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Pulitzers Put The Party Back Into Newsrooms
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Welcome to The Press List, our weekly newsletter alerting you to upcoming media events worth knowing about. They're doling out Pulitzer Prizes at Columbia University today: Once winners' names are revealed, it's safe to expect some celebrating in the various newsrooms that victorious scribes call home. After all, it's a Pulitzer tradition to toast prize winners, and with seemingly endless media industry job cuts, newsrooms have been low on other excuses to party this year.
If you're not part of any impromptu Pulitzer throwdowns, there are still plenty of media events, conferences, and meet-and-greet opportunities to keep you busy this week. Today, Gotham Media Ventures hosts "Media 3.0: What's Next?," a panel on technology and the media industry featuring Craigslist.com founder Craig Newmark and Vanity Fair columnist Michael Wolff. Wednesday night, the Department of Media Studies and Film at the New School teams up with the Center for Communication to sponsor a round table on the economic crisis -- the aptly titled "Buyouts, Bailouts and Burnouts." CNBC editor Charles Gasparino, Wall Street Journal deputy managing editor Alan Murray, Fox Business News anchor Liz Claman, and Portfolio.com media blogger Jeff Bercovici will all be on hand to offer their two cents about the economy.
Those who've managed to endure the recession with enough extra cash for a black-tie charity gala ticket should spring to attend the ASPCA's 12th Annual Bergh Ball. There promises to be some high-quality media industry eye candy, with domestic diva Martha Stewart, Today Show host Matt Lauer, and WNBC anchor Chuck Scarborough all slated to attend. On the conference front, mediabistro.com officially launches its upcoming Web 3.0 event with a cocktail gathering this Tuesday, where inquisitive new-media types can talk shop ahead of the multi-day event in May.
We'll be back next Monday to forecast which 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, the Bay Area, and Washington, D.C...
Monday April 20, 2009
2009 Pulitzer Prize Announcement
Announcements of the 2009 Pulitzer Prizewinners
Host: Columbia University School of Journalism
Access: Limited/Available on request
Previous/Expected Guests: Sig Gissler
When: 3pm, Monday, April 20
Where: Columbia University School of Journalism, W. 116th Street and Broadway, New York
Media 3.0: What's Next?
Panel on the connections between content and technology
Host: Gotham Media Ventures
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Craig Newmark, Michael Wolff
When: 6pm-8pm, Monday, April 20
Where: Time Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle, New York
Tuesday April 21, 2009
The Future of Business: Is Social Media the Answer?
Social media discussion
Host: The New York Media Information Exchange Group
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Fred Seibert
When: 7:30am-9:30am, Tuesday, April 21
Where: Time Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle, New York
Raising Capital in Turbulent Times
Angel investment seminar
Host: Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 8am-10am, Tuesday, April 21
Where: Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, 488 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor, New York
Power Lunch New York
Business networking luncheon
Host: Networking for Professionals
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 1pm-3pm, Tuesday, April 21
Where: Calico Jack's Cantina, 800 Second Avenue, New York
Five Things You Need To Know About Networking In 2009
Networking workshop
Host: Downtown Women's Club Brooklyn
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 5:30pm-8:30pm, Tuesday, April 21
Where: Pane e Vino Ristorante, 174 Smith Street, Brooklyn
The Art of Photography Books
Photography book discussion
Host: The Bookbinders' Guild of New York
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Craig Cohen, Scout Tufankjian
When: 5:30pm, Tuesday, April 21
Where: Random House, 2nd Floor Executive Dining Room, 1745 Broadway, New York
Web2NewYork
Monthly networking party for post-Internet media, advertising and business
Host: Web2NewYork
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: 6pm, Tuesday, April 21
Where: Gallery Bar, 120 Orchard Street, New York
mediabistro.com Web 3.0 Conference Launch Party
Drinks and conversation for digital media professionals
Host: mediabistro.com
Access: Open to media/press -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Dan Grigorovici, Hank Williams
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Tuesday, April 21
Where: Choice Kitchen & Cocktails, 380 Third Avenue, New York
Classical Indian Ragas and Readings
Reception and reading from Namita Devidayal's memoir, The Music Room
Host: South Asian Journalists Association , The Southern Asian Institute
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Tuesday, April 21
Where: Columbia University, International Affairs Building, Room 407, 420 W. 118th Street, New York
Wednesday April 22, 2009
min Day Summit
Workshop for publishing and media executives
Host: min Magazine
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 8am-5:30pm, Wednesday, April 22
Where: Grand Hyatt, 109 E. 42nd Street, New York
BMA:FWD Launch Party
Networking and cocktails
Host: Business Marketing Association
