People whose Department is Division of Mass Communication

M.S., Journalism, Columbia University; B.A., Journalism, Ohio State University

Associate Professor

Secrecy, First Amendment, and the People’s Right to Know
 

St. John's University

Professor Prendergast joined the full-time faculty in 2007, precisely 40 years after beginning his college career as a St. John's freshman.  He returned in 2002 as a member of the adjunct faculty to teach journalism while working at The New York Times. He previously worked at The New York Daily News and The Washington Post, among others.  Most recently, he was the 2009-12 Ombudsman for Stars and Stripes, guarding the military newspaper's independence and editorial integrity.  His professional honors include a 2010 Sigma Delta Chi Award for Column Writing and the 2011 First Amendment Award from the Society of Professional Journalists.  He holds an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University and a B.A. in Journalism from Ohio State.  His research interests are privacy, secrecy, the First Amendment, and the people's "right to know."