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Media Parties and Panels Heat Up
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Welcome to The Press List, our weekly newsletter alerting you to upcoming media events worth knowing about. Summer weather finally arrived this weekend on the East Coast, and our calendar is also heating up with a slew of parties, panels, and readings.
mediabistro.com hosts events all around the country this week: Further West, we're throwing cocktail parties in Chicago and Denver. Here in New York, we're hosting a party for PRNewser and a kickoff event for the Digital Downtown conference. As always, these will be great opportunities to meet other uber-engaged media pros, all while scoring great drink specials.
For those of you craving an informational deep dive this week, several interesting discussions are slated to occur: On Tuesday CNN money man Ali Velshi will discuss his book Gimme My Money Back: Your Guide to Beating the Financial Crisis at the New York Press Club. We imagine that many journalists dealing with layoffs and low pay will be interested in hearing what he has to say. On Thursday, The Daily Beast's Tina Brown will talk with author Frances Osborne at Strand Book Store. Later that night, Gothamist publisher Jake Dobkin, Outside.in's Mark Josephson, and New York Times blogger Andy Newman will lead a panel on hyperlocal journalism, fittingly located in the blog-saturated borough of Brooklyn.
Last week, we went to a bevy of Internet Week events, starting with Mediabistro Circus on Tuesday and Wednesday. A highlight was the moving talk given by Keith Ferrazzi (author of newly-anointed New York Times bestseller Who's Got Your Back?) on the value of quality over quantity in mentoring relationships. On Thursday, we went to Thrillist's "The Internet is Out of Control" bash, where we partied with URLesque editor Kelly Reeves, Kate Miltner from the New York Social Media Roundtable, and Thrillist co-founder Ben Lerer. We also saw CollegeHumor's Ricky Van Veen, who was still wearing his badge from the exclusive Founders Club event held earlier that night. We guess Van Veen couldn't resist showing off that he'd been hobnobbing with fellow founders including mediabistro.com's own Laurel Touby, News Corp's Rupert Murdoch, IAC boss Barry Diller, and Gawker publisher Nick Denton.
Friday, we went to the Webutante Ball accompanied by Meredith Woerner of io9.com. At the ball, we spotted Gawker weekend editor Foster Kamer, and NonSociety blogger Julia Allison. CollegeHumor's Amir Blumenfeld and Sarah Schneider were crowned king and queen after some shrewd polling manipulation. Strangely, we also saw two uniformed police officers mingling with the Webutantes. We tried asking the cops why they felt the need to show up to patrol a party full of Internet geeks, but they referred us to the NYPD public affairs office in lieu of giving a quote. [Ed. Note: We'll be sure to get right on that...] Event organizers Richard Blakeley and Jessica Amason were much more talkative. Blakeley told us that his so-called "Internet prom" was "just like high school, except nobody got pregnant." We'll be rechecking this fact in a few months...
In the meantime, we'll be back next Monday to forecast which upcoming media events you'll want to know about and regale you with what 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 Denver, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C...
Tuesday June 9, 2009
Social Communications Leadership Forum
Workshop for executives responsible for corporate social media strategy
Host: Business Development Institute
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 8:15am-12:30pm, Tuesday, June 9
Where: New York University Midtown Campus , 11 W. 42nd Street, New York
Develop Your Personal Brand to Land Your Next Job
Advertising and media job search workshop
Host: Horizon Media, Partners in Human Resources International
Access: Limited/Available on request
When: 1pm-5pm, Tuesday, June 9
Where: Helmsley Hotel, NYC, 212 E. 42nd Street, New York
mediabistro.com PRNewser Party in New York
Drinks and conversation for media professionals
Host: mediabistro.com, PRNewser
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP Required
Previous/Expected Attendees: Jason Chupick, Joe Ciarallo
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Tuesday, June 9
Where: M1-5 Lounge, 52 Walker Street, New York
Mainly About Directing
Discussion with director Arthur Laurents
Host: Strand Book Store
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
Previous/Expected Attendees: Victoria Wilson
When: 7pm-8:30pm, Tuesday, June 9
Where: Strand Book Store, 828 Broadway, Second Floor, New York
Brandhacker Meetup: War in the Boardroom
