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Welcome to The Press List, our weekly newsletter alerting you to upcoming media events worth knowing about. This afternoon at the Waldorf-Astoria, the 68th Annual Peabody Awards honor excellence in electronic media. A host of network television executives and journalists will be in attendance, including Jeff Zucker, Dick Ebersol, Doug Ellin, Lorne Michaels, Sean McManus, and Gwen Ifill. NBC anchor Brian Williams is playing emcee, handing out awards to CNN's election team, Saturday Night Live, 60 Minutes, PBS' Washington Week, and The Onion's Web site and more.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, mediabistro.com explores how to profit from new media technologies in a difficult economy at the Web 3.0 Conference. At the upcoming second annual Mediabistro Circus June 2-3, top-level professionals including Ning.com CEO Gina Bianchini and Numerati author Stephen Baker will further delve into maximizing your impact with digital media (and Cirque du Soleil will perform -- stay tuned for details).
Speaking of new media, on Thursday Nick McGlynn of RandomNightOut.com steps in to fill the void created last winter when Gawker video editor Richard Blakeley stopped holding his wildly popular Media Meshing parties each month. McGlynn has organized "Obliterati," a bar night enabling New York's new media scenesters to, per the invite, "mesh again, like we did last summer." It's yet to be decided whether Obliterati will continue beyond this first event, but we bet we'll see more from McGlynn this summer: There's been buzz surrounding a possible collaboration between he and Garcon magazine fashionista Adrien Field, and the Obliterati invite advises recipients to "keep an eye out for some new and exciting future developments coming to RandomNightOut.com."
Last week, we went to a party celebrating the Spring issue of the New York Review of Magazines, written by students from the magazine program Columbia School of Journalism. We asked two of the soon to graduate student contributors, Matt Bachtel and Elizabeth Henderson if they were worried about finding work in the increasingly competitive market and they proved the value of their J-school dollar by answering "yes" immediately and in unison. The Spring 2009 NYRM went live this morning, and includes features on the short life of The New York Times' now-defunct Play magazine, former Simon & Schuster editor Dedi Feldman's new digital publishing company, and an interview with The Daily Beast's Tina Brown. FishbowlNY has more on the New York Review of Magazines launch event.
With the upcoming Memorial Day weekend slated to shorten workweeks the media world around, we'll be back the week after next to forecast 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 Chicago, Dallas, Vancouver, and California...
Monday May 18, 2009
68th Annual George Foster Peabody Awards Presentation Ceremony
Electronic media awards presentation ceremony
Host: Peabody Awards
Access: Limited/Available on request
Previous/Expected Guests: Jeff Zucker, Brian Williams, Dick Ebersol, Doug Ellin, Lorne Michaels, Sean McManus, Ted Leonsis, Gwen Ifill
When: 12:30pm, Monday, May 18
Where: Waldorf Astoria Hotel, 301 Park Avenue, New York
How to Write Accurate Medical Stories on Deadline
Workshop on writing quality medical stories
Host: The Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
Previous/Expected Guests: Gary Schwitzer
When: 6:30pm, Monday, May 18
Where: CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, 219 W. 40th Street, Room 308, New York
Career Counseling: Working Through A Recession
Job search advice panel
Host: colorbars
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 7pm-8:30pm, Monday, May 18
Where: MTV Networks, 1515 Broadway, 44th Floor, New York
Tuesday May 19, 2009
StartupAlpha.com New Media VC Pitch Party: Meet Milestone Venture Partners
Venture capital pitch party
Host: StartUpAlpha.com
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 5:30pm-8:30pm, Tuesday, May 19
Where: Slattery's Midtown Pub, 8 E. 36th Street, New York
Defending the Endangered Consumer: High-Impact Consumer Journalism in a Low-Budget Era
Panel discussion on digital consumer journalism
Host: Consumer Reports, The Consumerist
Access: Open to media/press -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Craig Newmark, Kevin McKean, Rachel Sklar, Bob Sullivan, Ben Popken
When: 6pm, Tuesday, May 19
Where: 92Y Tribeca, 200 Hudson Street, New York
High Speed Networking NYC
Drinks and networking
Host: Networking for Professionals
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Tuesday, May 19
Where: Silverleaf Tavern, 70 Park Avenue, New York
mediabistro.com Meet The Teachers Party
Mixer with mediabistro.com course instructors
Host: mediabistro.com
Access: Open to media/press -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Alexis DiResta, Alison Pace, Beverly Goodman, Cara Birnbaum, Brett Leveridge, Cheryl Della Pietra, Christa Bourg, Christine Egan, Darragh Worland, David Tristman, Duy Linh Tu, Edmund Lee
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Tuesday, May 19
Where: CHOICE Kitchen and Cocktails, 380 Third Avenue, New York
Deadline Club Annual Awards Dinner
