Geneva Overholser

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Geneva Overholser is a Director for Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism in the University of Southern California with 29 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1989 Forum as an Editor for the Des Moines Register. The year with the most videos was 1997 with four videos as an Ombudsman for the Washington Post. Most appearances with Brian Lamb (2), Jack Nelson (2), Bill Kovach (2). Most common tags: Journalism, Newspapers, Ethics.

Appearances by Title:c. January 1, 2011 - Present Director, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California

Videos: 1 c. March 10, 2001 - Present Professor, School of Journalism, University of Missouri, Columbia

Videos: 11 c. January 1, 2007 - Present Chair, Press Freedom Committee, National Press Club

Videos: 0

Previously

Ombudsman, [Washington Post] c. November 10, 1995 - c. November 9, 1995 Videos: 10 Editor, [Des Moines Register] c. April 12, 1989 - c. November 10, 1995 Videos: 7

Recent Appearances

January 11, 2011
Future of Public Radio

Participants spoke about the 40-year history of National Public Radio (NPR). Among the topics they addressed were the beginni…
December 7, 2006
Issues in Journalism

A panel moderated by Norman Pearlstine talked about the future of the news industry. Among the topics they addressed were pub…
October 25, 2006
Sexual Orientation and Midterm Elections

Participants talked about gay and lesbian issues in the 2006 midterm elections and the potential impact of election results o…
December 9, 2005
Journalism, Sources and Secrecy

At a conference titled “National Security Archives: Celebrating 20 Years of Keeping Government Honest,” journalists participa…