Brett Borton
Graduate Teaching Assistant

B.A. - Ohio University
M.A. - University of South Carolina

Brett Borton is a third-year doctoral student and a second-year graduate instructor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications. His research interests include sustainability of journalism, newspapers and community engagement, and communications law.

Originally from Wilmington, Ohio, he received his bachelor's degree in Journalism from Ohio University in 1981 and returned to academia to earn a master's degree from USC in 2009. In between, he spent 28 years as a print journalist, a freelance writer and editor, and an advertising/public relations manager for resort and residential communities in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

On the weekends, Borton lives on Hilton Head Island, SC with his wife Sara and twin sons Ian and Evan, who are high school sophomores. During the week, he shares an apartment in West Columbia with oldest son Jarrett, a culinary student at USC. In addition to his family and friends, he is passionate about music, baseball, and college football (the Ohio State Buckeyes, followed closely by the Gamecocks).

E-mail: bortonb@mailbox.sc.edu

Syllabi:

Jour 202 - Writing for the Mass Media

Jour 303 - Law & Ethics of Mass Media

Office:
Coliseum 3032A
Phone: 777.9620

Office Hours:
Tues 12:30 – 2 p.m.; Wed 1 - 2 p.m. or by appointment.