Geanne Belton
Professor
Weissman School of Arts and Sciences
Department: Journalism & Writing Profess
Areas of expertise:
Email Address: geanne.belton@baruch.cuny.edu
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- Teaching
- Research and Creative Activity
- Grants
- Honors and Awards
- Service
Professor Geanne Belton (first name pronounced "Jean"), a Baruch College journalism professor and an attorney, directs Baruch College’s High School Journalism Program, including the annual NYC High School Journalism Conference and the Newsies Best in NYC High School Journalism Competition. She designed and teaches a new professional development certificate course for teachers to help high schools that don’t have student newspapers to launch newspapers, in collaboration with the Google News Initiative and Press Pass NYC. She teaches media law and ethics and news literacy to Baruch College undergraduates. Her journalism has appeared in the New York Times, the National Law Journal, Columbia Journalism Review, Investor's Business Daily, and many other newspapers, magazines and online publications under the byline Geanne Rosenberg. She was a faculty associate at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and served as vice chair of the board of directors of the Student Press Law Center. Professor Belton has a B.A. from Bryn Mawr College, an M.S. from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, and a J.D. from Columbia University’s School of Law where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Education
J.D., Law, Columbia University School of Law
M.S., Journalism, Columbia University School of Journalism
B.A., English, Bryn Mawr College
| Semester | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | JRN | 3220H | Honors Media Ethics and Law |
| Fall 2024 | JRN | 6001H | Honors - Journalism I |
| Fall 2024 | JRN | 6002H | Honors - Journalism II |
| Fall 2024 | JRN | 2500 | Indvdl & News In The Info Age |
| Fall 2024 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Spring 2024 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Spring 2024 | JRN | 6001H | Honors - Journalism I |
| Spring 2024 | JRN | 5051 | Media Internship II |
| Spring 2024 | JRN | 3220H | Honors Media Ethics and Law |
| Fall 2023 | JRN | 3220H | Honors Media Ethics and Law |
| Fall 2023 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Spring 2023 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Fall 2022 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Spring 2022 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Spring 2022 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Fall 2021 | JRN | 2500 | Indvdl & News In The Info Age |
| Fall 2021 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Fall 2021 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Spring 2021 | JRN | 2500 | Indvdl & News In The Info Age |
| Spring 2021 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Fall 2020 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Fall 2020 | JRN | 2500 | Indvdl & News In The Info Age |
| Spring 2020 | JRN | 5000 | Independent Study Journalism I |
| Spring 2020 | JRN | 2500 | Indvdl & News In The Info Age |
| Spring 2020 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Fall 2019 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Fall 2019 | JRN | 2500 | Indvdl & News In The Info Age |
| Spring 2019 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Fall 2018 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Fall 2018 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Spring 2018 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Fall 2017 | JRN | 2500 | Indvdl & News In The Info Age |
| Fall 2017 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Spring 2017 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Spring 2017 | JRN | 2500 | Indvdl & News In The Info Age |
| Fall 2016 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Fall 2016 | JRN | 2500 | Indvdl & News In The Info Age |
| Spring 2016 | JRN | 2500 | Indvdl & News In The Info Age |
| Fall 2015 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Fall 2015 | JRN | 2500 | Indvdl & News In The Info Age |
| Spring 2015 | JRN | 4750 | Investigative Reporting |
| Spring 2015 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Fall 2014 | JRN | 2500 | Indvdl & News In The Info Age |
| Spring 2014 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Fall 2013 | JRN | 2500 | Indvdl & News In The Info Age |
| Fall 2013 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Spring 2013 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Fall 2012 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Spring 2012 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Fall 2011 | JRN | 5000 | Independent Study Journalism I |
| Fall 2011 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Spring 2011 | JRN | 5000 | Independent Study Journalism I |
