The New York Press Club is always hard at work arranging exciting member events. Our events crew focuses on events of abiding interest to journalists and communicators. As always, our offerings will run the gamut of timely topics. Expect to see details of upcoming events here (and also via email updates). Keep your eye on this space for the very latest!
Up Next:
Thursday, July 9th - 8:00AM to 9:30AM
Samsung Experience at the Time Warner Center
10 Columbus Circle (enter on 59th Street) 3rd Floor
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A MORNING EVENT
New York Press Club members may be interested in attending this promotional/informational event organized by SobelMedia and the Trylon SMR PR agency.
Aryeh Green is director of MediaCentral, a provider of services to foreign media based in Israel.
Green's enterprise is touted as
a unique, non-profit, independent, non-partisan service bureau that offers information, access and materials to journalists who are based in or visiting Israel, the Palestinian territories and the region.
The
organization's stated purpose is to help media organizations impartially report facts about regional events and issues by providing local insights and arranging contact with officials in the Israeli and Palestinian governments and with leaders of numerous non-governmental organizations.
The July 9th event will explore the challenges faced by journalists covering Israel specifically, and the Middle East, generally.
Aryeh Green
is a business consultant active in Israel’s "public diplomacy" efforts.
He works with former minister Natan Sharansky and served as a senior adviser to Sharansky in the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office.
Admission: $10
SobelMedia is handling registration for this event. Click here to reserve a seat via credit card.
Saturday, September 26th
New York University Kimmel Center
60 Washington Square South at LaGuardia Place
Time and conference tracks TBA
Now in its 17th year, the New York Press Club Foundation Journalism Conference will be held in September at New York University. Registration information will be available here, soon.
Long recognized as the premier ongoing event of its kind in metro New York, the conference will feature numerous tracks and break-out sessions led by respected working journalists and academics of useful interest to all journalism ranks, from students to veterans.
We will again offer our popular résumé and demo tape review so be sure to keeps your clips, links and reels current.
Recent Press Club Events (Click headlines for details)
06/15/2009 -- 2009 New York Press Club Journalism Awards
Monday, June 15th
The Water Club, Manhattan
(East River at 30th Street) From 7:00 p.m
Always an exciting evening, the presentation of this year's awards (and the traditional installation of new Press Club officers) will take place the evening of June 15th at the Water Club, a perennial favorite and a great place to spend an early summer evening.
Cocktails on the Water Club's upper deck begin at 7:00 p.m.
Dinner and the Awards presentations begin at 8:00 p.m.
Inclusive price for all:
$110 for Press Club members | $135 for non-members.
Tables seating 10 or 12 may be reserved for $1,350 and $1,620, respectively.
DRESS: Business Casual.
Award winners have been notified and official results are posted on the Awards Page of this Web site.
LOOKING AHEAD: Response was enthusiastic to our request that this year's Awards submission be made digitally. More than 70% of the entries were uploaded to our Awards server in various digital formats, with few problems reported. The Press Club will make digital submission a requirement for all entries, starting next year.
05/26/2009 -- The State of Cyberspace in America (With Report)
Tuesday, May 26th
6:30 PM - cocktail reception
7:00 PM - program commences
New York Press Club Penthouse
330 West 42nd Street (8th & 9th)
Open to members, interested guests and working press.
You are invited to an evening reception and remarks on the State of Cyberspace in America by special guest, the Honorable Dale Meyerrose.
Former Chief Information Officer for the U.S. Intelligence Community,
Meyerrose will outline the current state of cyberspace and where we may be headed in light of the impending release of the Obama administration's 60-day report on cyber security.
"Cyberspace is indispensable to modern society," says Meyerrose, "underpinning every economic sector of the world. It's hard to overstate its importance, its ubiquity, and its impact to national security, banking, manufacturing, goods and services, energy, air traffic control, medical care, food supply, knowledge, and life's ordinary routines."
Dale Meyerrose was the first Senate-confirmed CIO for National Intelligence. He is a retired U.S. Air Force Major General and current vice president and general manager of Cyberspace Solutions for Harris Corporation.
Moderator:
Deborah Feyerick of CNN.
