Pioneering journalist and digital media educator. Taught at the Columbia Journalism School, where he holds a journalism master's degree with a concentration in new media ('95). The first digital journalism professor at Hofstra University. Original producer for NYTimes.com. Founder of NYCOSM, an innovative distance-education technology platform to offer innovative free learning via the Internet and mobile services. Co-Founder of SocialMediaNewsNY.com. Executive co-producer for SNNews.org, Greenburgh, NY