Journalism competition awards presentation and dinner
Host: Deadline Club
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Bill Keller
When: 6:30pm, Tuesday, May 19
Where: Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, 301 Park Avenue, New York
Wednesday May 20, 2009
NYC Women in Publishing Networking Happy Hour
Monthly publishing networking event
Host: NYC Women in Publishing
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: 6pm-9pm, Wednesday, May 20
Where: Stone Creek Bar, 140 E. 27th Street, New York
Marketing for Women: Law and Public Policy Professionals
Public relations, branding, and marketing workshop
Host: South Asian Women's Leadership Forum
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6:30pm-9pm, Wednesday, May 20
Where: White & Case LLP, 1155 Avenue of the Americas, New York
Thursday May 21, 2009
The Legal Side of Media
Breakfast and panel discussion on digital media legal issues
Host: New York Media Information Exchange Group
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Fred Benenson, Limor Schafman
When: 7:30am-9:30am, Thursday, May 21
Where: Time Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle, New York
Tech Business Overseas
Seminar on doing business overseas
Host: British Consulate-General
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: 8am-9:30am, Thursday, May 21
Where: British Consulate, 702 Union Street, New York
The Power of Print in the Digital Age
Print advertising presentation
Host: The Advertising Production Club of NY
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 8:30am-11:30am, Thursday, May 21
Where: NYU-SCPS Midtown Campus, 11 W. 42nd Street, Assembly Room 1027, New York
The Brave New World of Media and Journalism
Panel discussion on new media journalism
Host: American Society of Journalists and Authors
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Nick Penniman
When: 5:30pm-8pm, Thursday, May 21
Where: CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, Room 308, 219 W. 40th Street, New York
Obliterati
New media mixer
Host: RandomNightOut
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Nick McGlynn, Brian Stelter, Richard Blakeley, Brett Petersel, Caroline McCarthy, Rex Sorgatz, Nick Douglas, Peter Feld
When: 6pm-11pm, Thursday, May 21
Where: Sweet & Vicious, 5 Spring Street, New York
Advertising Women of NY 12th Annual Silent Auction
Silent auction for guests under the age of 30
Host: Advertising Women of NY
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6pm-9pm, Thursday, May 21
Where: USA Today, 535 Madison Avenue, New York
Feathers Like Leather Reading
Reading featuring author Chris Leo
Host: Strand Book Store
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: 7pm-8:30pm, Thursday, May 21
Where: Strand Book Store, 828 Broadway, New York
Conferences, etc.
IAB Professional Development: Yield Management
Business seminar for publishers
Host: Interactive Advertising Bureau
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 9am-1pm, Wednesday, May 20
Where: Interactive Advertising Bureau, 116 E. 27th Street, Seventh Floor, New York
Innovision
Briefing and networking event for IT and media executives
Host: Bluewolf
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Clay Shirky
When: 4pm-9pm, Wednesday, May 20
Where: Bryant Park Hotel Screening Room, 40 W. 40th Street, New York
AdMonsters Ad Ops 360° US II
Interactive advertising operations conference
Host: AdMonsters
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 9am-7pm, Thursday, May 21
Where: New York
Web 3.0
Conference exploring how companies are using new media technologies
Host: mediabistro.com
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: Tuesday, May 19-Wednesday, May 20
Where: The New Yorker Hotel, 481 Eighth Avenue, New York
Mediabistro Circus
Second annual two-day conference exploring the convergence of digital and traditional media
Host: mediabistro.com
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Stephen Baker, Gina Bianchini, John Byrne, Keith Ferrazzi, Tim Ferriss, Michael Silberman
When: Tuesday, June 2-Wednesday, June 3
Where: The Times Center, 242 W. 41st Street, New York
Beyond New York
Publication and Treasure
Robert Chaplin of Library Editions talks about the publishing industry
Host: The Shebeen Club
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6pm-9pm, Monday, May 18
Where: The Shebeen Club, 210 Carrall Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada
mediabistro.com Cocktail Party in Dallas
Drinks and conversation for media professionals
Host: mediabistro.com
Access: Open to media/press -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Merritt Martin
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Monday, May 18
Where: El Calle Doce, 1925 Skillman, Dallas, TX
Shakers and Stirrers Santa Monica
Business networking mixer
Host: Networking for Professionals
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Tuesday, May 19
Where: Air Conditioned, 2819 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA
B2B Social Media Marketing
Social media marketing workshop
Host: WebGuild Silicon Valley
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Rajiv Parikh
When: 6pm-9pm, Thursday, May 21
Where: Hilton Hotel, 4949 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA
