The Press List

Welcome to The Press List, our weekly newsletter alerting you to upcoming media events worth knowing about. Tomorrow America heads to the polls, and our calendar is packed with election-related goings on. On the big night itself, there are exclusive parties hosted by CNN and the Huffington Post. Over at New York Times HQ in Times Square, the paper is holding a sold-out election night panel, with their top two editors Bill Keller and Jill Abramson, editorial page boss Andrew Rosenthal, and columnist Frank Rich headlining a roster of veteran reporters. Dan Rather was scheduled to have his own election night discussion at the 92nd Street Y, but it looks like the former CBS News anchor stood them up. 92Y's Web site now says: "Due to production limitations Dan Rather will be unable to host our Election Night program." Two weeks ago, HDNet announced that Rather would be anchoring their election coverage live from the Newseum in Washington, D.C. We can't help but wonder what exactly went down with that...

After the votes are counted, political junkies can recover at mediabistro.com and TVNewser's Election Hangover parties in New York and San Francisco. Invites are available "for full-time media professionals only" who RSVP online. TVNewser editors Chris Ariens and Steve Krakauer will be there along with my boss, mediabistro.com CEO Laurel Touby at the New York event. We also wouldn't be surprised if TVNewser alum Brian Stelter dropped by that night. Chicago and Portland will be getting TVNewser post-election parties of their own later this month...

Speaking of politics, ex-VP and Current TV owner Al Gore heads up the group of A-list speakers lined up for this week's Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang, Arianna Huffington, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Digg's Kevin Rose, and cyclist Lance Armstrong are among the big names slated to speak to Summit guests. Here in New York, ad:tech, the Marketing & Online Communities Conference, and OMMA Ad Nets will keep digital marketing professionals busy networking, strategizing, and of course, partying hard...

Last week, Halloween fell on Friday, but the media world seemed to be celebrating it a day early. On Thursday night, tabloid heiress, contributor, and target Lydia Hearst held court at 1Oak's Halloween masquerade where she came dressed as Page Six. A few blocks further east, we went to the farewell party for Radar at Citrine. Radar's last cover subject Shannen Doherty barely spent any time in the club, but there were plenty of media types in the crowd: We spotted Village Voice columnist Michael Musto, who's basically like our spiritual leader here at The Press List. When we asked Musto his opinion of the recent changes to the Voice offices at Cooper Square, he shrugged them off saying, "I still have a desk." It's probably hard to get upset these days when you've still got a media job, desk or not. We also saw Ben Widdicombe who followed in Julia Allison's footsteps as Star editor-at-large. Apparently, it's not tough to be Allison's successor, since she allegedly wasn't exactly the most popular person at the magazine. Later in the evening, we saw Widdicombe again, along with Clusterstock editor John Carney and Huffington Post's Rachel Sklar, for an afterparty at Radar editor-in-chief Maer Roshan's place. We noticed that Roshan had what can only be described as the ultimate New York media library: His bookshelf boasts copies of William Shawcross' biography of Rupert Murdoch, Gay Talese's New York Times exposé The Kingdom and The Power, and the Talmud...

We'll be back next Monday with a rundown of all the election night madness, along with a forecast of the coming week's hottest happenings. Be sure to check our new sections 'Conferences, Etc.' for multi-day events and 'Beyond New York' for this week's media events beyond the Big Apple in Norwalk, Connecticut, and San Francisco...

--Hunter Walker

Monday November 3, 2008

Moth StorySLAM
Sweat is the theme at this open mic sponsored by nonprofit storytelling organization The Moth
Host: The Moth
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 7:30pm, Monday, November 3
Where: Union Hall, 702 Union Street, Brooklyn

Lucille Clifton and W.S. Merwin
Two National Book Award winning poets read their work
Host: 92nd Street Y
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Attendees: Lucille Clifton, W.S. Merwin
When: 8pm, Monday, November 3
Where: 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York

Tuesday November 4, 2008

The New York Times Live presents TimesTalks Election Night LIVE at TheTimesCenter
Writers and editors from The New York Times discuss the election at a live viewing of the returns
Host: The New York Times
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Attendees: Bill Keller, Jill Abramson, Frank Rich, Andrew M. Rosenthal, Adam Nagourney, Gail Collins, Richard L. Berke, Sam Roberts, Matt Bai
When: 6pm-10pm, Tuesday, November 4
Where: The TimesCenter, 242 West 41st Street, New York

Election Night At The CNN Grill
Exclusive election night event for bloggers at CNN's New York headquarters
Host: CNN
Access: Closed/Private
Previous/Expected Attendees: Julia Allison
When: 6pm-12am, Tuesday, November 2
Where: The CNN Grill, Time Warner Center, New York

Huffington Post Election Night Party
Private election night party sponsored by liberal politics site
Host: The Huffington Post
Access: Closed/Private
Previous/Expected Attendees: Rachel Sklar
When: 7:30pm-12am, Tuesday, November 4
Where: 23/6 Loft, SoHo, New York

Poems & Pints
Poetry reading by Pulitzer prizewinner Paul Muldoon and former Poet Laureate Mark Strand
Host: Poetry Society of America Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
Previous/Expected Attendees: Paul Muldoon, Mark Strand
When: 6:30pm-7:30pm, Tuesday, November 4
Where: Fraunces Tavern, 54 Pearl St, New York

Wednesday November 5, 2008

New York Shakers and Stirrers
Networking event at Park Avenue restaurant
Host: Networking for Professionals
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6pm-8pm, Wednesday, November 5
Where: Barna, 365 Park Avenue South, New York

