Aparna Ghosh, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Mercer Island, WA, US

Mercer Island, Washington, United States

Founded and leads Ghosh Innovation Lab, a 501c3 nonprofit, nonpartisan, research and development organization that informs, empowers and supports women running for and serving in state legislatures across the country. Through technology and process solutions we work to significantly reduce barriers faced by women so they can run with confidence, serve with.

Leading the research and strategic planning for the Pivotal Ventures' project on professionalizing state legislatures to increase women’s power. Designed a comprehensive research and strategy plan with a focus on both enhancing the accessibility of legislative careers and transforming state legislatures into professional workplaces, appealing to a diverse.

Seattle

Instructor for courses such as Fake News Through The History Of Journalism, Mass Media Writing etc. TA for lots of COM classes including NewsLab, Foundations of Journalism, and Mass Media Ethics. Building a groundbreaking Journalism and AI class where students learn how to use generative AI to produce high quality journalism and media content.

Seattle, Washington

Just a lot of academic research on using AI, algorithms and technology and the changing landscapes on journalism in the digital era. My dissertation is about what "quality and excellence in journalism" means in today's zeitgeist. The tangible outcome of my dissertation is that I've redefined impact metrics for interactive journalism.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Classes including but not limited to Foundations of Data Visualizations and Strategic Communications Writing.

New York, United States

Built the product MVP of this marketplace for journalism and news organizations from ground zero. Worked as both the head of product and technology, hiring and managing a team of over 5 engineers from different parts of the world. Decided on product roadmap and strategy for both content and publishing aspects, while also working on the internal CMS designs.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Created a marketplace for journalists (UGCs) and publishers to upload and sell print and video content using gamification techniques.

Seattle, Washington

Worked on independent research on computational journalism - the intersection of computer science and journalism to tell better stories and aide journalists to use algorithms and technology to make reporting more efficient. Presented the paper, 'NewsFuse: A Personalized Ranking System of News Articles for Journalists' at the C+J Symposium 2017 at.

Greater Seattle Area

Track and cover Indian startups and ecosystem trends to write research-based features that may benefit the growing entrepreneurship community.

Bangalore

Track and cover startups, investment deals, venture capitalists and angel investor ecosystems in India. Cover startup events and competitions closely. Responsible for a full page dedicated to new enterprises and startup trends every alternate Thursday. Write features, profiles and cover stories for Mint Asia, the Singapore edition of the Mint newspaper..

Chennai

Beats included schools, education and trends in education on three days a week for the edition, School Express, which circulates in schools nationwide. Filed around eight stories, including events, interviews and profiles, every week. Designed pages and copy edited on the other three days. Wrote features and hard news items for the local supplement paper.

Chennai

Copyedited close to 25 news items a day from reporters on the field. Designed page layouts and made one or two pages a day using InDesign.

Wrote four or five pieces a day, including short articles, press releases and blogs, for the UK short-term high interest loan product of the organization. Worked on search engine optimization (SEO) for the parent website www.lendingstream.com. Conceptualized and designed marketing campaigns for the organization. Helped develop websites (back end) and user.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Communication And Media Studies

Master Of Science (M.S.), Journalism

Magazine concentration with specialization in business and economics reporting, and science and technology writing. Worked on a Master’s.

Bachelor Of Engineering, Computer Science

Took courses on object oriented programming, user interfaces design, web programming, database management and multimedia techniques.

Education record