Journalism career
His civilian career began with work as a tech journalist for the International Data Group—publisher of Computerworld—during the crash of the dot-com bubble. Chidi has written for CNN.com, Network World Fusion, the Rocky Mount Telegram, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Inc.(magazine), Decaturish, The Intercept, Rolling Stone, Atlanta Magazine, Slate and other publications. Chidi is currently a staff writer for The Guardian’s U.S. wing, covering politics and the issue of democracy. [2]
Reporting in Atlanta
A profile George Chidi wrote in October 2014 about a far-right political candidate in DeKalb County became a highly publicized First Amendment incident after the subject filed a temporary protective order, accusing him of stalking. [3] A judge quickly lifted the order.
George Chidi hosted a quarterly civic affairs news program—The Next Atlanta—on Fox 5 Atlanta from 2020 to 2023, which earned an Emmy nomination in 2022. [4] [5]
While covering the armed takeover of the site of the Rayshard Brooks shooting in south Atlanta, two weeks before the murder of Secoriea Turner, Chidi was assaulted by several members of the group. [6] [7]
George Chidi’s reporting for the Substack newsletter The Atlanta Objective, covering the causes and political implications of rising crime in Atlanta during the COVID-19 pandemic, earned the Society for Professional Journalists’s public service award in 2021 [8] and a Good Trouble honor from Atlanta’s Center for Civic Innovation [9]
2020 election interference investigation
George Chidi attracted national attention after witnessing and documenting a December 2020 gathering of Republican "fake electors" at the Georgia capitol. [10] [11] As a result, he was subpoenaed twice before grand juries investigating alleged election interference. [12]
State of Georgia vs. Jeffery Williams
In the months preceding the arrest of Jeffery “Young Thug” Williams on racketeering and gang charges, George Chidi wrote a series of stories describing a gang war between the YSL and YFN street gangs in Atlanta that Fulton County prosecutors had described in court filings. [13] Chidi’s explanations of the details of the case drew media attention from the hip-hop blogosphere, with two appearances on DJ Vlad’s YouTube channel. [14] With hip-hop reporter Christina Lee, Chidi launched the King Slime podcast covering what became the longest trial in Georgia history. The podcast was nominated for an Ambie award in 2024. [15]
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