Presentation by author Laura Ries
Host: Brandhackers
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6pm-9pm, Tuesday, June 9
Where: Legends 33, 6 W. 33rd Street, New York
A Conversation with CNN Chief Business Correspondent Ali Velshi
Talk with financial journalist Ali Velshi
Host: The New York Press Club
Access: Open to the media/press -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Attendees: Mark Lieberman
When: 6:30pm, Tuesday, June 9
Where: The New York Press Club, 330 W. 42nd Street, New York
Wednesday June 10, 2009
Journeys through Fiction with Authors Simon Van Booy and Binnie Kirshenbaum
Travel writing panel discussion
Host: The Bryant Park Reading Room
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
Previous/Expected Attendees: Simon Van Booy, Binnie Kirshenbaum, AnneLise Sorensen
When: 12:30pm, Wednesday, June 10
Where: The Bryant Park Reading Room, 42nd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, New York
mediabistro.com Cocktail Party for Digital Downtown
Party to kick off the Digital Downtown conference
Host: mediabistro.com
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Attendees: Laurel Touby
When: 5pm-7:30pm, Wednesday, June 10
Where: 7 W New York, 7 W. 34th Street, New York
Out Presents Anthony Goicolea
Reading featuring author Anthony Goicolea
Host: Strand Book Store, Out
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: 7pm-8:30pm, Wednesday, June 10
Where: Strand Book Store, 828 Broadway, Second Floor, New York
Thursday June 11, 2009
Craig Claiborne and the Rise of Food Journalism
Food writing talk with journalist Craig Claiborne
Host: New School University
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
Previous/Expected Attendees: Molly O'Neill, Betty Fussell, Anne Mendelson, David Leite, John T. Edge, Andrew F. Smith
When: 6pm-7:30pm, Thursday, June 11
Where: Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, 55 W. 13th Street, Second Floor, New York
Frances Osborne in Conversation with Tina Brown
Tina Brown interviews author Frances Osborne
Host: Strand Book Store
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: 6pm-7:30pm, Thursday, June 11
Where: Strand Book Store, 828 Broadway, Second Floor, New York
New York Stories: from the Pages of New York
New York contributors read from an anthology of memorable essays from the magazine
Host: Madison Square Park
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
Previous/Expected Guests: Steve Fishman, Chris Smith, Joyce Wadler
When: 6:30pm, Thursday, June 11
Where: Madison Square Park, New York
Media Circus: The Business of Hyperlocal
Hyperlocal news panel
Host: Gelf Magazine
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
Previous/Expected Attendees: Mark Josephson, Andy Newman, Jake Dobkin
When: 7:30pm-9:30pm, Thursday, June 11
Where: JLA Studios, 63 Pearl Street, Brooklyn
Conferences, etc.
PRSA T3 PR Conference 2009
Public relations conference
Host: PRSA Technology Section/New York Chapter
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 8:30am-6:30pm, Tuesday, June 9
Where: 101 River Views, 101 Sixth Avenue, New York
CEA Line Shows 2009 and Digital Downtown Conference Programs
Consumer electronics exhibition
Host: Consumer Electronics Association
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: Wednesday, June 10-Thursday, June 11
Where: 7 W New York, 7 W. 34th Street, New York
BizBash LA Expo and Awards
Event planning conference
Host: BizBash
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Brent Bolthouse, Chad Kaydo
When: 7:30am-6pm, Thursday, June 11
Where: L.A. Mart, 1933 South Broadway, Second Floor, Los Angeles
Beyond New York
Broadcast Media's Role in the 21st Century: How It Fits with Social Media and the Changing Economic Climate
Discussion of new technology's effect on broadcasting
Host: Publicity Club of Chicago
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 11:30am-2pm, Wednesday, June 10
Where: Maggiano's Little Italy, 516 N. Clark Street, Chicago
mediabistro.com Cocktail Party in Chicago
Drinks and conversation for media professionals
Host: mediabistro.com
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP Required
When: 6pm, Thursday, June 11
Where: O'Briens Riverwalk Cafe, 45 E. Riverwalk South, Chicago
mediabistro.com Cocktail Party in Denver
Drinks and conversation for media professionals
Host: mediabistro.com
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP Required
When: 5pm, Wednesday, June 10
Where: Argyll, 2700 East Third Avenue, Denver, Colorado
From A1 to Amazon: Making Your Book Idea a Reality
Book publishing workshop
Host: Education Writers Association
Access: Limited/Available on request
When: 3pm-4pm, Wednesday, June 10
Where: Omega DC, 2122 P Street NW, Washington, D.C.
