Michigan State University
Assistant Professor - School of Journalism

Eric Freedman began his reporting career in 1976 at the Albany, NY, 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 and New Zealand.

An assistant professor of journalism at MSU since 1996, he's taught public affairs reporting, newswriting, media law, documentary research and specialized seminars and serves as one of the CNS bureau chiefs. This is Eric's second time heading the Australia: Its Media, Environment and Culture, and he has taught the Reporting in London program in the past.

Freedman majored in government at Cornell University and earned a law degree from New York University. He's done additional graduate study in history and natural resources.

His books include "What to Study: 101 Fields in a Flash" (with Edward Hoffman) (Kaplan/Simon & Schuster) 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.