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Associate Professor Karl Idsvoog

Karl Idsvoog

School of Media and Journalism
Associate Professor Emeritus
Contact Information
Email:
kidsvoog@kent.edu
Personal Website: http://www.whenjournalismfails.com/

Biography

Associate Professor Emeritus Karl Idsvoog retired in spring 2022. He spent a career as an investigative reporter/manager in broadcast and online news in Madison, Salt Lake City, Cincinnati, Washington, D.C. and New York. When APBNews.com in New York went bankrupt, he moved into media development, training and education.

He's done training and media development projects for the U.S. Department of State, the International Center for Journalists, Internews, IREX and Radio Free Asia. He's trained journalists in the Republic of Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Myanmar, Egypt, Botswana, Kenya, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tunisia, etc. He continues to do reporting projects for the Drake Group for Academic Integrity and investigative work for attorney Dave Marburger on free press and freedom of speech related cases.

Karl is a widower who has two fabulous kids (daughter and son) and two fabulous grandkids. 

Education

University of Wisconsin – Madison, B.A.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, M.A.
Nieman Fellow, Harvard University

Awards/Achievements

  • Columbia DuPont Award

News Stories

College Sports - Unwinding Madness Giving Full Scholarships to Athletes Who Can't Read, Ignoring Science: the Silence on Football Concussions, Gubernatorial Candidates and College Athletics, Women Fighting for the Right to Speak, Reforming College Athletics,
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