| Spring 2011 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Fall 2010 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Spring 2010 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Fall 2009 | JRN | 3220 | Media Ethics and Law |
| Summer 2009 | ENG | 5000 | Independent Study English I |
| Spring 2009 | ENG | 3220 | Media Ethics |
| Fall 2008 | ENG | 4750 | Investigative Reporting |
| Spring 2008 | ENG | 3220 | Media Ethics |
| Fall 2007 | ENG | 5050 | Media Internship |
| Fall 2007 | ENG | 5000 | Independent Study English I |
| Fall 2007 | ENG | 3220 | Media Ethics |
| Summer 2007 | ENG | 5000 | Independent Study English I |
| Spring 2007 | ENG | 5000 | Independent Study English I |
| Spring 2007 | ENG | 3220 | Media Ethics |
| Fall 2006 | ENG | 9599 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2006 | ENG | 5000 | Independent Study English I |
| Fall 2006 | ENG | 3050 | Journalistic Writing |
| Summer 2006 | ENG | 5000 | Independent Study English I |
| Spring 2006 | ENG | 2100 | Writing I |
| Spring 2006 | ENG | 3220 | Media Ethics |
| Fall 2005 | IDC | 4050H | Hon Feit Hum Sem I |
| Fall 2005 | ENG | 3220 | Media Ethics |
| Summer 2005 | ENG | 5000 | Independent Study English I |
| Spring 2005 | ENG | 5000 | Independent Study English I |
| Spring 2005 | ENG | 3220 | Media Ethics |
| Spring 2005 | ENG | 5000 | Independent Study English I |
| Spring 2005 | ENG | 9510 | Legal & Eth Iss in Bus Journal |
| Fall 2004 | ENG | 5000 | Independent Study English I |
| Fall 2004 | ENG | 5050 | Media Internship |
| Fall 2004 | ENG | 9559 | Invest Business Reporting |
| Spring 2004 | ENG | 3200 | Business and Financial Writing |
| Spring 2004 | ENG | 9560 | Topics in Business Journalism |
| Fall 2003 | ENG | 9510 | Legal & Eth Iss in Bus Journal |
| Fall 2003 | ENG | 3220 | Media Ethics |
| Spring 2002 | ENG | 9551 | Covering Wall Street |
| Spring 2002 | ENG | 3200 | Business and Financial Writing |
| Fall 2001 | ENG | 5050 | Media Internship |
| Fall 2001 | ENG | 3200 | Business and Financial Writing |
| Fall 2001 | ENG | 9560 | Topics in Business Journalism |
Journal Articles
Rosenberg, G. P. (2015). From Terrifying Turkeys to Flying Penguins: Empowering Students to be Better Informed. Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, Research Publication No. 2015-3. 3.
Belton, G. (2014). Needle in a Haystack: Digital Literacy in the Age of Infinite Information. Journal of Digital and Media Literacy,
Media Contributions
Belton, G. (2014). Truth Be Told: A Cross-Disciplinary Exploration of Finding Facts.
Presentations
Belton, G. (2018, November 9). Avoiding Big Mistakes. NYC High School Journalism Conference. Baruch College: Baruch College Department of Journalism, VC 7th Floor.
Belton, G. (2017, April 22). Journalism Law and Ethics. Hunter College High School Journalism Conference. Hunter College High School: Hunter College High School.
Belton, G. (2017, June 20). Toward a Digital Citizenship. Freedom of the Press: New Challenges in an Era of Distrust and Fake News. University of New Hampshire School of Law: New Hampshire Supreme Court Society.
Belton, G. (2017, November 3). Legal and Ethical Issues. Baruch College High School Journalism Conference. Baruch College: Baruch College.
Belton, G., Kirtley, J., & LoMonte, F. (2016, August 4). The Teaching Hospital Model and Limiting Legal Risk. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Minnesota
Belton, G. (2016, May 9). Screenagers Community Discussion Leader. Screenagers Documentary Event. Freeport, Maine: Freeport High School.
Belton, G. (2014, August 5). The Future of Education and the Journalism Educator's Role. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Montreal, Canada: McCormick Foundation and Harnisch Foundation.
Belton, G. (2014, September 14). Led plenary session and separate presentation and workshop on how to infuse news literacy in curricula nationwide.. Because News Matters: News Literacy Summit. Chicago: McCormick Foundation.
Belton, G. (2014, February 28). Moot Court Judge in Oxford International Media Law Competition. Price Media Law Moot Court Programme. NY, NY: Oxford University and Cardozo Law School.
Belton, G. (2013, October 31). Presented Carnegie Media Law Recommendations at Columbia University. Classrooms as Newsrooms. NY, NY: Columbia University.
Belton, G. (2012, February 17). Consider the Source: Information Quality in our Digital Age. Columbia University Honors Scholars Forum. NY, NY: Columbia University.
Belton, G. (2012, June 30). Carnegie Media Law Project Research. New News Labs: Exploring University News Start-Ups. Washington, D.C.: J-Lab.
Belton, G. (2012, August 31). Journalism Schools as News Providers: Legal Issues. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Chicago: McCormick Foundation and Harnisch Foundation.
Belton, G. (2012, November 29). . Knight Law and Media Conference at Yale Law School. : Yale Law School.
Belton, G. (2012, December 31). Stakeholder's Perspective. Hewlett Grantees Meeting at Harvard 2012. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University.
Belton, G. (2011, September 30). national task force discussing news and digital literacy education best practices.. Inaugural Best Minds Forum. Charlotte, N.C.: James L. Knight School of Communication.
Belton, G. (2011, March 29). Information Quality and Skill Development, Media Literacy and Education. Youth and Media Lab Meeting at the Berkman Center. Cambridge, Ma.: Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.
Belton, G. (2010, August 31). Journalism Schools As News Providers. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Denver, Colorado: Harnisch Foundation.
Belton, G. (1999, April 30). News Reporting and Writing. Young Writers Conference. Scarsdale, New York
Belton, G. (1998, April 30). News Reporting and Writing. Young Writers Conference. Scarsdale, New York
Belton, G. (1996, November 30). Back From Madness. Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival.. American Museum of Natural History
Belton, G. Haves and Have-Nots: Newspaper Prevalence Among New York City Public High Schools. 2022.
Other Scholarly Works
Belton, G., & Hochberger, R. (2016). Avoiding Plagiarism and Fabrication.
Belton, G. (2016). J-School Legal.
Ardia, D., & Rosenberg, G. (2011). Newsgathering Liability.
Belton, G. (2009). Citizen Journalist's Guide to Open Government.
Belton, G. (2009). http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/10/geanne-rosenberg-protections-for-journalists-shouldnt-just-apply-to-the-ones-collecting-paychecks/.
Ardia, D., & Belton, G. (2008). Online Media Law.
Belton, G. (2007). Top Ten Rules for Limiting Legal Risk.
Belton, G. (1999). Disclosing A Broker's Past Crime. 8.
Belton, G. (1999). All Alone By The Phone? Women Brokers Fight Harder Against Subtle Economic Discrimination.
Belton, G. (1999). The E- Tailing Phenomenon.
Belton, G. (1999). An Investor Who Shops For Spunk. (D2),
Belton, G. (1998). Going Public: Sucessful IPOs Required More Than Big Dreams. C 1.
Belton, G. (1998). When The Mind Is The Matter: Mental Disability Cases Pose Painful Workplace Issues. C1.
Belton, G. (1998). A Base For The Future: Media/Telecom Banking.
Belton, G. (1998). Regulators Join Forces: Federal Trade Commission And Department Of Justice Forge Antitrust Policy. C 2.
Belton, G. (1998). Closely Held Companies: Taking Steelcase Public. C 2.
Belton, G. (1997). An Idea Not Yet Born, But a Custody Fight: Man's Thoughts At Heart of Dispute. D 3.
Belton, G. (1997). Legal Uncertainty Clouds Status Of Contracts On Internet. D 3.
Belton, G. (1997). Trying to Resolve Jurisdictional Rules On The Internet. D 1.
Belton, G. (1997). Eureka! Your Invention Works: Now What?. 1.
Belton, G. (1997). Electronic Discovery Proves An Effective Legal Weapon. D 5.
Belton, G. (1995). Jury Duty In The Age Of The Simpson Trial. 1.
Research Currently in Progess
Belton, G.(n.d.). In Search of Truth. In Progress.
Researching a book for Oxford University Press, with some grant support from the Harnisch Foundation, on what everyone needs to know about online research, journalism, media law and social media publishing, including relating to information quality and legal and ethical concerns.
