Journalism

  • One month ago my life was dozens of push, Twitter and Dataminr alerts, hundreds of emails & a lot of TVs. Here’s what I learned in my “news detox”

  • After 55 years at NBC News! Honored to have met this broadcasting legend as a kid and in college.

  • Who didn’t have a crazy year in 2020? I sure did. Finally, on this third day of 2021 I am pausing to reflect on this year because it will be one I want to remember the rest of my life. Highlights Moved home and moved in with my grandparents and my boyfriend Started a job…

  • After nearly five years at KELOLAND, this is my last week. It has been an incredible experience! I have had opportunities only someone could dream about when starting a career in television news. I produced newscasts, helped run our website and worked on the investigates team. Most recently, I had the chance to be our…

  • From July 20 The first political and major journalism experience I had, that I can recall, was asking Sen. John McCain a question at a press conference ahead of the 2008 election for Scholastic News. This moment has been forever seared into my memory. He was nice and answered my question like he would for…

  • #3 with #45

    Air Force One in Watertown, SD (Michael Geheren/The Volante) As we inaugurate #45, I’ve been looking back at the amazing opportunities I’ve had to cover now three Presidents of the United States and the impact President Barack Obama had on my interest in political journalism. Donald Trump (Sioux City, IA) President-Elect Donald Trump in Sioux City,…

  • My internship started with tweet at the WGN Back to School Kids Fair in 2014. I used to go the fair every year as a child, not for the free backpacks or to meet the mascots. I went to follow the producers and talent around. I was so fascinated about how live television worked. So,…

  • Bob Schieffer and Michael Geheren at the 2012 Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference at the Newseum in Washington D.C. (Dave Eggen/FREEDOM FORUM) This post was originally published in the Huffington Post. You can read the original post at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-geheren/thank-you-mr-schieffer_b_7464254.html I was washing my hands in the bathroom at the Newseum in Washington D.C.…