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Welcome to The Press List, our weekly newsletter alerting you to upcoming media events worth knowing about. April Fools' Day is this week, and our lineup has events for those looking to mark the occasion with a few laughs, as well as options for folks who want to do some serious career-building and connection-making.
On Tuesday, mediabistro.com's own AgencySpy blog will host an evening of industry hobnobbing in Midtown. Another advertising expert, New York Times columnist Stuart Elliott will also make an appearance this week when he moderates Wednesday's "Who Decides the News?!" panel, sponsored by Northwestern University's Medill Club of New York. Recent layoffs notwithstanding, Google opens the doors to its New York headquarters Thursday night for BMA:FWD's B2B marketing open house, where execs from the search engine giant will talk recession strategies and show off their enviable company cafeteria.
If April Fool's Day revelry is what you're after, there should be plenty of jokes at Symphony Space's short story reading Wednesday night, featuring actors Parker Posey and Tim Blake Nelson. More laughs will ensue this weekend at Comix, when Daily Show correspondent Rob Riggle does his stand-up best both Friday and Saturday night.
New York isn't getting all the media action this week: On Monday, a gaggle of journalists will gather at the NewsVision 2009 conference in Washington, D.C., where the lineup of speakers includes NPR president and CEO Vivian Schiller, Politico editor-in-chief John Harris, and WashingtonPost.com managing editor Ju-Don Marshall Roberts
Last week, we headed up to Columbia University's Journalism school for a pair of book talks on Tuesday. The afternoon's first speaker was author Minal Hajratwala, who described how she was able to write her book Leaving India thanks to money she received from a buyout at the San Jose Mercury. Next up was Helen Benedict a J-school professor whose book The Lonely Soldier chronicles the "the private war of women serving in Iraq." According to Benedict, "statistics show that 30 percent of the women in the military are raped, 71 percent are sexually assaulted, and 90 percent are sexually harassed." These statistics are even more alarming since even the Department of Defense acknowledges that the vast majority of sexual assaults which take place within the military go unreported.
On Wednesday, AdAge held a "This Sucks. Let's Play" bar night for recession-weary media professionals. The party was supposed to have an advertising trivia game, according to AgencySpy, but editor Jonah Bloom apparently cancelled the quiz show "due to alcoholism of attendees" fueled by the evening's open bar. Sure it wasn't the soft turnout, Jonah?
We'll be back next Monday to forecast which upcoming media events you'll want to know about, along with all that went down at the prior week's hottest happenings. Be sure to check out 'Conferences, Etc.' and 'Beyond New York' for media events beyond the five boroughs in Seattle, Toronto, and on the West Coast...
Monday March 30, 2009
So Funny, So Gay
Reading and discussion featuring contributors from the book Out On the Edge: America's Rebel Comics
Host: Barnes & Noble Bookstore
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
Previous/Expected Guests: Mike Player, Bob Smith, Michele Balan, Jaffe Cohen
When: 7pm-9pm, Monday, March 30
Where: Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 2289 Broadway, New York
Tuesday March 31, 2009
Shakers and Stirrers New York
Business networking mixer
Host: Networking for Professionals
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6pm-8pm, Tuesday, March 31
Where: O'Brien's Irish Pub and Restaurant, 134 W. 46th Street, New York
mediabistro.com AgencySpy party in New York
Drinks and conversation for media professionals hosted by the AgencySpy advertising blog
Host: mediabistro.com, AgencySpy
Access: Open to media/press -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Matt Van Hoven
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Tuesday, March 31
Where: Amalia, 204 W. 55th Street, New York
Working in a Transitional Economy, Part II: How to Stand Out and Be Noticed
Interactive workshop for job seekers
Host: NYC Chapter of American Women in Radio and Television
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Tuesday, March 31
Where: Hope Lodge, 132 W. 32nd Street, New York
The ARF David Ogilvy Awards
Advertising industry awards ceremony held in conjunction with the ARF 55th Annual Convention and Expo
Host: Advertising Research Foundation
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 7:30pm-10pm, Tuesday, March 31
Where: New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, New York
Wednesday April 1, 2009
Who Decides the News?!