04/28/2009 -- Social Networking For Working Journalists (With Report)
Tuesday, April 28th
AP Conference Center
450 W 33rd Street (between 9th & 10th)
6:15 p.m. networking
6:30 p.m. program begins
Are social networks good tools for journalists? If so, how are they being used? What's the best way to put popular sites like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter to work finding sources, gathering information or reaching reporters?
This two-part program will bring you up to speed on the fast-growing world of social media. In the first hour, Columbia Journalism School dean and WNBC-TV tech reporter Sree Sreenivasan will walk novices through the "how-to" for several of the programs.
In the second, Sree will be joined by a panel of journalists and a public relations specialist who will talk about their experiences using these applications on the job.
Discussion leaders:
Steve Scott
Afternoon "drive-time" anchor at WCBS-880 Newsradio.
Lauren McCullough
Social networks & special projects producer, Interactive Design & Graphics for The Associated Press.
Noel Bryson
Visual Perspectives, a multimedia marketing and communications firm on Staten Island.
03/10/2009 -- An Evening With FOX TV's Bill O'Reilly (With Report)
Tuesday, March 10th
The Associated Press
450 W 33 Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues)
7:00pm - networking
7:30pm to 9:00pn (or so) - program
A FOX TV fixture, The O'Reilly Factor has been a cable news ratings champ for seven years in a row. Bill O'Reilly's self-styled "No Spin Zone" is a mixture of analysis, commentary and investigative reporting that delights fans and sometimes rankles those who are not.
In addition to his TV work, Bill hosts a daily 2-hour radio show that is heard on more than 400 stations. He writes a weekly column for more than 300 newspapers and every so often, he writes a book.
His latest literary effort is a memoir called, A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity, characterized as his most intimate book yet. In it, O'Reilly goes back in time to examine the people, places, and experiences that launched him on his journey from being a working-class kid to an immensely influential television personality and bestselling author.
Join us for an evening of Q&A with Bill O'Reilly.
Moderator: Peter Landis, Managing Editor, NY1 News.
02/17/2009 -- An Evening With CBS News Correspondent Bob Schieffer (With Report)
Tuesday, February 17th
New York Press Club Penthouse
330 W 42 Street (8th & 9th Avenues)
6:30pm - networking
7:00pm to 9:00pm - program
The New York Press Club inaugurates its "Living Legends" series in welcoming CBS News correspondent, Bob Schieffer, for an evening of Q&A.
Broadcast journalism's most experienced Washington reporter and one of the few reporters in any medium to have covered all four major beats in the nation's capital (the White House, the Pentagon, the State Department and Capitol Hill) - Bob has been CBS News' chief Washington correspondent since 1982 and currently anchors and moderates Face The Nation.
Take advantage of this rare opportunity to visit with one of broadcast journalism's "Living Legends".
Moderator: David Diaz, CUNY distinguished lecturer; former senior correspondent and anchor at WNBC and WCBS-TV.
01/27/2009 -- Outsourcing News: Boon or Boondoggle?
Tuesday, January 27th
The Associated Press
450 W 33 Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues)
6:30pm (networking)
7:00pm - 9:00pm (program)
EVENT IS SOLD OUT
The Press Club is proud to co-sponsor this event with the South Asian Journalists Association and the Southern Asian Institute at Columbia University.
Ad sales are sagging. Readers/viewers/listeners are diverted. There's big trouble in the "media patch" and many companies are scrambling to survive.
Is outsourcing an answer? In a recent piece, "A Penny For My Thoughts,"New York Times columnist, Maureen Dowd, mused, "I wondered how long it would be before some guy in Bangalore was writing my column about President Obama".
Join our pro-and-con panel on the issue of editorial oursourcing. Among those who'll take part is publisher, James Macpherson, profiled in Dowd's piece, who believes the newspaper industry is coming to "a General Motors moment - except there's no one to bail them out". It is irresponsible, he says, not to consider outsourcing.
What do YOU think? Join us for what's sure to be a scintillating back and forth.
The Panel
Boon:
Robert Berkeley
Chief executive officer of Express KCS, a firm that provides India-based editorial outsourcing services to U.S. newspapers. Clients include Polestar, News International and the San Jose Mercury News.
