The Press List

Welcome to The Press List, our weekly newsletter alerting you to upcoming media events worth knowing about. Most folks took time off last week for Turkey Day feasting, but now that the Thanksgiving holiday is over, the media party schedule's back in full swing. We've got details on several early holiday parties and year-end awards ceremonies along with the best readings, panel discussions, and networking opportunities for the week ahead.

For media mavens, this week's biggest event is bound to be the Magazine Editors' Conversation with Ken Auletta featuring a trio of editors-in-chief that includes Vogue's Anna Wintour, Vanity Fair's Graydon Carter, and The New Yorker's David Remnick. Perhaps fashion expert Wintour can help Carter tame his famously unruly coif between questions about her rumored departure from Vogue...

Another hot ticket is Friday's Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year Awards ceremony. We spotted a pair of passes for the star-studded bash going for $300 each on Craigslist.

One party that won't be happening this week is the monthly Media Meshing shindig. Gawker.com video editor Richard Blakeley postponed the party to next week to accomodate holiday hangovers, but he exclusively told The Press List that December's Meshing will be the last. Blakeley says he's doing away with the popular event because the economic crisis has left many media people unemployed and, "it seems kind of rude to be getting trashed when people are without jobs." Recessionary woes may have put the kibosh on Blakeley's partying for now, but he also told us to "keep an eye out in the spring -- I'm definitely looking to put together some events for people in the biz." In the meantime, expect the final Media Meshing to be an even more packed house than usual. Past Meshings have drawn hundreds of guests, including Nick Denton, New York Times television columnist Brian Stelter, woman-about-town Julia Allison, and Tumblr.com founder David Karp.

Hurling ourselves back into the media party circuit has left us needing a stiff drink more than ever, so we'll be back next Monday to forecast which media events you won't want to miss, along with what went down at this week's hottest happenings. Be sure to check out 'Conferences, Etc.' and 'Beyond New York' for media events beyond the five boroughs in Atlanta, San Francisco, and across the pond in London...

-- Hunter Walker

Monday December 1, 2008

NY Business Strategy Network Holiday Celebration
Holiday party for business owners and entrepreneurs
Host: NY Business Strategy Network
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Monday, December 1
Where: Croton Reservoir Tavern, 108 W. 40th St, New York

Moth StorySLAM
This open mic sponsored by nonprofit storytelling organization The Moth is dedicated to sob stories
Host: The Moth
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 7:30pm, Monday, December 1
Where: Union Hall, 702 Union Street, Brooklyn

Tuesday December 2, 2008

Sixth Annual Emmy Awards for Business & Financial Reporting
An awards ceremony honoring outstanding achievement in business and financial reporting telecast or Webcast
Host: The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Access: Closed/Private
Previous/Expected Guests: Christiane Amanpour
When: 11:30am, Tuesday, December 2
Where: The Rainbow Room, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, 65th Floor, New York

Reflections on Hope and Despair: A Conversation about Genocide in Darfur
Luncheon and panel discussion
Host: American Jewish World Service
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Nicholas D. Kristof, Ann Curry
When: 12pm-2pm, Tuesday, December 2
Where: The Yale Club of New York City, 50 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York

Shakers and Stirrers NYC
Networking event at Park Avenue restaurant
Host: Networking for Professionals
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6pm-8pm, Tuesday, December 2
Where: Barna, 365 Park Avenue South, New York

A Conversation With Gail Collins
New York Times Op-Ed columnist Gail Collins looks back at the elections and looks ahead to the Obama administration
Host: Columbia School of Journalism
Access: Open to the public
Previous/Expected Guests: Gail Collins
When: 7pm-9pm, Tuesday, December 2
Where: Columbia School of Journalism Lecture Hall, 2950 Broadway, New York

Mogulette Holiday Mixer
Gathering for businesswomen
Host: Carmina Perez
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 7pm, Tuesday, December 2
Where: 136 E. 76th St., Apt. 3F, New York

Sports Illustrated 2008 Sportsman of the Year Celebration
Annual athletic awards ceremony
Host: Sports Illustrated
Access: Closed/Private
Previous/Expected Guests: Brett Favre, Tiger Woods
When: 7pm, Tuesday, December 2
Where: IAC World Headquarters, 555 W. 18th Street, New York

Wednesday December 3, 2008

Witness: Photographers, Journalists, and Social Workers Respond to Tragedy
Panel exploring the impact of traumatic experiences on professionals in various fields
Host: Columbia University School of Social Work, Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, Open Society Institute Documentary Photography Project
Access: Open to the public
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Wednesday, December 3
Where: Columbia University School of Social Work, 1255 Amsterdam Avenue, New York

Street Art, Street Life Panel Discussion
Lecture featuring artists from the street art exhibition at the Bronx Museum of the Arts
Host: The New School, Aperture
Access: Open to the public
When: 7pm, Wednesday, December 3
Where: The New School Tishman Auditorium, 66 W. 12th Street, New York

