First and foremost, we would like to thank our students at Molloy College and Hofstra University, who inspired us, encouraged us, and supported us with their ideas, creativity, and participation in new and digital media.
We would also like to thank our colleagues and co-workers who offered us the time to write this book. We are lucky to have such great mentors, Paul Mihailidis and Deidre Pribram, for teaching, advising, and navigating us toward our goals anytime we need advice.
We would especially like to thank Kathryn Morrissey for giving us the opportunity and guiding us throughout the process. Additionally, we’d like to thank our colleagues, especially Brian Cogan, for his honest thoughts and feedback on our project.
This book has been made possible by the generous contributions from Steven Tsapelas, Ok Go, Rob Barnett, Veronica DeSouza, Melissa Grebe, Becky Arnzen, Alyssa Reynolds, Jess Schaefer, and especially to Bob Samartino for his excellent illustrations. Additional thanks to Ehlayna Napolitano, Rebecca Kern, Mike Schultz, Lauren Zafonte, Brianne Catalano, Raymond Mantoura, Craig Knittle, Laura Amante, Jess Falcone, and the rest of our Communications majors at Molloy College.
In closing, we want to thank our parents, Tom, Sharon, Jerry, and Joanna, and sisters, Meghan and Katy, who have been nothing but supportive of all of our dreams and aspirations.
This book would not have been possible without the love, support, and confidence given to us by our wives, Nicole and Holly.