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'''Sreenath Sreenivasan''' – also known as '''Sree''' (born in Tokyo, Japan) – is |
'''Sreenath Sreenivasan''' – also known as '''Sree''' (born in Tokyo, Japan) – is the Chief Digital Officer at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] and a technology journalist based in [[New York City]].<ref name="NY Times">{{cite news|last=Preston|first=Jennifer|title=So Many Stories to Tell for Met’s Digital Chief|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/27/arts/artsspecial/so-many-stories-to-tell-for-mets-digital-chief.html?_r=1&|accessdate=30 October 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 25, 2013}}</ref> He has also served as an academic administrator and professor in the [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism]]. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Sreenivasan has been on the faculty of the |
Sreenivasan has been on the faculty of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism since 1993 as a professor of professional practice. His courses at Columbia focus on new media, web design and social media in the practice of journalism as well as media entrepreneurship. He also regularly runs workshops for working journalists on the advanced use of the Internet and multimedia reporting. |
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In 2005, Sreenivasan was appointed Dean of Students at the Journalism School,<ref name=ms>{{cite news |first=|last=|title=Gopal Raju, pioneer in Indian ethnic press, dies in NY |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/4/12/apworld/20080412090428&sec=apworld |work= [[Associated Press]] |publisher=[[Malaysia Star]] |date=2008-04-12 |accessdate=2008-05-03}}</ref> overseeing student-oriented programs. He is the former advisor to the school's chapter of the [[Society of Professional Journalists]] and won the David Eshelman Award for Outstanding Campus Advisor in 1998.<ref>[http://www.spj.org/a-eshelman.asp SPJ David Eshelman Outstanding Campus Adviser Award]</ref> In 2008, he was named Dean of Student Affairs,<ref>[http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/cs/ContentServer/jrn/1165270051276/JRN_Profile_C/1165270081427/JRNFacultyDetail.htm Sreenivasan faculty page]</ref> supervising admissions, student services and career services at the school. On July 11, 2012, [[Columbia University]] named Sreenivasan its first Chief Digital Officer.<ref>[http://allthingsd.com/20120711/columbia-university-names-sree-sreenivasan-its-first-chief-digital-officer/?refcat=news Columbia University Names Sree Sreenivasan Its First Chief Digital Officer], All Things Digital. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.fastcompany.com/1842674/columbia-university-first-chief-digital-officer-sree-sreenivasan Columbia Amps Online Courses, Appoints Sree Sreenivasan First Chief Digital Officer], Fast Company. By Christina Chaey. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.</ref> |
In 2005, Sreenivasan was appointed Dean of Students at the Journalism School,<ref name=ms>{{cite news |first=|last=|title=Gopal Raju, pioneer in Indian ethnic press, dies in NY |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/4/12/apworld/20080412090428&sec=apworld |work= [[Associated Press]] |publisher=[[Malaysia Star]] |date=2008-04-12 |accessdate=2008-05-03}}</ref> overseeing student-oriented programs. He is the former advisor to the school's chapter of the [[Society of Professional Journalists]] and won the David Eshelman Award for Outstanding Campus Advisor in 1998.<ref>[http://www.spj.org/a-eshelman.asp SPJ David Eshelman Outstanding Campus Adviser Award]</ref> In 2008, he was named Dean of Student Affairs,<ref>[http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/cs/ContentServer/jrn/1165270051276/JRN_Profile_C/1165270081427/JRNFacultyDetail.htm Sreenivasan faculty page]</ref> supervising admissions, student services and career services at the school. On July 11, 2012, [[Columbia University]] named Sreenivasan its first Chief Digital Officer.<ref>[http://allthingsd.com/20120711/columbia-university-names-sree-sreenivasan-its-first-chief-digital-officer/?refcat=news Columbia University Names Sree Sreenivasan Its First Chief Digital Officer], All Things Digital. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.fastcompany.com/1842674/columbia-university-first-chief-digital-officer-sree-sreenivasan Columbia Amps Online Courses, Appoints Sree Sreenivasan First Chief Digital Officer], Fast Company. By Christina Chaey. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.</ref> |
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Sreenivasan was appointed the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Chief Digital Officer in August 2013. In this role he supervises 70 employees throughout the museum.<ref name="NY Times"/> |
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Sreenivasan is a graduate of [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]] in [[Delhi]], [[India]] (BA, 1991) as well as the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (MS, 1993). |
Sreenivasan is a graduate of [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]] in [[Delhi]], [[India]] (BA, 1991) as well as the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (MS, 1993). |
Revision as of 01:51, 30 October 2013
Sreenath Sreenivasan – also known as Sree (born in Tokyo, Japan) – is the Chief Digital Officer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and a technology journalist based in New York City.[1] He has also served as an academic administrator and professor in the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Career
Sreenivasan has been on the faculty of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism since 1993 as a professor of professional practice. His courses at Columbia focus on new media, web design and social media in the practice of journalism as well as media entrepreneurship. He also regularly runs workshops for working journalists on the advanced use of the Internet and multimedia reporting.
In 2005, Sreenivasan was appointed Dean of Students at the Journalism School,[2] overseeing student-oriented programs. He is the former advisor to the school's chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and won the David Eshelman Award for Outstanding Campus Advisor in 1998.[3] In 2008, he was named Dean of Student Affairs,[4] supervising admissions, student services and career services at the school. On July 11, 2012, Columbia University named Sreenivasan its first Chief Digital Officer.[5][6]
Sreenivasan was appointed the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Chief Digital Officer in August 2013. In this role he supervises 70 employees throughout the museum.[1]
Sreenivasan is a graduate of St. Stephen's College in Delhi, India (BA, 1991) as well as the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (MS, 1993).
Sreenivasan helped found SAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, a group of over 1,000 [7] journalists of South Asian origin in the U.S. and Canada and served as its first president and continues to serve on the board and as an editor and writer of SAJAforum, one of the most widely read South Asian news and analysis blogs.
He served as the "Tech Guru" on WABC-TV for six years, before moving to WNBC-TV as technology reporter in January 2007. He appeared twice a week on the air and on WNBC.com until January 2009. From 2009 through 2011, Sreenivasan helped launch and develop DNAinfo.com, a hyperlocal news startup covering Manhattan, founded by Ameritrade founder and Chicago Cubs owner Joe Ricketts.
Accolades
In 2004, Newsweek magazine named him[8] one of the 20 most influential South Asians in the U.S.
In July 2007, India Abroad named him[9] one of the 50 most Influential Indian Americans in the U.S.
In June 2010, Quill magazine, published by the Society of Professional Journalists, named him one of 20 journalists to follow on Twitter [10]
References
- ^ a b Preston, Jennifer (October 25, 2013). "So Many Stories to Tell for Met's Digital Chief". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "Gopal Raju, pioneer in Indian ethnic press, dies in NY". Associated Press. Malaysia Star. 2008-04-12. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ SPJ David Eshelman Outstanding Campus Adviser Award
- ^ Sreenivasan faculty page
- ^ Columbia University Names Sree Sreenivasan Its First Chief Digital Officer, All Things Digital. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ Columbia Amps Online Courses, Appoints Sree Sreenivasan First Chief Digital Officer, Fast Company. By Christina Chaey. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ South Asian Journalists Association information page
- ^ Newsweek's Power & Influence list
- ^ India Abroad's 50 Most Influential Indian Americans
- ^ SPJ names four alumni 'journalists to follow' on Twitter
External links
- Sree.net personal site
- Sreetips.com tips site
- Meet Columbia's New Media Guru OJR.org
- An Evangelist for Technology Who Helped Invent the Game New York Sun