G. Stuart Smith is a journalism professor at Hofstra University. As a television reporter and videographer he won awards for investigative and feature reporting as well as videography. He sailed to Cuba three times to produce the documentary A Bridge to Cuba, which aired on PBS stations. He also produced another documentary for public TV, Heritage or Hate, which explores the use of Confederate symbols on public property. He is the author of two books, Going Solo: Doing Videojournalism in the 21st Century and A Life in Code: Pioneer Cryptanalyst Elizebeth Smith Friedman.