More than 150 guests attended the TVNewser Summit hosted by TVNewser editor Chris Ariens and associate editor Steve Krakauer at 92Y Tribeca on Tuesday, March 10. Event sponsor Conair demonstrated and raffled off a steamer during an intermission between the panels. At the conclusion of the event, sponsor BeamGlobal provided guests with a complimentary whiskey tasting, followed by complimentary cocktails and appetizers. On their way out, guests grabbed a gift bag of goodies from Conair, BeamGlobal, and Reuters.
Check out the Summit coverage on TVNewser, and view more photos from the evening here.
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At 92Y Tribeca on Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Photos by Steve Bartel.

TVNewser associate editor Steve Krakauer and editor Chris Ariens welcome everyone to the very first TVNewser Summit.

The TV and media savvy audience waits for the first panel session, "New Tools of the Trade," to begin.

Haddad Media president and panel moderator Tammy Haddad, ABC News senior political reporter and blogger for The Note Rick Klein, Verge New Media founder and NBC News photojournalist Jim Long, GroundReport.com CEO Rachel Sterne, BBC News U.S. executive producer Rome Hartman, and NowPublic co-founder Michael Meyers discuss new tools of the trade.

FOX Business Network anchor and vice president of business news Alexis Glick and Reuters TV host and summit moderator Manoush Zomorodi take the stage for the keynote, "The Business of Television News."

Director of new media at NOW on PBS and panel moderator Joel Schwartzberg, FOX News Digital vice president and general manager Jeff Misenti, ABC News Digital senior vice president Paul Slavin, CBSNews.com editor-in-chief Dan Farber, and senior vice president and general manager of CNNMoney.com Jonathan Shar discuss the strategies for expanding a traditional broadcast network into a digital network.

BusinessWeek media columnist Jon Fine interviews Morning Joe show co-host Mika Brzezinski and host Joe Scarborough.

mediabistro.com founder Laurel Touby asks the Morning Joe team a provocative question.

Event sponsor Conair raffles off a clothes steamer.

Event sponsor Beam Global Spirits and Wine offers a whiskey tasting to the audience, which included three kinds of whiskey: Classic 12, Knob Creek, and Laphroaig.

Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough chats with WebMediaBrands CEO Alan Meckler.

Outside of 92Y Tribeca.