14 Facts About Jason Seiken

Jason Seiken is a British-American media executive known for launching the online edition of The Washington Post, PBS' digital output, and a short but controversial tenure at the Telegraph Media Group.

Jason Seiken began his career as a newspaper reporter, columnist, and editor at the Schenectady Gazette and then at the Quincy Patriot Ledger.

In 1993, Seiken was one of 12 journalists in the United States to be awarded the John S Knight Fellowship at Stanford University.

In 1994, Jason Seiken was hired to lead The Washington Post's digital team and rose to become editor-in-chief of The Post's digital subsidiary.

Jason Seiken subsequently hired and led the team that launched washingtonpost.

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In 2006, Jason Seiken returned to the United States as Senior Vice President and General Manager for Digital at the Public Broadcasting Service.

Jason Seiken formed PBS Digital Studios, which began producing educational but edgy videos.

In October 2013, Jason Seiken became the digital executive and Editor-in-Chief of The Telegraph in its London office.

Coverage in other Fleet Street newspapers emphasized that Jason Seiken was an American with no previous experience at British newspapers.

In early 2014, Jason Seiken laid out his vision for The Telegraph in a series of speeches to staff that were well-received by a section of staff responding anonymously.

In public speeches and interviews, Jason Seiken said journalism was entering a “golden age” of better newsgathering tools, such as databases and drones, and emerging technologies to present news, such as virtual reality.

Jason Seiken had early success in boosting The Telegraph's web and mobile traffic, largely through clickbait.

Jason Seiken presided over a controversial series of staff reductions and was criticized for laying off experienced print journalists.

Year after his appointment, Jason Seiken was moved from his editorial role to a strategic role.