50 years later, Martin Buskin’s legacy still shapes Stony Brook journalism

50 years later, Martin Buskin’s legacy still shapes Stony Brook journalism

Newsday Education Editor Martin Buskin sits in a seventh grade classroom during a week-long reporting assignment on student experiences. Buskin, a foundational figure in Stony Brook University’s journalism program and a former faculty adviser to The Statesman, served as the education editor at Newsday until his death in 1976. PHOTO COURTESY OF NEWSDAY Whether he was teaching journalism at Stony Brook University or reporting on Long Island school…