The 2008 Sunshine, Sachs and Associates Holiday Party
Annual holiday party for the public relations firm
Host: Sunshine, Sachs and Associates
Access: Closed/Private
Previous/Expected Guests: Ken Sunshine
When: Wednesday, December 3

Thursday December 4, 2008

How Magazines Can Win on the Web: Innovative Lessons from the Online Categories of the National Magazine Awards
Two-hour workshop for magazine editors, designers, publishers, researchers, and writers
Host: American Society of Magazine Editors
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Sree Sreenivasan
When: 8:30am-10:30am, Thursday, December 4
Where: MPA/ASME Conference Room, 810 Seventh Avenue, 24th Floor, New York

Light Of Gold PR: Social Media Holiday Networking Event
Seminar offering information and advice about how to utilize social media like Twitter and Facebook to promote your business
Host: Light Of Gold PR
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 5:30pm-9pm, Thursday, December 4
Where: SLC Conference Center, 352 7th Avenue, 16th Floor, New York

Are Open Primaries the Problem or the Solution?
Panel examining the pros and cons of open primary elections
Host: New York County Lawyers' Association
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: David Seifman
When: 6pm-8pm, Thursday, December 4
Where: New York County Lawyers' Association, 14 Vesey Street, New York

Magazine Editors' Talk With Ken Auletta
A discussion with three top magazine editors
Host: S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, The New Yorker, Conde Nast Publications
Access: Limited/Available on request
Previous/Expected Guests: Anna Wintour, Graydon Carter, David Remnick, Ken Auletta
When: 8am, Thursday, December 4
Where: The Plaza Hotel, 3rd Floor Ballroom, 770 5th Avenue, New York

Friday December 5, 2008

Cosmopolitan Star Launch Search Event
Party celebrating the conclusion of the magazine's Star Launch Search featuring a full concert by Natasha Bedingfield and special guest Solange Knowles
Host: Cosmopolitan
Access: Closed/Private
Previous/Expected Guests: Damian Fahey
When: 7pm, Friday, December 5
Where: Terminal 5, 610 W. 56th Street, New York

Conferences, etc.

OnScreen Media Summit
Summit addressing the challenges and opportunities facing the cable, broadcast, satellite and Internet industries
Host: Broadcasting and Cable, Multichannel News
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 7:45am-7:30pm, Tuesday, December 2
Where: Edison Ballroom, 240 W. 47th Street, New York

It's Not Easy Being Green: The Explosion and Future of Green Media
Panel discussing the future of green communications
Host: New York Women in Communications Inc.
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6pm-8pm, Tuesday, December 2
Where: Hearst Tower, Joseph Urban Theater, 300 W. 57th Street, New York

Working with the Media 101
Reporters, editors and photographers will discuss promoting and pitching various types of media projects
Host: New England Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP required
When: 6:30pm, Wednesday, December 3
Where: Karmaloop, 160 Newbury Street, Boston

Pace University Pitch Contest
Pitch event connecting entrepreneurs with potential investors
Host: Pace University
Access: Limited/Available on request
Previous/Expected Guests: Gurbaksh Chahal
When: 5pm-7:45pm, Thursday, December 4
Where: Schimmel Center, 1 Pace Plaza, New York

Beyond New York

Atlanta Shakers and Stirrers
Networking event where all attendees receive each others' contact information
Host: Networking for Professionals
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6pm-8pm, Tuesday, December 2
Where: Eclipse di Luna, 4505 Ashford Dunwoody Road , Atlanta

mediabistro.com Holiday Party in London
Party to bring about greater community among media professionals in London
Host: mediabistro.com
Access: Open to media/press -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Luxmi Ghosh
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Monday, December 1
Where: Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes, Basement of Tavistock Hotel, Bedford Way, London

mediabistro.com Holiday Party in San Francisco
Holiday party for media freelancers
Host: mediabistro.com
Access: Open to media/press -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Erin Hartman
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Tuesday, December 2
Where: 111 Minna Gallery, 111 Minna Street, San Francisco

mediabistro.com Freelance Holiday Party in Seattle
Drinks and conversation for freelance media professionals
Host: mediabistro.com
Access: Open to media/press -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Michelle Goodman
When: 6pm-8pm, Tuesday, December 2
Where: Grey Gallery & Lounge, 1512 11th Avenue, Seattle

mediabistro.com Book Party in Los Angeles
Celebrate the release of mediabistro.com's second book, Small Screen, Big Picture with about 100 media and publishing industry professionals
Host: mediabistro.com
Access: Open to media/press -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Chad Gervich, Taffy Brodesser-Akner
When: 7pm-9pm, Thursday, December 4
Where: The Standard Hotel, 8300 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood