The Media Drop

Here’s a batch ‘o’ links for your viewing pleasure.

World Cup soccer your thing? Here’s the TV sked for the blokes here in the States. via kottke’s remainders
Thanks. No.. Props to Amanda & RB for having some fun with a nifty new “service” out there. And, props to Chris for reminding me to watch on this […]

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In case you happen to be looking for me later on this evening, I’ll be participating in a panel discussion called “The Power of Blogs” given by BrandTrainers. The event is taking place at The Support Center, 305 7th Avenue at 27th Street in NYC. It looks like you can still register online, where it’s […]

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Has anyone else who’s been privy to Gmail Clips noticed the “advertisements” for Spam-related recipes in the Clip-bar at the top of the screen? They all seem to go to Recipe-Source.com, like the one in the screenshot below for Savory Spam Crescents.

Talk about comical.

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Monday evening, the Society of Professional Journalists will hold an open session entitled “Ethics and Entertainment Journalism” at the Los Angeles Central Library.
Panelists will include: Peggy Jo Abraham, news director, “E! News Live” on E! Entertainment Television; Tina Dirmann, former staff reporter for US Weekly; John Horn, staff writer, Los Angeles Times; Heidi Parker, West […]

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Because voting for who you think should be the next Pope wasn’t enough, now you can place your mouseclick where your mind is, and vote for who you think should be the next British Prime Minister.
Just go to may5election.com and choose from chef Jamie Oliver, singer/dancer Kylie Minogue, or football player (yeah, yeah, soccer) Wayne […]

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Reuters has announced that it would host a debate next Tuesday, April 5 where the topic of discussion will be “the impact of blogs in journalism and the media.”
Details as follows:
When: 6.00 pm - 8.30 pm, Tuesday, April 5th, 2005
Where: The Reuters Building, (42ND Street and 7th Avenue), 3 Times Square, 30th Floor, New York […]

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The transcript from Tuesday’s “The Impact of the New Media” session at the Brookings Institution can be found online here, in PDF format.

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On Tuesday, March 22, the Brookings Institution will be running a live event entitled “The Impact of the New Media” in Washington, D.C. from 10a.m. - 12p.m.
The event, which will be webcast, will feature Jodie Allen of the Pew Research Center, Ana Marie Cox from Wonkette, White House Correspondent Ellen Ratner, Slate’s Jack […]

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If you’re in Chicago, you might want to drop into this journalism event next week.
Journalistic Ethics in a Changing Media Environment
Hosted by: The Association for Women Journalists
When: Wednesday, March 16, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Where: Columbia College Chicago, 1104 S. Wabash Avenue
Cost: FREE to member of AWJ and to students. Non-memberjournalists and the public […]

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E&P details the upcoming Opinion Forum in Washington, D.C. on March 8, an event that will feature various panel discussions, including one with op-ed columnists discussing their trade and how they relate to the public-at-large.

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