Karl Idsvoog
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, M.A.
Nieman Fellow, Harvard University
Expertise
Executive Media Training
Developing Democracies
Usability Testing
Online Media
Mobile
Computer-assisted Reporting
Journalism
Public records
International Media
Particularly in the Caucasus
Multimedia Video
Free Speech
Awards/Achievements
- Columbia DuPont Award