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Spring 2009 CNS Staff
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Bureau Chief
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Eric Freedman began his reporting career in 1976 at the Albany, N.Y., Knickerbocker News, where he covered legal affairs, city hall and then state government. He was a Capitol reporter in Lansing for the Detroit News from 1984 until 1995. His articles have appeared in more than 125 newspapers, magazines and newsletters in the United States, Canada, Germany, Australia, Central Asia, Singapore and New Zealand.
Now an associate professor of journalism, he's been on the faculty fulltime at MSU since 1996, teaching public affairs reporting, newswriting, media law, documentary research and specialized seminars. He also serves as MSU's assistant dean of International Studies & Programs. His research interests include press coverage of statewide campaigns in the United States and press systems and journalism practices and education in the former Soviet republics of Central Asia.
Freedman majored in government at Cornell University and earned a law degree from New York University and a master's degree in resource development from MSU.
His books include African Americans in Congess: A Documentary History (Congressional Quarterly Press); "What to Study: 101 Fields in a Flash" (Kaplan/Simon & Schuster) ; John F. Kennedy in His Own Words (Citadel) and Great Lakes, Great National Forests: A Recreational Guide (Thunder Bay Press). His awards include a Pulitzer Prize in beat reporting and awards from the Educational Press Association, Associated Press, Outdoor Writers Association of America, New York State Bar Association and others.
Reach Eric at freedma5@msu.edu.
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Copy Chief
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Sheila Schimpf was a reporter for two newspapers, the Record (Hackensack N.J.) and the Lansing State Journal, and the Bureau of National Affairs, a national legal and financial news agency based in Washington D.C. At the State Journal, Sheila wrote a weekly feature column for twelve years and won several writing awards.
She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Detroit, where she was editor of the student newspaper, and a master’s in journalism from Michigan State University. She has been an adjunct instructor of journalism at MSU, teaching reporting and ethics classes.
She lives in East Lansing with her husband and three golden retrievers.
Reach Sheila at Schimpf@msu.edu.
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Technology Manager
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Dharamjit Rihal is the CNS technology manager for the Fall ’07 semester. He is currently in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences located within MSU and plans to graduate next year with a degree in Telecommunications with an emphasis in Digital Media Arts and Technology. He is currently a member of Spartasoft and plans to go into Game Design in the future.
Reach Dharamjit
at rihaldha@msu.edu.
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