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Welcome to The Press List, our weekly newsletter alerting you to upcoming media events worth knowing about. February is already off to a great start with a week that's absolutely packed with media events. On Tuesday, the New York County Lawyers' Association hosts a panel discussing the use of confidential sources, featuring none other than controversial former New York Times reporter Judith Miller. Miller may ring bells for media types due to her role in the "Plamegate" scandal in 2005, when she went to jail to protect a source in the Bush Administration who had given her the name of an undercover CIA agent whose husband published statements critical of the war in Iraq. Prior to "Plamegate," Miller had published a series of questionable reports in the Times that many believe exaggerated the threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. While some observers see Miller as a First Amendment hero for protecting her sources, still others view her as a shill for the Bush White House. Both her fans and her detractors will probably find plenty to debate in what she has to say on Tuesday.
There are multiple media events to choose from later this week, including a launch party for new blog TheRumpus.net, featuring James Frey, another former scandal star who made headlines after numerous inaccuracies were discovered in his 2003 memoir A Million Little Pieces. Comedy buffs will want to doublebook on Thursday, since the party for Comedy Central's new show Important Things With Demetri Martin is scheduled for the same time as the premiere party for MTV's The CollegeHumor Show. We can't help but wonder whether the overlap is coincidence or competitive maneuvering.
Last Tuesday, we went to a discussion of outsourcing in the news industry that was sponsored by the South Asian Journalists Association, The Southern Asian Institute at Columbia University, and the New York Press Club. The panel got a bit contentious, with one of the anti-outsourcing speakers describing his counterparts on the other side of the table as "Lucifer and his minions," but everyone parted ways with a handshake and the more heated moments of the discussion made it much more entertaining than most business panels. In the crowd, we spotted the New York Times' newly-appointed Mumbai business correspondent Vikas Bajaj, who was receiving many congratulations on his new gig. After the panel, we took the train to Brooklyn for the Brooklyn Barons media mixer, which was hosted by a group of ad salesmen including our good friend Jim Lehnhoff. Lehnhoff recently left Gawker Media to take a job at The Onion. Also at the party were Gawker video editor Richard Blakeley and Gawker's business development wunderkind Scott Kidder.
We'll be back next Monday to forecast which media events you'll want to know about, along with all that 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, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and on the West Coast...
Tuesday February 3, 2009
Protecting Journalists and Their Confidential Sources: A Matter of Privilege
Forum on sourcing with lawyers and reporters
Host: New York County Lawyers' Association
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Judith Miller, Joshua Kors
When: 6pm-8pm, Tuesday, February 3
Where: NYCLA Home of Law, 14 Vesey Street, New York
High Speed Networking New York
Midtown networking event
Host: Networking For Professionals
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Tuesday, February 3
Where: O'Lunney's Times Square Pub, 145 W. 45th Street, New York
February NY Tech Meetup: Mobile Meets Social
Digital business presentations and networking
Host: NY Tech Meetup
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Jeff Jarvis
When: 7pm-9pm, Tuesday, February 3
Where: IAC, 555 W. 18th Street, New York
Wednesday February 4, 2009
Regarding The Pain of Others
Experts discuss representations of atrocity
Host: Museum of Jewish Heritage
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Sidney Schanberg
When: 7pm-9pm, Wednesday, February 3
Where: Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Place, New York
Writing In The Cafe
Three writers read from their work
Host: The Hungarian Pastry Shop
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Nathan Englander, Julie Otsuka, Rivka Galchen
When: 7pm, Wednesday, February 4
Where: Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, New York
Thursday February 5, 2009
Managing During Uncertain Times
Business management seminar focusing on strategies for dealing with the down economy
Host: Magazine Publishers of America
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 9am-12pm, Thursday, February 5
Where: MPA Conference Center, 810 Seventh Avenue, 24th Floor, New York
NY Open Coffee Meetup
Weekly meeting for entrepreneurs and investors
Host: Nicholas Butterworth
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: 9:15am-10:15am, Thursday, February 5
Where: Tarallucci e Vino, 15 E. 18th Street, New York
Nightlife at Daylife: Jeff Jarvis and What Would Google Do?
