Sree Sreenivasan
Updated May 2012
Dean of Student Affairs, Columbia Journalism School & social media blogger, CNETnews

I am the Dean of Student Affairs and a digital media professor at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism (where I have been based since 1992). I write a social media column for CNETnews and appear weekly on WCBS-TV (Wednesdays at 6:45 am). I am co-founder of SAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, SAJA.org. Follow my Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/sree My tech tips are on Facebook at http://facebook.com/sreetips More on me at http://www.sree.net

Timeline

Contributing editor

  • DNAinfo.com
  • Feb 1, 2009 - Dec 31, 2011
  • DNAinfo.com is a hyperlocal site covering Manhattan that I helped put together with Joe Ricketts, the founder of Ameritrade and whose family recently bought the Chicago Cubs & Wrigley Field. We assembled a terrific team of 25+ people, and I now I mainly write a tech column [ http://bit.ly/dnainfosree ] and serve as an occasional editorial sounding board.

Dean of Student Affairs

  • Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
  • Jan 1, 2008 - Current
  • Newly-created position of Dean of Student Affairs. Supervise all aspects of student affairs - deans in charge of Admissions and Financial Aid; Student Services/Acitivities; Career Services report to this position. Continue to teach courses and run new media department

Co-founder

  • SAJA, South Asian Journalists Association
  • Feb 1, 1994 - Current
  • Am co-founder, past president and current board member of this group of 1,000+ journalists of South Asian origin across the U.S. and Canada. More info at http://www.saja.org

Professor

  • Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
  • Jul 1, 1993 - Current
  • I have been teaching journalism - broadcast, new media, etc, since July 1993.

Technology reporter

  • WNBC-TV
  • Jan 1, 2007 - Jan 1, 2009
  • Report on technology, Internet issues, gadgets for on-air and WNBC.com

Dean of Students

  • Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
  • Jul 1, 2005 - Dec 1, 2007
  • Serve as dean of students and adviser for 400 students, while continuing to teach.

Web Tips Columnist

  • Poynter Institute
  • Mar 1, 2001 - Oct 1, 2007
  • Write weekly Web Tips column with Jon Dube - helping media professionals understand the Internet better.

Tech Reporter

  • WABC TV
  • Dec 1, 2000 - Jan 1, 2007
  • I covered technology for WABC-TV. Appearing twice a week - more than 500 hits on a wide variety of topics.

Social media blogger

  • CNETNews
  • Feb 1, 2012 - Current
  • Write SreeTips blog about social and digital media. See samples at http://bit.ly/sreetips
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Education
MS'93
Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism
Journalism
BA'91
St. Stephen's College, Delhi
History (Hons.)
Vital Stats
20
years at Columbia Journalism School
19
years on the faculty
7
years as a dean
7
countries lived and studied in
8
budget I manage, in millions
6
scholarships I supervise, in millions
Languages
Portfolio