Tony Joseph
Chief executive officer and co-founder of Mindworks, a firm that provides India-based editorial outsourcing services to U.S. publications. Tony Joseph has more than 25-years in media, most recently as editor of Businessworld, India’s largest-selling business magazine.
James Macpherson
Editor and publisher of PasadenaNow.com, in Pasadena, California. Macpherson replaced his local reporting staff with writers in India who report and write content for the Pasadena community.
Boondoggle:
Bruce Lambert
Former vice chairman of the New York Times chapter of The Newspaper Guild and a 22-year veteran of The Times.
Phil Pilato
Editor and news writer at CBS Radio / 1010 WINS and member of The Writers Guild of America, East whose members are screenwriters, TV and radio writers, news writers and graphic artists.
Anthony Ramirez
Freelance journalist and 19-year veteran of The New York Times.
Moderator:
Sree Sreenivasan
A journalism educator and freelance journalist, Sree is Dean of Student Affairs and a professor at Columbia University's journalism school where he runs the new media program. He's also Technology Reporter for WNBC (and spent six years in the same capacity for WABC-TV).
01/13/2009 -- An Evening With Michael Wolff
Tuesday, January 13th
New York Press Club Penthouse
330 W 42 Street (8th & 9th Avenues)
6:30pm to 9:00pm
When Rupert Murdoch isn't making headlines, he's busy snapping up the media outlets that generate them. His $70 billion global media company, News Corp., controls Fox TV, The New York Post, The Wall Street Journal, MySpace - to name just a few. His power and influence are unrivaled yet he is a deeply private and enigmatic figure. So what makes Murdoch tick?
Celebrated Vanity Fair media columnist, two-time National Magazine Award winner and best selling author, Michael Wolff, has some answers in his book, The Man Who Owns the News: Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch.
Join Michael for an evening of Q&A about the man, the book and the rapidly changing face of the media business.
Moderator: Phillip O'Brien, formerly of WNBC TV news.
12/08/2009 -- New York Press Club Foundation 2008 Holiday Party
Cafe Martinique
Radisson Martinique Hotel
49 W 32nd St at Broadway
6:00pm to 9:00pm December 8th - Monday
Always a contender for the season's "most convivial," this year's Holiday Party will not be an exception.
Things being the way they are - what better way to celebrate / circulate / commiserate (pick one - or more) than by spending a convivial evening among friends and colleagues?
We promise food and drink 'aplenty and plenty of good cheer, all for the benefit of the Press Club Foundation and our favorite charities.
Please don't forget to bring an unwrapped toy that the Foundation will deliver to where it is needed most.
The Comestibles (Eats!)
Three Hours Open Bar
Cold Station Includes
Tossed Green Salad with an Assortment of Dressing
Fresh Mozzarella and Plum Tomato Salad
Three Bean Salad
Hot Station Includes
Grilled Breast of Chicken in Capers and Lemon Butter
Sauce
Seafood Pasta and Pasta Primavera
Side dishes:
Chef’s Choice of Vegetables, Rice, Roasted Potatoes
An assortment of breads
Attendant Carving
Choice of
Honey Roasted Ham Brisket or Roasted Beef
Dessert includes an array of cookies and savory cakes
Underwriting assistance for this event
courtesy of Con Edison, Inc.
11/27/2008 -- Media Jobs and Opportunities: Are There Any?
Monday, November 24th
New York Press Club Penthouse
330 W 42 Street (8th & 9th) 33 floor
6:30pm - 9:00pm
These turbulent economic times have not spared media companies. The presses at the New York Sun are silent. The Daily News, Newark Star Ledger and many other news outlets are offering buy-outs. Cut-backs, down-sizings, consolidations, and all kinds of other retrenchments are disturbingly common.
Is journalism as we know it a dead-end career? Will the rise of "citizen journalism" and the Web mean we'll soon get our news from journalists with day jobs in some other industry?
We've assembeled a panel of media-focused experts in a number of disciplines who will survey the scene, offer predictions and field your questions.
Leah Moses
Executive Producer/Recruiter at NY1 News. Leah has worked at NY1 for 10 years, moving up from intern to writer to associate producer to producer.
Justin Peters
Managing Web Editor, Columbia Journalism Review, where he heads Campaign Desk, CJR's acclaimed daily review of the political press. He is founding editor of Polite and a frequent contributor to Slate.
Win Sheffield
A career coach in private practice in New York. After 20 years in finance, Win transitioned into career coaching. He is certified as a career coach through the Five O'Clock Club and has spoken on topics such as Networking without Anxiety, Organizing Your Job Search and Managing Your Career while Working.
Laurel Touby
Founder of mediabistro.com. A former journalist and media planner, Leah launched a Web site in 1996 that eventually became mediabistro.com, the daily 'must visit' Web destination for hundreds of thousands of media types, particularly job seekers. If anyone has a handle on who's looking and who's hiring - Laurel is it.
Moderator:
Sree Sreenivasan
A journalism educator and freelance journalist, Sree is Dean of Student Affairs at Columbia University's journalism school, where he runs the new media program. He's also technology reporter for WNBC (and spent six years in the same capacity for WABC-TV). Sree's work explaining technology has appeared in The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Rolling Stone and Popular Science.
11/15/2008 -- New York Press Club Foundation 2008 Journalism Conference
Saturday, November 15th
New York University Kimmel Center
60 Washington Square South at LaGuardia Place
8:30am - 2:00pm
Now in its 16th year, our Journalism Conference is recognized as the premier event of its kind in metro New York. The purpose is to provide a forum for journalists and students of journalism to critically explore developments and trends in news gathering and reporting and to assess and debate journalism's current "state of the art".
This year's theme: "The Reality of News."
The conference will explore the state of the industry as it contends with a 24-hour news cycle, technological revolution and potentially crushing economic challenges.
Keynote Speaker: Edward Felsenthal
Executive Editor, TheDailyBeast.com
Tina Brown's new Web site, TheDailyBeast.com, instantly established itself on the journalism scene this year when just days after its launch early in October, it published Christopher Buckley's endorsement of Barack Obama, which led to Buckley's departure from his father's magazine, The National Review.
We will get an inside look at Brown's latest buzz machine from Executive Editor, Edward Felsenthal.
This veteran journalist, a longtime editor at The Wall Street Journal, will discuss what role Web sites like this aim to play in the new journalism landscape and how they might shake up "mainstream media" in the process.
8:30 - 9:00am
Registration (and continental breakfast)
09:00 - 09:15
Welcoming Remarks
Stephannia Cleaton, President, New York Press Club.
Mike Ludlum, NYU journalism.
Eileen AJ Connelly, Conference Chair.
09:15 - 10:30
Opening Plenary: “The Amazing Race”
A critical discussion of coverage of 2008's elections.
Welcome:
Gabe Pressman, WNBC; Press Club Foundation President.
Moderator:
Glenn Schuck, MetroNetworks.
Panelists:
Greg Dworkin, contributing editor, dailykos.com.
Ellis Henican, columnist, Newsday; commentator, Fox News.
Justin Peters, Managing Editor/Web CJR.org.
Carole Zimmer, Reporter, Bloomberg News.
10:40 - 11:40
Breakout Session 1
A)
“Mad Money” -
A look at coverage of the 2008 financial crisis.
Moderator:
Ray Hennessey, Director of Business News, Fox Business News.
Panelists:
Dennis Berman, columnist, The Wall Street Journal.
Joe Bel Bruno, Reporter, The Associated Press.
Lynn Thomasson, Reporter, Bloomberg News.
B)
“Survivor”
Will the newspaper survive mounting circulation and advertising challenges?
Moderator:
Joe Strupp, Reporter Editor & Publisher.
Panelists:
Elaine R. Clisham, Mktg. Dir., American Press Institute.
Jon Fine, Media Columnist, Businessweek.com.
Mitchell Stephens, professor of journalism, NYU
C)
“The Apprentice”Resume, clip & reel review
Conference attendees are invited to bring tapes and reels for constructive appraisal by our panel.
Ben Berkowitz, Fidelity.com.
Phil O’Brien, WNBC-4.
Joanne Stevens, Stevens Media Consulting, Ltd.
11:45 - 12:45pm
Breakout Session 2
A)
“Dancing with the Stars”
A discussion about the influence and spread of entertainment in news.
Moderator:
Bridgett Davis, Baurch College, CUNY.
Panelists:
David Hauslaib, jossip.com.
Sandy Kenyon, WABC-7 and 1010 WINS.
Lola Ogunnaike, CNN.
Larry Sutton, editor, People Magazine.
B)
"COPS"
A critical look at coverage of the NYC police beat.
Moderator:
David Diaz, CUNY.
Panelists:
Alison Gendar, New York Daily News.
John Montone, 1010 WINS.
William Rashbaum, former New York Times bureau chief
C)
“The Apprentice” Resume, clip & reel review
Conference attendees are invited to bring tapes and reels for constructive appraisal by our panel.
Don Hecker, The New York Times.
Peter Landis, NY-1 News.
Joanne Stevens, Stevens Media Consulting, Ltd.
01:00pm - 02:00
Luncheon and Keynote Address Edward Felsenthal, Executive Editor, TheDailyBeast.com
10/27/2008 -- A Conversation with NBC's Christina Brown
The New York Emmy® Awards Conference Room
1375 Broadway (W 37th Street) - Suite 2103
12:30pm - Conference Room opens
1:00pm - 2:00pm event
Join MSNBC anchor and NBC Early Today host Christina Brown for an informal lunch time Q&A.
Our friends at the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences invite New York Press Club members to attend, free of charge.
Find out more about Christina, one of NBC's rising stars, who spent the earliest part of her broadcasting career in the Air Force, reporting for the American Forces Network in Kadena, Japan.
Sandwiches and snacks will be provided.
NOTE: Breaking news may preempt this event.
10/22/2008 -- IRTS Roundtable with Neal Shapiro of PBS
450 W 33 Street (9 & 10 Aves.)
Our friends at the International Radio and Television Society (IRTS) invite you to their next Roundtable discussion featuring Neal Shapiro, an award-winning producer and news executive with a 25-year career spanning print, broadcast, cable, and Internet media.
Neal Shapiro is president and CEO of the corporate parent of Channel 13/WNET, arriving there last year after a four year stint as president of NBC News.
IRTS Roundtables are hour-long, off-the-record question-and-answer sessions with industry leaders.
10/15/2008 -- Money Laundering and the Insurance Industry
The Harvard Club of New York
27 W 44th Street (5 & 6 Aves.)
Anti-Money Laundering Challenges for the Insurance Industry.
A pair of panels of potential interest to financial writers and investigative reporters that will address anti-money laundering (AML) issues and their significance to and impact on the insurance industry.
Panel 1:
Legal & Industry Perspectives on AML and Insurance
Panelists include:
Jerome Walker, Esq. Partner, Troutman Sanders
Jeffrey Halperin, Esq. VP, Corporate Ethics and Compliance, MetLife
Martin Feuer, Chief Compliance Officer, Zurich NAI
Panel 2:
Insurance Regulators and Prosecutors: Perspectives on AML Compliance
Panelists include:
Robert Goecks, Principal, Eisner LLP
Richard Kinville, Director, Anti-Money Laundering Unit, Prudential
Meryl Lutsky, Chief Money Laundering Investigation Unit, NYS Atty General
Jerome Walker, Partner, Troutman Sanders
10/14/2008 -- A Conversation With CNN's Miles O'Brien
The New York Emmy® Awards Conference Room
1375 Broadway (W 37th Street) - Suite 2103
12:30pm - Conference room opens
1:00pm - 2:00pm event
Join CNN's Chief Technology and Environment reporter for an informal, lunch time Q&A.
Our friends at the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences invite New York Press Club members to attend, free of charge.
Find out more about the first CNN correspondent to produce a documentary on global warming - earning awards from the Society of Environmental Journalists and Overseas Press Club for "Melting Point". The project took him from the inundated islands of Tuvalu in the South Pacific to Kivalina in Northwest Alaska.
An instrument-rated pilot and aircraft owner, Miles is also CNN's Space and Aviation correspondent.
Sandwiches and snacks will be provided.
NOTE: Breaking news may preempt this event.
10/05/2008 -- Gotham's Funniest Reporter
Gotham Comedy Club
208 W 23 Street (7th & 8th Aves.)
This year's "Funniest New York Reporter" showcase features a number of ink-stained, aspiring stand-up comics including our own blog moderator, Heather Kovar, of News 12 Connecticut.
Heather joins journalism colleagues Ellis Henican (Fox News & Newsday), Cat Greenleaf (NBC), Wendy Gillette (CBS), Alison Rosen (Page Six Magazine), Rob Hoell (CW11), Debbie Nigro (FirstWivesWorld.com), Sean L. McCarthy (Comics Comic), and Robert George (New York Post).
The show benefits Operation Uplink, a charity that supports U.S. Troops and their families.
Tickets are $15. Contact the Gotham Comedy Club for details. 212-367-9000.
09/22/2008 -- New York Press Club's 60th Anniversary Celebration
Monday, September 22nd
The New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West (at W 77 Street)
6:30p.m. to 9:30p.m.
Happy birthday, New York Press Club! Reserve now for what is certain to be one of this season's most memorable and blog-worthy events.
Brian Williams
Join members of the Press Club and other celebrated denizens of New York's journalism community to help celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the New York Press Club and to honor four superlative journalists whose lifetimes of achievement have played out in print, on the radio and on TV sets throughout metropolitan New York.
Special guest, NBC Nightly News anchor and Managing Editor, Brian Williams, will speak at the event which is certain to draw a festive and influential crowd.
We are instituting special honors at this event to recognize extraordinary career achievement in journalism. To be awarded periodically, our inaugural honorees are four journalists whose careers have unfolded over decades in New York City and whose work is known by many New Yorkers for its excellence, integrity and impact.
Stan Brooks
Stan Brooks was News Director at 1010 WINS when, in 1965, that "Top 40" radio station became the nation's first all-news broadcast outlet. Admired for his political coverage from New York's City Hall, Stan's 50-year career as a tireless, intrepid, metropolitan reporter has touched every journalistic base more than several times. A long-time member of the New York Press Club, Stan now serves as Club Secretary.
Dominic Carter
Dominic Carter was on board in 1992 when NY1 News came alive as New York City's first all-news cable TV channel. Renown for his reporting on state and city politics, Dominic is host of "Inside City Hall", NY1's highly regarded political news, opinion and interview broadcast. Admired for his political insights and interviewing skills, Dominic Carter is also author of the gripping autobiography, "No Mamma's Boy".
Gabe Pressman
Gabe Pressman is a TV news pioneer and a tenacious fighter for First Amendment rights. He has brought New Yorkers reports on such events as pre-Israel conflicts in Palestine, the sinking of the Andrea Doria, the racial and cultural upheavals of the late 60's - winning, along the way, nearly every professional accolade available. Senior Correspondent at News 4 NY, Gabe is President of the New York Press Club Foundation and chairman of its Freedom of the Press Committee.
Rossana Rosado
Rossana Rosado has spent 17 of her 24 years in New York media at El Diario La Prensa where she has been Publisher and CEO since 1999, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the oldest Spanish-language newspaper in the country. Editor in Chief before becoming Publisher, Rossana also worked as a reporter on the paper, covering the Bronx, City Hall and writing a weekly column. Her awards for journalism include a Peabody and an Emmy.
Mingle over cocktails and hors d'ouvers in stately Dexter Hall, a beautiful space at the Historical Society whose walls are adorned with the work of artists of the Hudson River School - historic surroundings as we make and celebrate a little history of our own.
Area parking:
Carousel Parking (212) 874-0581
201 W 75th St (Corner Amsterdam)
Bew Parking Inc. (212) 874-8532
254 W 79th St (at 79th St. Subway stop)
Central Parking Systems (212) 877-6300
124 W 80th St (between Columbus and Amsterdam)
Wilfred 19th St. Garage Inc (212) 362-2308
203 W 77th St (two blocks away)
79th St. Garage Corp. (212) 874-9149
200 W 79th St (Corner of Amsterdam - no vans/SUVs)
