Faculty
David
A. Klatell
Vice Dean and Professor of Professional Practice
Dean Klatell is a recognized expert on the development and management
of journalism education and training programs, he has
advised universities and professional organizations in
more than 20 nations in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Before joining Columbia University, he served as
Chairman of the Journalism Department and Director of
the School of Journalism at Boston University,where he
taught for 17 years, and has also taught and lectured
at many universities, including Harvard and M.I.T., here he was co-director of The News Study Group, a
journalism research center.
Professor Klatell was a professional broadcast journalist, winning awards for as an editor and producer of news and documentary films. He is the co-author of two books about the business relationships between television and sports, and his articles about television have been published in The New York Times, Washington Post and other major newspapers and magazines. He served for many years as chairman of the jury for the Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Awards in broadcast journalism.
As a professional consultant, he advised the
development of television news organizations in
Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and China. He also
served as director of international station
development for New York Times Television and Video
News International.
His current interests are centered on converging media and the business models needed to sustain them. He teaches a Seminar, "Re-inventing Television News." He is a graduate of Wesleyan University and Boston University. He speaks loudly, dresses badly and laughs several times each day.