{"id":6713,"date":"2024-09-24T11:36:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T15:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/?p=6713"},"modified":"2024-09-24T13:42:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T17:42:31","slug":"faculty-spotlight-roxanne-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/index.php\/2024\/09\/24\/faculty-spotlight-roxanne-scott\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Spotlight: Roxanne Scott"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Roxanne Scott jumped at the idea of teaching Neighborhood News. \u201cSomeone had told me that there was a Neighborhood News course, and in the space where I\u2019m now, it seemed like the perfect match to do this. I\u2019m very happy to teach and learn from students how to report on a community they\u2019re a part of,\u201d she said. To Scott, the field of Journalism allows students to be critical thinkers and enhance skills that will last them a lifetime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before journalism<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The countries of Costa Rica, Mexico, China and Ghana don\u2019t have much in common, except for being home to Scott\u2014at least for a little while. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott originally went to college for political science, graduating from Temple University in 2003. Motivated by a course on poverty, she started working at a Homeless Drop Center in Harlem. But most notably, Scott was a teacher. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With inspiration from individuals she helped in Harlem, Scott moved to Costa Rica in 2006 to learn Spanish. Teaching was a driver of her immersion into different cultures. Scott also taught in Mexico and China. \u201cI liked Mexico because by then I had a good command of Spanish, so I could make friends there,\u201d she said. Scott developed a taste for other cultures but was most interested in the African diaspora. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The transition<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While teaching in China, Scott started a travel blog. \u201cI would document what I thought about my past travels,\u201d she said. Scott would eventually go on to interview anyone from hip-hop artists performing in China to the African community in which she resided. The blog was a way for Scott to publish her discoveries and interests in the intricacies of the African diaspora abroad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As her blog gained traction, Scott developed international relationships, which led to journalism. Scott took a trip to Ghana because of the connections she made from her blog and subsequently moved there in 2012 with a desire to explore journalism. She worked with Ghana Decides to report on the country’s elections in 2012. \u201cI would say that was probably my first mini introduction to journalism,\u201d Scott said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new career<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott returned to Queens, and got her master\u2019s at The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY in 2015. Scott moved to the South, where she would work in audio journalism until the pandemic. She calls audio journalism her favorite medium at the time, but that has since changed. \u201cI think my alliances are shifting a bit. Right now, I\u2019m enjoying print,\u201d she told me.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since her return to the city, Scott took a new outlook on journalism. She now focuses on local climate news in her home borough. Scott is a recipient of The Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellowship for her continued local reporting. She also has worked for The New Amsterdam News and Futuro. \u201cWhat I learned is that you can do it if people have your back,\u201d Scott said, noting a story she was doing about border deaths and requesting information from the U.S. government.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott looks to continue exploring local communities’ intricacies to highlight untold stories. Her own storied career in journalism and other endeavors has made her the journalist she is today. From Queens to China and back, she has landed at Hunter College.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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