2009-04-28
The NEW, New Journalism
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| While newspapers and magazines continue to downsize themselves into oblivion, the blogosphere grows ... |
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2009-04-23
The Future of Investigative Journalism
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| With the increasing demise of print media, is investigative journalism is at risk? Today’s reporters ... |
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2009-04-22
Buyouts, Bailouts and Burnouts
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| Should financial media be held accountable for their failure to have warned the public of the curren ... |
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2009-04-22
Diversity in Advertising Career Day 2009
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| Once again, back to the Big Apple by popular demand! If you are looking to snag an internship, don't ... |
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2009-04-16
Man on Wire
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| Philippe Petit accomplished the unbelievable feat of navigating a single wire stretched between the ... |
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2009-04-14
PR: Crisis Communications 2.0
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| When it comes to PR nightmares, social media provides unique opportunities for brands to engage acti ... |
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2009-04-07
Laughing Matters: Comedy at the Edge
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| Actor and novelist Richard Belzer sits down critic Richard Zoglin, who has covered the showbiz beat ... |
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2009-04-02
Food Bytes: What’s Cooking on the Web?
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| Our panel of food experts, chefs and passionate eaters explore the growing phenomenon of food on the ... |
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2009-03-26
Kids' Media: It's Easy Being Green
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| Join us to explore the vast amount of programming available, both online and off, to help children u ... |
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2009-03-24
The New Entertainment Economy
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| Is there a Hollywood ending in sight in 2009 for the entertainment industry as it struggles to weath ... |
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2009-03-23
The Hemingses of Monticello
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| Join the author of the epic work on the Hemings family, slaves whose blood tiesto Thomas Jefferson, ... |
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2009-03-19
Writing Biographies: Whose Life Is It, Anyway?
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| Writing a biography of a famous person is always a challenge. The writer must bring together the bit ... |
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2009-03-16
Q&A with Director Benoit Jacquot
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| The School of Visual Arts Department of Film, Video and Animation Present:Meet film director Benoit ... |
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2009-03-12
Toback on Tyson
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| Meet director James Toback and enjoy a sneak preview of his latest film - a revealing, up close and ... |
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2009-03-09
Marketing Music in an iPod World
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| With an abundance of illegal downloads online, the music industry has had to adapt to changing times ... |
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2008-12-02
Movie Music: Composing for Film
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| A vital component of any good movie is the musical score – setting the tone, driving the action and ... |
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2008-12-01
Movie Magic: Inside Visual Effects
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| How did they do that? This is the question in the minds of movie audiences worldwide while watching ... |
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2008-11-19
Video Games: Cracking the Code
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| With 30 gaming companies here in New York, the city is fast becoming a major hub for designers, deve ... |
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2008-11-18
Breaking into Kids’ Media: How to Get to Sesame Street
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| Want to get your foot in the door in this exciting field? Join us at the Apollo to hear from those ... |
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2008-11-12
The Evolution of Advertising
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| New technologies are making it easier to avoid TV commercials. As conventional advertising continues ... |
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2008-11-05
The Future of Web Video
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| Jim Louderback, CEO, Revision3 Corp. talks with Max Robins (from the Paley Center for Media) about t ... |
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2008-11-03
Tim Gunn: Making it Work
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| One of the hottest reality shows, Project Runway, has introduced the world to the suave and dashing ... |
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2008-10-21
Saving the World, One Video at a Time
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| Communication is the key when it comes to educating and mobilizing the public to focus on under-repo ... |
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2008-10-16
The Art and Science of Animation
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| TV and film animation is bigger than ever and new technology continues to revolutionize the creative ... |
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2008-10-14
Richard Price: Novel to Screen
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| Richard Price, author and screenwriter, is an accomplished and highly-acclaimed novelist who often a ... |
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2008-10-08
Matt Taibbi: Election Coverage 2008
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| For a fresh take on the campaign, spend an evening with writers Hendrik Hertzberg and Matt Taibbi. ... |
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2008-10-02
Magazines: Survival of the Fittest
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| With the digital revolution taking its toll, many magazines are struggling to stay afloat. How do he ... |
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2008-09-30
An Evening with Michael Imperioli
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| This Seminar has been Postponed due to Michael Imperioli's shooting schedule on Life on Mars. Keep c ... |
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2008-04-24
Advertising and PR: Diversity Career Day
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| April 24th has been proclaimed as “Diversity in Advertising/PR Career Day", by Mayor Bloomberg. New ... |
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2008-04-24
Daydream Believers: How We Went to War
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| Slate columnist Fred Kaplan and James Rubin, former Chief Spokesman, State Dept., discuss Kaplan’s b ... |
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2008-04-02
The Making of the Bestseller
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| It is the holy grail of the book industry, but what exactly is a bestseller? And what can one do to ... |
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2008-03-26
Film Publicity: How to Break In
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| Some films are destined to be hits, others greatly exceed box office expectations (as we have witnes ... |
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2008-03-25
How to Score: Making Music for Television
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| Music plays a huge role in the success of a television series. It sets the tone, connects the scenes ... |
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2008-03-13
Covering the Election 2008
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| In this, the most exciting election year ever, who was ignored, who got hammered, who will go all th ... |
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2008-03-11
Fashion Media: Work It!
