Sree takes tech reporter job at WNBC

Congrats to longtime LR pal Sree Sreenivasan, who joins WNBC in New York City as the station’s tech reporter. Sree’s a longtime Poynter guy and Columbia J-School prof. So he’s, you know, kinda qualified. According to the NY Daily News, Sree will be reporting both on-air and online and will head up a bunch of the station’s new media projects. This is a vital job for local stations, and one that doesn’t even exist at most of them. Tech is an under-reported beat. It’s especially essential in the big cities like New York, Boston, Seattle, San Francisco. Having a smart tech reporter who can be platform-independent and help with the station’s digital media projects simply makes sense.