Jay Kalansooriya
| Jay Kalansooriya | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 April 1998 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| 💼 Occupation | Journalist, Columnist, Freelance Writer |
| 📆 Years active | 2012 - present |
| Known for | 9th most influential columnist in Sri Lanka (2018). |
| Notable work | weekly column, "The Marketer", in Daily FT |
Jay Kalansooriya (born 17 April 1998) is a journalist, based in Sri Lanka.[1][2][3] Although he started his career as a sociopolitical blogger in 2012, he is best known for his work as a journalist and a columnist in business and economy areas. He also freelances as a content strategist and a marketing consultant, for local as well as international clients.[citation needed]
Jay received recognition in 2018, as the 9th most influential columnist in the country,[1][2][3][4] due to his widely recognized weekly column, "The Marketer", on Daily FT.[2]
Aside from his day job, he also volunteers as a BI Intelligence Insider at Business Insider, where he provides insight on various subjects.[citation needed]
Early life[edit]
Kalansooriya attended Royal College, Colombo.[5] He started his writing and journalism career in 2012 (13 years old) as a sociopolitical blogger,[citation needed] thanks to his then mentor Ajith Jayasinghe[citation needed], who is also an award-winning senior journalist, and a member of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Sri Lanka.[6]
His first work was his blog, Rastha's Blog.[citation needed]
Rastha's Blog.[edit]
This was Kalansooriya's stepping stone into writing and journalism career. On this blog, he wrote about sociopolitical issues in Sri Lanka, and expressed his liberal views. Due to his young age, he was bashed multiple times by many parties.[citation needed] He terminated Rastha's Blog in 2016, and deleted it along with its posts, claiming that he needed a change, as well as to focus on his school work.[citation needed]
Although he failed his GCE Advanced Level examinations in 2017, and was denied privileged access into state universities.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
After he failed his GCE A/Ls, he started pursuing his writing and journalism career full-time. At first, he was a freelance journalist, writing for different magazines and lesser-known newspapers. But after the newspaper Daily FT started to gain popularity, he joined it as a columnist in 2016.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Withanage, Sampath (21 November 2018). "Young Journalist ranks among the most influential columnists". Daily FT. Colombo: Daily FT. p. 2. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)[non-primary source needed] - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Siriwardena, Samitha (21 November 2018). "Kalansooriya named as the 9th most influential columnist in Sri Lanka". Daily Mirror. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Silva, Kasun (21 November 2018). "Azzam, Jay, Jamila, and Roel among the top journalists in Sri Lanka". The Island. Retrieved 25 January 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Swaathi, Chitra (21 November 2018). "இளம் பத்திரிகையாளர் மிகவும் செல்வாக்கு மிக்க கட்டுரையாளர்களில் ஒருவர்". தினகரன். Retrieved 26 January 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Dissanayake, Ray (28 April 2019). ""Failing at one thing doesn't mean it's the end of the world"". Sunday Observer. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Does she travel safe?". Sunday Observer. 2019-03-09. Retrieved 2020-01-25.[not in citation given]
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