Scott Brinton, Hofstra University
CCN Faculty Champion
Center for Community News
BIO
Scott Brinton, a Hofstra journalism professor since 2009, co-directs the university's Summer High School Journalism Institute, which recruits students from nearby communities of color to study journalism at the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, and he edits and advises the award-winning Long Island Advocate, the LHSC’s online multimedia publication showcasing the best student work from their classes and internships. Outside of Hofstra, he was executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers, one of New York’s largest community media groups. At the Herald, Brinton published more than 4,000 articles and completed 25 major investigations.
Brinton's work has also appeared in or on Newsday, The New York Times, WABC "Eyewitness News," CBS News, MSNBC, the Oprah Winfrey Network, Long Beach Magazine, The Riverdale Press, Jewish Star, Nickelodeon and Google’s Year in Search 2020, as well as a Google public service announcement, an AT&T national advertising campaign and the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
Additionally, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Bulgaria for two years, teaching at a high school and university, developing curricula and workshops, building an English language library, and writing an 18,000-word cultural guide, “Bulgaria: Land of Yogurt and Honey," for the corps.
Bio
Scott Brinton, a Hofstra journalism professor since 2009, co-directs the university's Summer High School Journalism Institute, which recruits students from nearby communities of color to study journalism at the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, and he edits and advises the award-winning Long Island Advocate, the LHSC’s online multimedia publication showcasing the best student work from their classes and internships. Outside of Hofstra, he was executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers, one of New York’s largest community media groups. At the Herald, Brinton published more than 4,000 articles and completed 25 major investigations.
Brinton's work has also appeared in or on Newsday, The New York Times, WABC "Eyewitness News," CBS News, MSNBC, the Oprah Winfrey Network, Long Beach Magazine, The Riverdale Press, Jewish Star, Nickelodeon and Google’s Year in Search 2020, as well as a Google public service announcement, an AT&T national advertising campaign and the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
Additionally, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Bulgaria for two years, teaching at a high school and university, developing curricula and workshops, building an English language library, and writing an 18,000-word cultural guide, “Bulgaria: Land of Yogurt and Honey," for the corps.