George Giokas, Stony Brook University
CCN Faculty Champion
Center for Community News
BIO
George Giokas has been an adjunct lecturer at Stony Brook University’s School of Communication and Journalism for 17 years. He has taught many of the school’s journalism programs including news literacy.
In the Spring of 2024, he was the recipient of the State University of New York Chancellor’s Excellence in Adjunct Teaching award. He is also co-chair of the Faculty Advisory Committee for SUNY’s Institute for Local News. In the Fall of 2023 Giokas created a course called “Working Newsroom” where students work on assignments from local newspapers and news outlets. More than 60 local stories were published in the Spring of 2024.
Giokas started his journalism career as a reporter in Westchester and then spent many years at Newsday as one of its top editors. Giokas is also one of the founders of HealthDay, the country’s largest syndicator of consumer health news. He served as the managing editor of its Custom Content division and also as the company’s board chairman.
Giokas is a graduate of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television’s screenwriting program, has been a columnist for Newsday and BusinessWeek Online and is the creator of the Pencil Press Gazette on Substack. He is also the author of the young adult novel Nickel Ice.
Bio
George Giokas has been an adjunct lecturer at Stony Brook University’s School of Communication and Journalism for 17 years. He has taught many of the school’s journalism programs including news literacy.
In the Spring of 2024, he was the recipient of the State University of New York Chancellor’s Excellence in Adjunct Teaching award. He is also co-chair of the Faculty Advisory Committee for SUNY’s Institute for Local News. In the Fall of 2023 Giokas created a course called “Working Newsroom” where students work on assignments from local newspapers and news outlets. More than 60 local stories were published in the Spring of 2024.
Giokas started his journalism career as a reporter in Westchester and then spent many years at Newsday as one of its top editors. Giokas is also one of the founders of HealthDay, the country’s largest syndicator of consumer health news. He served as the managing editor of its Custom Content division and also as the company’s board chairman.
Giokas is a graduate of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television’s screenwriting program, has been a columnist for Newsday and BusinessWeek Online and is the creator of the Pencil Press Gazette on Substack. He is also the author of the young adult novel Nickel Ice.