Nick Geidner
@ngeidner.bsky.social
Professor of Journalism and Director of The Media Center and Land Grant Films at the University of Tennessee. Ohio State grad. Youngstown native.
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.
June 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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.
A little more street photography before I leave New Orleans tomorrow.
June 21, 2025 at 3:48 AM
A little more street photography before I leave New Orleans tomorrow.
A few shots from a walk tonight.
June 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
A few shots from a walk tonight.
Played around some more.
June 19, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Played around some more.
Reading this 👇 Only 100 pages in, but highly recommend. What else should I read that touches on the intersection of journalism and mental health?
May 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Reading this 👇 Only 100 pages in, but highly recommend. What else should I read that touches on the intersection of journalism and mental health?
Minecraft movie?!?!? I thought this was the Minesweeper movie! I am pissed!
April 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Minecraft movie?!?!? I thought this was the Minesweeper movie! I am pissed!
New newsletter is up! In case you didn’t know, I launched a newsletter earlier this semester. It has story tips and ideas targeted at the student journalists I work with at UT, but might be of interest to others. nickgeidner.substack.com/p/doe-loan-r...
March 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
New newsletter is up! In case you didn’t know, I launched a newsletter earlier this semester. It has story tips and ideas targeted at the student journalists I work with at UT, but might be of interest to others. nickgeidner.substack.com/p/doe-loan-r...
Been trying to do a newsletter this semester with story ideas, tips and other journalism things. It is targeted for students in The Media Center, but other people might find it interesting! Check it out! open.substack.com/pub/nickgeid...
February 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Been trying to do a newsletter this semester with story ideas, tips and other journalism things. It is targeted for students in The Media Center, but other people might find it interesting! Check it out! open.substack.com/pub/nickgeid...
Know who helped give the Panama Canal back to Panama? The late Senator Howard Baker. You can learn more in our film Baker for America” premiering on East Tenn PBS (and online) in February.
December 23, 2024 at 12:06 AM
Know who helped give the Panama Canal back to Panama? The late Senator Howard Baker. You can learn more in our film Baker for America” premiering on East Tenn PBS (and online) in February.
#nickfunfact: I was computer partners with Maurice Clarett in high school.
November 30, 2024 at 3:25 PM
#nickfunfact: I was computer partners with Maurice Clarett in high school.
Henry is doing some invasive plant clearing at Ijams this morning.
November 23, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Henry is doing some invasive plant clearing at Ijams this morning.
Another day of filming! These shoots are for a doc about the Pride of the Southland Marching Band and is led by Land Grant grad student Seth Reynolds.
November 21, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Another day of filming! These shoots are for a doc about the Pride of the Southland Marching Band and is led by Land Grant grad student Seth Reynolds.
Horses today! But they work with elephants, hippos and other big animals.
November 21, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Horses today! But they work with elephants, hippos and other big animals.
Had a great time helping students with shoots in Neyland Stadium and at UT Vet Large Animal Clinic!
November 21, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Had a great time helping students with shoots in Neyland Stadium and at UT Vet Large Animal Clinic!
Our latest film - premiering on East Tennessee PBS in January - is about another Tennessee legend, the late Senator Howard Baker. The film uses his life to discuss our current political environment.
November 16, 2024 at 2:11 AM
Our latest film - premiering on East Tennessee PBS in January - is about another Tennessee legend, the late Senator Howard Baker. The film uses his life to discuss our current political environment.
Reintroducing: I am a journalism professor @utknoxville.bsky.social, where I am the founding director of The Media Center and Land Grant Films. I am also a documentary director/producer and made “The Library That Dolly Built” about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
November 16, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Reintroducing: I am a journalism professor @utknoxville.bsky.social, where I am the founding director of The Media Center and Land Grant Films. I am also a documentary director/producer and made “The Library That Dolly Built” about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.