Cocktails and conversation with Jeff Jarvis
Host: Daylife
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP required
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Thursday, February 5
Where: Daylife, 444 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York
Comedy Central's Important Things with Demetri Martin Screening
Screening of a new comedy television show
Host: Comedy Central
Access: Closed/Private
Previous/Expected Guests: Demetri Martin
When: 7pm-9pm, Thursday, February 5
Where: Lower East Side, New York
TheRumpus.net Launch Party
Launch party for a new online magazine
Host: TheRumpus.net
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: James Frey, Jonathan Ames, Michael Showalter
When: 7pm-11pm, Thursday, February 5
Where: Crash Mansion, 199 Bowery, New York
NextNY Community Manager Event
Networking event for Web site community managers
Host: NextNY
Access: Limited/Available on request
When: 7pm-9pm, Thursday, February 5
Where: CRESA Partners, 100 Park Avenue, 24th Floor, New York
The CollegeHumor Show Premiere Party
Premiere Party for CollegeHumor.com's new MTV show
Host: MTV, CollegeHumor
Access: Closed/Private
Previous/Expected Guests: Ricky Van Veen
When: 7:30pm-10:30pm, Thursday, February 5
Where: West 18th Street, New York
Saturday February 7, 2009
New York ComicCon Meet-Up
Mix and mingle with comic book creators, fans and Internet celebrities as they experience ComicCon
Host: iFanboy, ROFLThing, 1UP, and Popgun
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: 7pm-10pm, Saturday, February 7
Where: Stitch Bar and Lounge, 247 W. 37th Street, New York
Sunday February 8, 2009
Inside Literature
Dinner hosted by author Salman Rushdie
Host: Indo-American Arts Council, Vermilion
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 7pm-10pm, Sunday, February 8
Where: Vermilion, 480 Lexington Avenue, New York
New York City Media Makers
Networking for media professionals
Host: New York City Media Makers
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: 7pm-9pm, Sunday, February 8
Where: One Ten John, 110 John Street, New York
Conferences, etc.
AlwaysOn OnMedia NYC 2009
Conference for the global advertising and media establishment
Host: OnMedia NYC
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: Monday, February 2-Wednesday, February 4
Where: Ritz-Carlton Battery Park, 2 West Street, New York
13th Annual New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival
Festival featuring films by Jewish and Israeli filmmakers
Host: American Sephardi Federation, Yeshiva University Museum
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: Thursday, February 5-Thursday, February 12
Where: Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th Street, New York
The New York Times Travel Show
Travel industry expo
Host: The New York Times
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: Friday, February 6-Sunday, February 8
Where: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 W. 34th Street, New York
Beyond New York
mediabistro.com Cocktail Party in Atlanta
Drinks and conversation for media professionals
Host: mediabistro.com
Access: Open to media/press -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Stuart Cleland
When: 6pm-8pm, Wednesday, February 4
Where: The Melting Pot, 754 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta
Shakers and Stirrers Chicago
Networking at a Mediterranean restaurant
Host: Networking For Professionals
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6pm-8pm, Wednesday, February 4
Where: Tizi Melloul, 531 N. Wells Street, Chicago
Los Angeles Freelance February Meet Up
Meeting for freelancers with a discussion of tax issues
Host: The Los Angeles Freelance Meetup Group, Freelancers Union
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP required
When: 3pm-5pm, Sunday, February 8
Where: Blankspaces, 5405 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles
Digging For Mobile Advertising Gold with Experts and Startups
Workshop discussing strategies for the mobile advertising market
Host: Telecom Council Silicon Valley
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 8:30am-1:30pm, Tuesday, February 3
Where: Hewlett Packard, 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA
Meet the Editor: Miller-McCune
Party for a new national magazine
Host: National Press Club
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP required
When: 5pm-7pm, Thursday, February 5
Where: National Press Club, Holeman Lounge, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C.
