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Seats Available Tonight: Blogs, YouTube and the Election
“The Bloggers, the Campaign and the Future of Journalism” will start at 7 p.m. tonight in the Club’s Ballroom. It is open to the public and admission is free. Appearing on the panel will be: -- Michael Tomasky, editor of GuardianAmerica.com, the U.S.-based Web site of The Guardian newspaper of London. It covers American politics and culture-- Ana Marie Cox, who founded the influential political blog, Wonkette, and is the Washington editor of Time.com where she coordinates political coverage and hosts the Web site’s political blog, Swampland. -- Ross Douthat, senior editor at the Atlantic…
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Colombian President Speaks Friday
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will discuss his country's recent economic progress and security improvements at a luncheon Friday, Sept. 19. The Economist reported in July that, "Only those blinded by ideology would deny that Álvaro Uribe has made Colombia a better place," and that while Colombia still faces challenges, there has been marked improvement as a result of his leadership. Uribe was elected in 2002. Prior to serving as Colombia's president, he was general secretary of the labor ministry under President Alfonso Lopez Michelsen and director of civil aeronautics under President…
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Panel Discusses New Media's Role in Elections
Changes in new media are happening so quickly that Facebook may already be passé as a news medium in this presidential campaign, experts on changing news technology told a National Press Club forum Monday. “I think we are in the post-Facebook phase,” said Ana Marie Cox, who founded the influential political blog, “Wonkette,” and now is the Washington editor of Time.com. “The medium that best expresses the moment we are in politically is not Facebook, but Twitter.” Cox was speaking at an NPC Centennial Forum on “Blogging, the Campaign, and the Future of Journalism.” Co-sponsored by West…
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"So You Want to Freelance" Panel 6:30 p.m. Tonight
Come one and all tonight (Wednesday) to learn how to get your freelance career into higher gear. Come show off your great interviewing skills by asking questions of our panelists: Tam Harbert has covered technology, business and public policy for more than 20 years as an editor, writer and reporter. She focuses on computer and electronics industry trade magazines, newspapers and Web sites. She has run her own freelance business since 2005. Andrew Hiller often feels like a little fish on dry land trying to find a small pond to jump into. He has been freelancing for 5 years and has…
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NPC in Syracuse Tonight
Anyone in Syracuse, N.Y. this evening is invited to attend the Club's forum on the First Amendment, freedom of the press and the future of journalism, co-sponsored by the Newhouse School of Journalism. It starts at 6 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse III, 215 University Place. Admission is free. On the panel are: Neill Borowski, managing editor of the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, Pulitzer Prize finalist and winner of the Goldsmith Award for investigative reporting.Aileen Gallagher, associate editor/online , New York Magazine and a 1999 Newhouse School alumna.Bill Carey,…
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Journalists in Transition: Mondays in October
The nature of work in American life is changing dramatically, and you must be prepared to address it. Layoffs and buyouts are a major part of the landscape, and you can learn to manage it or be managed by it. Join veteran journalist and career coach Jackie Jones (www.jonescoaching.net) for a four-week course. Different topics will be addressed in each two-hour session: -- Better manage your current situation, while you plan your next step -- Decide whether a buyout really is for you and what to do if you take it -- Find out how to stay in the industry or translate skills to a new career…
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Jounalists w/o Newsrooms: Wed., Sept. 24, 1-5 pm
Journalism is undergoing one of its biggest brain drains in history. Join us in the 4th floor broadcast studio for a free seminar from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, to hear practical how to advice from journalists who have made the transition to encore careers outside of newsrooms. There is no cost, but space is limited. Sign up at: [email protected], or phone (202) 662-7507. Session I Eugene Meyer, writer and former Washington Post reporter - How to make a living as a freelance writer in Washington, D.C. Margaret Engel, director of the Alicia Patterson Foundation – How to connect with…
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Pickens Promotes Wind Energy; Offers Tentative Support for Wall St. Bailout
Energy entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens will be turning up the heat on presidential candidates Barrack Obama and John McCain to fashion a detailed energy plan before the November election aimed at reducing the nation’s dependence of imported oil. Pickens told a National Press Club luncheon audience Monday, Sept. 22, that the media in past elections failed to press candidates for details when they promised to reduce the nation’s energy dependence. He said candidates never developed concrete plans and the nation’s dependence has only grown worse. That will change this year if Pickens gets his way…
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Journos Express Uneasiness with "Citizen Journalists"
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – “Citizen journalists” can be dangerous to the news media, a panel of leading Providence journalists told a National Press Club Centennial Forum at Johnson & Wales University Monday. Suffering from staff cutbacks, some news organizations are turning to volunteers who attend local meetings and blog what happens to the newspaper or television station. That information can be incorporated into regular stories. “I think citizen journalism is grossly overrated,” said Robert Whitcomb, vice president and editorial page editor of the Providence Journal. “It’s great for parts of…
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Speakers Urge More Action for Kids Caught in Disasters
America's disaster preparedness posture for children is inadequate and makes them the most vulnerable victims in crises like the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the chairman of the National Commission on Children and Disasters, Mark K. Shriver, told a National Press Club audience Oct. 5. "One defining quality that all Americans will remember about the last 10 years is the relentless onslaught of natural and manmade disasters and the constant threat of new ones that can strike at any moment," Shriver said. "For too many of us, this has been remembered as the disaster decade." Making a…
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