Panel discussion on how new technologies are influencing journalism
Host: Northwestern University's Medill Club of New York
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Stuart Elliott, Melissa O'Neil
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Wednesday, April 1
Where: Creative Center at The Manhattan Theatre Club, 311 W. 43rd Street, New York
Selected Shorts: April Foolery
Humorous short story reading
Host: UnWINEd at Symphony Space
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Parker Posey, Tim Blake Nelson
When: 7pm, Wednesday, April 1
Where: UnWINEd at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, New York
Lloyd Kaufman Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
Director Lloyd Kaufman discusses his book, the Independent Directing Bible
Host: Strand Books
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: 7pm-8:30pm, Wednesday, April 1
Where: Strand Books, 828 Broadway, New York
Digital Wednesdays
Weekly networking event for media professionals
Host: Digital Wednesdays
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: 7pm-10pm, Wednesday, April 1
Where: O-Bar at Hotel Gansevoort, 18 Ninth Avenue, New York
Thursday April 2, 2009
BMA:FWD Open House at Google for Young B2B Marketing Professionals
Google open house featuring a discussion of the company's strategies for the changing marketing landscape
Host: BMA:FWD
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 5pm-7:30pm, Thursday, April 2
Where: Google, 75 Ninth Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York
Food Bytes: What's Cooking Online?
Food blogging panel
Host: New York Institute of Technology
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP required
When: 6:30pm-8pm, Thursday, April 2
Where: New York Institute of Technology, 16 W. 61st Street, 11th Floor, New York
Book Launch Party for City Weekends: The Greatest Escapes and Weekend Getaways In and Around New York City
Party celebrating the release of the guidebook City Weekends: The Greatest Escapes and Weekend Getaways In and Around New York City
Host: Book Court
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: 7pm-8:30pm, Thursday, April 2
Where: Book Court, 163 Court Street, Brooklyn
Leanne Schmidt and Company Presents Short Stories
Short story reading
Host: Leanne Schmidt and Company
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 8pm-9:30pm, Thursday, April 2
Where: Triskelion Arts, 118 N. 11th Street, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn
Friday April 3, 2009
The YES Movie NYC Premiere
Premiere party for a movie about young entrepreneurs
Host: Young Entrepreneur Society Entertainment
Access: Closed/Private
When: 6pm-10pm, Friday, April 3
Where: Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, Pier 86, W. 46th Street and 12th Avenue, New York
Rob Riggle at Comix
An evening of comedy featuring Daily Show correspondent Rob Riggle
Host: Comix
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 8pm, Friday, April 3
Where: Comix, 353 W. 14th Street, New York
Saturday April 4, 2009
Rob Riggle at Comix
An evening of comedy featuring Daily Show correspondent Rob Riggle
Host: Comix
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 8pm, Saturday, April 4
Where: Comix, 353 W. 14th Street, New York
Conferences, etc.
NewsVision 2009
Annual journalism industry conference
Host: Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland, The Newspaper Guild, ONA, The Knight Center for Specialized Journalism
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Vivian Schiller, John Harris, Robert Cox, Jim Long, Ju-Don Marshall Roberts
When: 9am-5pm, Monday, March 30
Where: Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.
Re:think 2009: The ARF 55th Annual Convention + Expo
Advertising industry conference and exposition
Host: Advertising Research Foundation
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When:Monday, March 30-Wednesday, April 1
Where: New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, New York
Spring Training: Job Hunting for Senior Executives
Interactive three-day job-seeking workshop for senior level executives
Host: Stephen-Bradford Search
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: March 30-Wednesday, April 1
Where: Stephen-Bradford Search, 261 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York
Re-Branding You Conference
Conference offering tips for job seekers
Host: New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies, NYC Small Business Solutions
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 8am-7pm, Tuesday, March 31
Where: The Lighthouse Conference Center, 111 E. 59th Street, New York
2009 CTAM Research Conference
Cable television industry conference
Host: Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: Sunday, April 5-Tuesday, April 7
Where: JW Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C.
Beyond New York
The Web Video Leadership Forum Breakfast
Invitation-only breakfast forum on Web video
Host: San Francisco State University
Access: Limited/Available on request
When: 8:30am-11am, Thursday, April 2
Where: San Francisco State University Downtown Campus, The Westfield San Francisco Centre, 835 Market Street, San Francisco
MIX IT UP Magazine Release party
Magazine release party
Host: MIX IT UP Magazine
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: 8pm-11pm, Sunday, April 5
Where: Upper Fourth, 96 Old Courthouse Square, Santa Rosa, CA
Seattle Consortium of Online Travel
Forum for online travel industry professionals
Host: Seattle's Consortium of Online Travel
Access: Open to media/press -- RSVP required
When: 5pm-7:15pm, Thursday, April 2
Where: Renaissance Seattle Hotel, 515 Madison Street, Seattle
mediabistro.com Cocktail Party in Toronto
Drinks and conversation for media professionals
Host: mediabistro.com
Access: Open to media/press -- RSVP required
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Wednesday, April 1
Where: Table 17, 782 Queen Street E., Toronto, ON
Power Networking
Media networking reception
Host: National Press Club
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6:30pm, Tuesday, March 31
Where: National Press Club, 14th & F Streets N.W., 13th floor, Washington, D.C.
