for different kinds of stories—politics, labor, education, cultural trends, life + identity, and more! Rates start at $100 for opinion, $200-$400 for reporting & can increase based on scope. Pitch guide and form below:
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A New Call for Pitches for a New Appalachian Era
We continue to tell the stories of our region, with an eye toward deeply-reported modern-day stories of Appalachia’s challenges and triumphs. And if you’re a writer or journalist in the region, we wan...
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Rebecca Spang @rlspang.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
So, here it is. Thanks to a new state law that was NEVER DEBATED, Indiana University has committed itself to abolishing majors in African-American/African Diaspora Studies: American Studies; Art History; French; Italian; Religious Studies etc. DOZENS of majors. www.ipm.org/news-section...
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Indiana public colleges cut almost 20% of degrees
Public Indiana colleges and universities have eliminated 19 percent of their degree programs to meet requirements added to the state’s budget, according to the Commission for Higher Education.
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Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
This is a real bummer. So many talented folks at Pineapple Street Studios www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/a...
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Prestige Podcast Company Pineapple Street Studios Shuts Down
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NPR @npr.org · 28/06/2025
Hurricane forecasters rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. That data will no longer be available as of Monday, June 30. By @rhersher.bsky.social
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Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data
Hurricane forecasters rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. That data will no longer be available as of Monday, June 30.
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
In Outlook Calendar, is there no way to copy and paste an event??
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
BREAKING: SCOTUS over liberals' dissent, blocks district court order requiring process before carrying out third country removals. SCOTUS's order allows Trump admin to carry out third country removals without the protections required—notice and opportunity to raise a challenge. No reason is given.
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 24A1153
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, ET AL. U.
D.V.D., ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[June 23, 2025]
The application for stay presented to JUSTICE JACKSON and by her referred to the Court is granted. The April 18, 2025, preliminary injunction of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, case No. 25-cv-10676, is stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, if such writ is timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of the Court.
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE KAGAN and
JUSTICE JACKSON join, dissenting.
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Fun fact: Each year, the selection committee for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library reads all 200 or so books they are considering for the collection out loud. www.kanopy.com/video/11521109
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Kanopy - Stream Classic Cinema, Indie Film and Top Documentaries
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Carrie @carebear620.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Hey journalism educator! I just got back from the @ire.org conference. It was fantastic and incredibly valuable for the @utknoxville.bsky.social students I took with me. I would definitely suggest finding ways to take your students.
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
At @ire.org conference and love this mentality: Make public records orders not requests. The data is ours; we are just placing an order.
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Some shots from walking around New Orleans this afternoon. #ire2025
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Where should I eat in downtown New Orleans? #ire2025
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
OK, folks. Law Dork is 127 paid subscribers away from my year three goal. Chipping in now would be an amazing way to (a) thank me for my work this year so far, (b) power me through SCOTUS month, and (c) help me to begin year four of Law Dork — which starts on June 21 — strong. Please consider it!
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Law Dork | Chris Geidner | Substack
The Supreme Court, law, politics, and more. Click to read Law Dork, by Chris Geidner, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
I am off to read and write. Will have my full report at Law Dork. www.lawdork.com
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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
If you know student or early-career journalists in the region, we're looking for pitches on politics, work, education, cultural trends and the arts, life + identity, and more! Rates start at $100 for opinion, $200-$400 for reporting & could increase based on scope. Pitch guide and form below:
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Hey y’all! What are the best “general good journalism” newsletters? I just want a collection of all the best journalism every week or maybe every day. #stillmissgooglereader
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Believe it when I see it. Just ordered new hearing aids for my 12-year-old and they went up in price a lot!
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Reading this 👇 Only 100 pages in, but highly recommend. What else should I read that touches on the intersection of journalism and mental health?
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Carla Hayden is awesome, and I will be forever grateful that she was part of my documentary, The Library That Dolly Built.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Trump signed an executive order today aimed at ending government funding for NPR and PBS. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Ending Taxpayer Subsidization Of Biased Media
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Minecraft movie?!?!? I thought this was the Minesweeper movie! I am pissed!
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Libraries are awesome and Rainesford is awesome for reporting on them!
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Nick Geidner @ngeidner.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Fun fact: The Library That Dolly Built - my documentary about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library - was funded, in part, by Humanities Tennessee, which receives much of its funding from the NEH.
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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Kudos to the student journalists at The Tufts Daily, who crashed a last-minute issue of the paper to cover the outrageous arrest and detention of Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk: issuu.com/tuftsdaily/d...
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The Tufts Daily - Thursday, March 27, 2025 by The Tufts Daily - Issuu
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