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6pm-8pm, Wednesday, April 22
Where: Sidebar, 120 E. 15th Street, New York
Buyouts, Bailouts, and Burnouts
Panel of financial journalists discuss the economic crisis
Host: Department of Media Studies and Film, The New School, Center for Communication
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Charles Gasparino, Alan Murray, Liz Claman, Jeff Bercovici, Farnoosh Torabi
When: 6:30pm-8pm, Wednesday, April 22
Where: The New School, Theresa Lang Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 2nd Floor, 55 W. 13th Street, New York
UrbanDigital Networking Event
Networking event for African Americans in digital media
Host: UrbanDigital Networking
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: 7pm, Wednesday, April 22
Where: Mixx Lounge, 84 Seventh Avenue S., New York
Thursday April 23, 2009
Sixth Annual Authors in Kind Literary Luncheon
Charity benefit and authors luncheon
Host: God's Love We Deliver
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 11:30am-2pm, Thursday, April 23
Where: The Plaza Hotel, 768 Fifth Avenue, New York
Changing the Game Awards
Advertising panel discussion and drinks followed by an awards luncheon
Host: Advertising Women of New York
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 12pm-2pm, Thursday, April 23
Where: New York Hilton, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York
The Future of Investigative Journalism
Investigative journalism seminar
Host: NYU Stern School of Business, Center for Communication
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Ted Conover, Mark Schone, Stephen Engelberg, Tom Casciato
When: 6:30pm-8pm, Thursday, April 23
Where: New York University, Abbe Bogen Faculty Lounge, 11th Floor, Kaufman Management Center, 44 W. 4th Street, New York
Bad Money; Reckless Finance, Failed Politics and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism
Reading featuring Kevin Phillips
Host: Strand Bookstore
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: 7pm-8:30pm, Thursday, April 23
Where: Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway, New York
12th Annual Bergh Ball
Charity gala to benefit the Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital
Host: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Martha Stewart, Matt Lauer, Chuck Scarborough, Isaac Mizrahi
When: 7pm, Thursday, April 23
Where: The Plaza Hotel, 768 Fifth Avenue, New York
Conferences, etc.
Pay Per Click Summit
Search engine marketing conference
Host: Pay Per Click Summit
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: Wednesday, April 22-Thursday, April 23
Where: DoubleTree Hotel Chicago - Oak Brook, 1909 Spring Road, Oak Brook, IL
2009 Television Advertising Upfront Summit
Television industry summit
Host: Television Week, Advertising Age
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 8:30am, Thursday, April 23
Where: The Roosevelt Hotel, 45 E. 45th Street, New York
Prediction Markets Summit: Leading Collective Intelligence Networks
Business conference for managers and executives
Host: Prediction Markets Cluster
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 8am-4pm, Friday, April 24
Where: NYC Seminar and Conference Center, 71 W. 23rd Street, New York
Fifth Annual New York Round Table Writers' Conference
Publishing industry conference
Host: New York Round Table Writers' Conference
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Wally Lamb, Lee Woodruff, Molly Jong-Fast
When: Friday, April 24-Saturday, April 25
Where: General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen Library, 20 W. 44th Street, New York
American Society of Journalists & Authors Conference
Full-day workshop for writers
Host: ASJA
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 9am, Saturday, April 25
Where: The Roosevelt Hotel, 45 E. 45th Street, New York
Beyond New York
Successful Corporate Blogging
Panel on corporate blogging
Host: German American Business Association
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6pm-9pm, Monday, April 20
Where: Midpen Media Center TV Studio, 900 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, CA
Fourth Annual Directors' Dinner
Fundraising party celebrating the directors of the Newport Beach Film Festival
Host: NEXT@theBarclay
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 7pm, Tuesday, April 21
Where: Mesa, 725 Baker Street, Costa Mesa, CA
Special Evening with ANWC and Washingtonian President and Publisher Catherine Merrill Williams
Talk with Washingtonian president and publisher Catherine Merrill Williams
Host: American News Women's Club
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Wednesday, April 22
Where: American News Women's Club, 1607 22nd Street NW, Washington, D.C.
IABC Financial Communication Workshop
Forum on financial communications and investor relations
Host: International Association of Business Communicators
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: Thursday, April 23-Friday, April 24
Where: University of Chicago, Gleacher Center, 450 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago
Peter Lisagor Awards for Exemplary Journalism
Journalism awards ceremony
Host: Chicago Headline Club
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Don Hayner, Jane Hirt
When: 5:30pm, Friday, April 24
Where: Union League Club of Chicago, 65 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago
