Scott Eidler Email & Phone Number

Deputy Editor - Towns. Help to oversee a team of 10 reporters covering government across Long Island's 13 towns and two cities, from Hempstead to the Hamptons.

Cover Nassau County government and politics for Newsday.

Melville, New York

Covered public education on Long Island.Worked on investigation into the handling of sexual misconduct at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, a 75-year-old federal service academy. Newsday found that sexual assaults, harassment and sexism were documented at the school for nearly a decade, despite attempts at reform.Spotlighted data-driven trends, including the rise of ever-younger students taking tough state exams in order to clear their schedules for advanced college-level courses. Wrote about the testing wars between ACT and the College Board.Exposed the $153,000 tab of one school system to send nearly the entire Senior Class to Disney World on the taxpayer's dime.

Covered North Hempstead Town for Newsday's town section.My expose on the town's Democratic party chairman was followed by his arrests on state and federal tax charges and a 3-year federal sentence. The episode led to sweeping ethics reforms in North Hempstead, which were replicated in other Long Island governments.The series, "Power Player's $1.4M Tax Debt,” won prizes from the New York Press Club, for Continuing Coverage, and the New York News Publishers Association, for beat reporting.

Reported on Teach For America, for DealBook/Business Day.Reported and wrote three stories for the Washington Post's Style section in 2011 about changing trends in media and technology among different demographic groups.

Ithaca, New York

Reported and wrote stories for the Gannett-owned print and online daily in central New York. Covered education, health, and business.

Mclean, V.A.

Researched and drafted editorials. Covered electoral reform, energy policy, abortion laws and Olympic regulations. Selected contributions for and copy-edited letters to the editor. Participated and voted in editorial board meetings.

M.S., Journalism

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Policy Analysis & Management