| Title | Funding Agency Sponsor | Start Date | End Date | Awarded Date | Total Funding | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baruch's High School Journalism Program | Institute of International Education | 06/01/2018 | 12/01/2018 | 05/18/2018 | 20000 | Completed |
| CUNY for the Collaborative News Literacy Projects | David and Katherine Moore Family Foundation | 05/15/2014 | 04/15/2015 | 25000 | Completed | |
| Community-Engaged Youth Digital Media and News Literacy Project | 05/01/2012 | 06/01/2013 | 60000 | Completed | ||
| Joseph E. Mohbat Writing Workshop | 08/01/2012 | 10/31/2012 | 1000 | Completed | ||
| 9th High School Conference | Dow Jones Foundation | 11/09/2012 | 11/09/2012 | 11/09/2012 | 750 | Completed |
| NYC High School Journalism | 03/10/2010 | 07/01/2011 | 35000 | Completed | ||
| Legal Education and Resource Project | Carnegie Corporation | 08/01/2010 | 07/31/2011 | 50000 | Completed | |
| NYC High School Journalism | Mccormick Tribune Foundation | 04/01/2010 | 12/31/2010 | 35000 | Completed | |
| NYC High School Journalism Collaborative | Mccormick Tribune Foundation | 09/01/2009 | 12/31/2010 | 50000 | Completed |
| Honor / Award | Organization Sponsor | Date Received | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Foundation Grant | Ford Foundation | 2018 | Received a grant from the Ford Foundation to continue running the NYC High School Journalism Program at Baruch. |
| Book Proposal Accepted | Oxford University Press | 2016 | Following external review, my book proposal was accepted by Oxford University Press. |
| Harnisch Foundation Grant | The Harnisch Foundation | 2016 | $25,000 grant awarded to support research and writing of a news literacy book. |
| Faculty Associate | Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University | 2016 | This Harvard University appointment is a wonderful honor and helps to inspire much of my research and publishing activities. |
| Faculty Associate: Berkman Center for Internet & Society | Harvard University's Berkman Center | 2015 | Appointed to a fifth term as a faculty associate at Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet & Society. |
| Moot Court Judge | Oxford University Comparative Media Law Programme | 2014 | Twice served as Moot Court Judge for this international media law competition that is a collaboration between the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and Oxford University Comparative Media Law. |
| Faculty Associate | Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet & Society | 2014 | Fourth consecutive one-year unpaid appointment to work in collaboration with the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. |
| Faculty Associate: Berkman Center for Internet & Society | Harvard University's Berkman Center | 2013 | |
| Faculty Associate: Berkman Center for Internet & Society | Harvard University's Berkman Center | 2012 | |
| Faculty Associate | Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet & Society | 2011 | Four term faculty associate at Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet & Society |
| Whiting Award | Baruch College | 2002 | Whiting Award for Excellence in Teaching |
| Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar | Columbia University School of Law | 1991 |
College
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty Student Discipline Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
| Center and Institute Review Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
| Weissman School Curriculum Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
| Weissman Curriculum Committee | Committee Member | 8/31/2022 | |
| Executive Committee | Committee Member | 8/1/2018 | |
| Weissman School Curriculum Committee | Committee Member | 5/31/2018 | |
| High School Journalism Collaborative | founder and executive director | 12/31/2017 | |
| Curriculum Committee | Committee Member | 5/30/2017 | |
| P&B Committee | Committee Member | 12/31/2011 |
University
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY-Wide Journalism Discipline Council | Committee Member | 1/1/2012 | Present |
| Governance Council | Committee Member | 9/1/2014 | Present |
| Online Learning Task Force, Newmark Graduate School of Journalism | Committee Member | 3/1/2020 | Present |
| CUNY-Wide Journalism Discipline Council | Task Force Chair | 10/1/2017 | 8/31/2018 |
| Conference for Counselors | Guest Speaker | 10/1/2016 | 11/4/2016 |
| CUNY-Wide News and Digital Literacy Committee | Chairperson | 1/1/2012 | 12/31/2015 |
| Scholarship Committee | Committee Member | 1/1/2012 | 12/31/2013 |
Professional
| Organization | Position Role | Organization State | Organization Country | Start Date | End Date | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associated Press | Interaction with Industry | New York | United States | 6/1/2010 | 8/31/2010 |
Public
| Organization | Position Role | Organization State | Organization Country | Start Date | End Date | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student Press Law Center | Board Member | Va. | United States | 1/1/2011 | 12/31/2016 | National |
| Student Press Law Center | Officer, Other Officer | District of Columbia | 1/1/2015 | 12/31/2016 | National | |
| National News Literacy Summit | Task Force Member | Illinois | United States | 1/1/2013 | 12/31/2014 | National |
| New York City High School News Literacy Summit | Director and Organizer | New York | United States | 1/1/2010 | 12/31/2012 | |
| The Society of American Business Editors and Writers | Member | 1/1/1999 | 12/31/2000 | |||
| Greenacres School Parent-Teacher Assoc. | Board Member | 1/1/1996 | 12/31/2000 | |||
| Bryn Mawr College | Admissions Representative | 1/1/1992 | 12/31/1998 | |||
| Regional Conference on Academic Support | Participant | 12/31/1996 | ||||
| Brian Mawr College | President, Alumnae Class | 1/1/1987 | 12/31/1992 | |||
| Admitted, New York State Bar | 1/1/1992 | 12/31/1992 | ||||
| Admitted, United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districs | 1/1/1992 | 12/31/1992 | ||||
| Legal Aid Society, Welfare Advocate | 1/1/1983 | 12/31/1984 |