Video on the Web: What the Future Holds
Jim Louderback, CEO, Revision3 and Digg Nation, sits down with Max Robins to explore the growing phenomenon of video on the Internet
Host: Center for Communication
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Attendees: Jim Louderback, Max Robins
When: 6:30pm-8:00pm, Wednesday, November 5
Where: New York Institute of Technology, 16 West 61st Street, New York

Mashable Motivational Meet With Gary Vaynerchuk
Post ad:tech event featuring a motivational speech from Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV
Host: Mashable
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Attendees: Gary Vaynerchuk, Brett Petersel, Tamar Weinberg, Adam Hirsch, Sharon Feder, Alana Taylor
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Wednesday, November 5
Where: The Volstead, 125 East 54th St, New York

Living Landmarks Celebration 2008
New York Landmarks Conservancy gala event honoring New Yorkers who have made outstanding contributions to the city including Charlie Rose and Charles Rangel, hosted by the New York Post's Liz Smith
Host: New York Landmarks Conservancy
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Attendees: Charlie Rose, Liz Smith
When: 7pm, Wednesday, November 5
Where: Cipriani, 110 East 42nd Street, New York

Thursday November 6, 2008

mediabistro.com & TVNewser Election Hangover Party
Celebrate post election day with about 100 TV industry professionals
Host: mediabistro.com, TVNewser
Access: Open to media/press -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Attendees: Laurel Touby, Chris Ariens, Steve Krakauer
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Thursday, November 6
Where: The Bubble Lounge, 228 West Broadway, New York

Conferences, etc.

ad:tech New York
Online marketing conference featuring speeches from industry executives and a free expo
Host: ad:tech Global
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Attendees: Jonathan Klein, Shelly Lazarus, Henry Blodget, Jon Fine, Brian Stelter, John Cantarella, Christine DeMaio, Betsy Morgan, Rachel Wintner, John A. Byrne, Norm Chait, Michael Bayle, Andy Berndt, Jim Louderback, Suzanne Vranica, Vivian Schiller, Shelly Palmer, Emily Steel, Daisy Whitney
When: Monday, November 3-Thursday, November 6
Where: Hilton New York, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York

Marketing & Online Communities
The Marketing & Online Communities Conference is an invitation-based event, bringing together thought leaders from the marketing and online community sectors to discuss marketing challenges - and unprecedented opportunities - in online communities
Host: Mashable, Forum One Communications
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Attendees: Tim Manners, Anne Marie Edwards, John H. Bell, Thor Muller, Betsy Burroughs, Michael Leifer, Mary Furlong
When: 8am-5pm, Wednesday, November 5
Where: Tribeca Grand Hotel, 2 Avenue of the Americas, New York

Web 2.0 Summit 2008
Fifth annual e-commerce summit addressing the challenges and opportunities affecting Internet entrepreneurs
Host: O'Reilly Conferences, TechWeb
Access: Limited/Available on request
Previous/Expected Attendees: Al Gore, Lance Armstrong, Jerry Yang, Mark Zuckerberg, Edgar Bronfman, Arianna Huffington, Gavin Newsom, Kevin Rose, John Battelle, Elon Musk, Tim O'Reilly, Michael Arrington, Andrew Baron, Ken Auletta, John Heilemann, Michael Pollan, Xeni Jardin, Joe Trippi, Chris DeWolfe, Joel Hyatt, Mary Meeker, Evan Williams, Guy Kawasaki, Kevin Kelly
When: Wednesday, November 5-Friday, November 7
Where: Palace Hotel, 2 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco

OMMA Ad Nets
Daylong conference discussing the online advertising industry
Host: MediaPost
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Attendees: Jim Spanfeller, Samir Arora, David Rittenhouse, Michael Rubenstein, Cree Lawson, Ross Fadner, Zack Posner, Emily Riley
When: 9am-5pm, Thursday, November 5
Where: Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan, 1605 Broadway, New York

New Wizards of Digital Marketing
Explore the strategies being used by progressive digital ad agencies
Host: The Interactive Advertising Bureau, DoubleClick, NBC Universal Digital Media, ABC Digital, BBC Digital Advertising, Advertising Age, Brightcove, Casale Media, EyeWonder
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Attendees: Randall Rothenberg, Deborah Meyer, Bryan Wiener, Darren Paul, Chris Meador, Mark Coleman, Suhaila Suhimi
When: 8am-8:30pm, Monday, November 10
Where: The Roosevelt Hotel, 45 East 45th Street, New York

Beyond New York

Book Editors Panel
Editors will talk to the Connecticut Press Club about manuscripts they are seeking at this dinner, discussion and networking event
Host: Connecticut Press Club
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Attendees: Sean Leonard, Deb Werksman, Kendra Levin
When: 6pm-8:15pm, Thursday, November 6
Where: The Norwalk Inn, 99 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT

mediabistro.com & TVNewser Election Hangover Party
Celebrate post election day with about 100 TV industry professionals
Host: mediabistro.com, TVNewser
Access: Open to media/press -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Attendees: Erin Hartman
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Wednesday, November 5
Where: The Bubble Lounge, 714 Montgomery Street, San Francisco

Mission Loc@l Launch Party
Launch party for a new San Francisco local news site staffed by U.C. Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism students
Host: Mission Loc@l, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
Previous/Expected Attendees: Lydia Chavez
When: 5pm-8pm, Thursday, November 6
Where: Cava 22, 3239 22nd Street, San Francisco