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| With a burgeoning crop of Websites, magazines and TV shows, fashion media has never been more in sty ... |
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2008-03-06
Striking Out at the Networks
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| The three month-old writers strike side-lined more than 12,000 writers who work in television and mo ... |
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2008-03-05
Making History for Television
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| Join these innovative programmers, producers and directors to explore why historical programs are mo ... |
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2008-02-28
Reel Images: Stereotypes in Film
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| With films like Crash and television shows like Arrested Development, racial and ethnic stereotypes ... |
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2007-12-06
Making a Great Horror Film: Slashing the Competition
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| Learn from leading creative execs what it takes to develop, produce and promote a horror hit today. ... |
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2007-11-08
Walt Disney: American Icon
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| Walt Disney transformed animation from novelty to art form, first with Mickey Mouse and then with hi ... |
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2007-11-06
PR 2.0: Strategies for the Global Era
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| If you’re looking to break into PR, learn what prospective employers expect you to already know. Tho ... |
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2007-11-01
Leni Riefenstahl: Art or Propaganda?
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| Best known as "Hitler's filmmaker," Leni Riefenstahl was one of the most fascinating and controversi ... |
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2007-10-25
Theater Publicity: Guerrilla Tactics
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| Although the theater world has been slow to adopt hi-tech marketing methods, changes are taking plac ... |
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2007-10-24
Reinventing Radio: The Future is Now
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| The impact of new technology on traditional radio is still in the early stages, but be assured, a tr ... |
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2007-10-16
Covering the UN in the Era of Ban Ki-Moon
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| Kofi Annan’s successor Ban Ki-Moon has inherited overwhelming upheaval in today’s dangerous world as ... |
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2007-10-11
Inside VH1: Focus on the Music
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| Programming exec Michael Hirschorn is upping the ante for original programming at VH1 and making goo ... |
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2007-10-09
Filmmaker Lee Daniels in Conversation with Monty Ross
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| In 2002, Lee Daniels produced the critically acclaimed box office success Monster's Ball, starring H ... |
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2007-10-03
Mystery Novels as Movies: The Case of the Missing Plot
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| Mystery novels take their place as some of the most entertaining and engaging translations to the sc ... |
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2007-09-26
TV Premiere: Roadtrip Nation
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| Discover the Career You Were Born For!Meet the founders of Roadtrip Nation who, after graduating col ... |
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2007-09-24
The Living Room Candidate: Winning Ads, Winning Campaigns
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| The Museum of the Moving Image’s popular and innovative online exhibition The Living Room Candidate: ... |
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2007-09-20
Career Day: Diversity in Advertising
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| Don’t miss the chance to meet face-to-face with advertising recruiters from over 60 leading agencies ... |
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2007-04-17
The Importance of Being Funny
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| When Bill Clinton was desperate to divert an unfriendly Washington Press Corps, humor was a tactic a ... |
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2007-04-11
Branded Entertainment
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| No longer settling for the 30-second spot, brands strive to be more visible and more subtle at the s ... |
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2007-04-05
Marketing in the Digital Age
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| The Cyberspace revolution is changing mass marketing at an astonishing rate as the Web becomes the b ... |
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2007-04-04
Voicing Your Opinion
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| Op-Ed pages are a powerful forum for public discourse, and a well-written piece can affect social ch ... |
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2007-03-29
Kid Culture: Hot New Genre
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| Books on youth culture are the new bestsellers as adults attempt to understand the conflicts and inf ... |
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2007-03-28
Behind the Image: Graphic Design
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| Graphic design surrounds us, conveying messages and promoting products. But there's more to this tha ... |
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2007-03-21
Sports Media: Get In the Game
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| Love sports? Can't jump? Try media. Excellent writing skills and a passion for 'the game' are just t ... |
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2007-03-15
Perfect Pitch: Cable at the Table
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| In the ever-expanding world of cable television, channels are looking for content and cable nets are ... |
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2007-02-28
Entertainment Beat: Keeping It Real
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| First-rate arts and entertainment coverage gets lost in the sea of celebrity gossip and pseudo news ... |
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2006-12-05
Comedy Central: Funny Business
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| With hits like South Park, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, Comedy Central is riding high as i ... |
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2006-11-29
Bonnie Fuller: The Joys of Much Too Much
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| Publishing powerhouse Bonnie Fuller skillfully led Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Us Weekly and Star to reco ... |
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2006-11-21
Video Journalism: Non-Stop News
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| Breaking into news reporting is becoming easier with ever-evolving technologies, expanded delivery s ... |
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2006-11-15
Media and the Politics of Food
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| If you don’t know a trans-fat from a transsexual beware: when it comes to food, what you don’t know ... |
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2006-11-14
Made in New York: Documentaries
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| Accomplished, prolific, multi award-winning filmmakers discuss their amazing body of work and offer ... |
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2006-10-30
Creating A Hit: The Sopranos
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| For writer/director /producer David Chase, The Sopranos was a prime opportunity to take his own pers ... |
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2006-10-18
How to Get a Great Media Job
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| Fantasizing about a career you can handle that still pays big bucks? Come hear Stanley Bing’s wicked ... |
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2006-10-16
Sketches of Syndey Pollack
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| Sydney Pollack looks back at his amazing career as the quintessential filmmaker having produced and/ ... |
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2006-10-04
Desperate Networks and the Future of TV
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| Power relationships in network television have become confused of late. Enter Bill Carter to explain ... |
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2006-09-27
Radio:Fly AIr America
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| For an alternative to Rush Limbaugh, turn your dial to the left. Upstart radio network Air America o ... |
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2006-09-26
On the Waterfront with Budd Schulberg
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| Calling all film students! Join us for a screening of On the Waterfront with Budd Schulberg who wrot ... |
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2006-09-25
Dream Jobs: Covering the Arts
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| Writing about the arts is an art-form in itself. To do well you have to know an awful lot about the ... |
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2006-04-27
Casting for a Career
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| Choosing the right performers to embody the characters and breathe life into a script takes a rare b ... |
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2006-04-25
Cable TV: Women on Top
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| Women are coming on strong in cable television and making their mark. Join some of the most powerful ... |
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2006-04-11
Dream Jobs: TV News Producer
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| Meet the decision-makers of network news and find out what goes on behind the scenes, such as how a ... |
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2006-04-10
Missing Voices: Women in the News
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| Why are national network anchors and print media opinion-makers typically male? Just look at the maj ... |
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2006-04-05
Covering the Music Scene
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| Is reporting on the current music industry as much fun as being in the band? According to our panel, ... |
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2006-03-29
Public Relations: Careers in the Fast Lane- Part 1(How to Break In)
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| Could you thrive in the fast-paced world of PR? Whether you go with a PR firm or work in-house, this ... |
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2006-03-29
Public Relations: Careers in the Fast Lane- Part 2 (Secrets to Success)
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| PR gurus from leading agencies reveal how they help their clients reach their goals by using today’s ... |
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2006-03-27
Event Planning: Behind the Magic
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| Premieres, openings, fundraisers, awards dinners, book-launches, festivals, you name it – special ev ... |
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2006-03-22
Ad Sales: Where the Jobs Are
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| Discover a great career. Join us for a crash course in the lucrative field of ad sales and learn how ... |
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2006-03-21
From Stage to Screen, and Back Again
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| While each takes talent and expertise, play-writing and screenwriting entail different sets of skill ... |
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2006-03-21
Writing for TV: Daytime Drama
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| Writing for this popular and enduring genre takes not only talent, tenacity and team spirit, but a w ... |
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2006-03-13
Fashion Magazines: Behind the Seams
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| Check out the newsstands and what do you see? Dozens, maybe hundreds of titles dedicated to what has ... |
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2006-03-07
Anna Deavere Smith: Life in the Arts
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| For writers, actors and visual artists, straight-up advice on how to have a fulfilling life in the A ... |
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2005-11-17
The Music Biz: Be Your Own Label
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| With record labels more focused on marketability than talent, musicians are starting to take control ... |
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2005-11-15
Pornography Goes Mainstream
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| Easy access to porn is influencing our culture and re-shaping the way we see ourselves – and it’s no ... |
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2005-11-14
Covering Politics: Bloomberg to Bush
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| In the incestuous world of politics and journalism, is it possible for reporters to remain objective ... |
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2005-11-10
Who's Afraid of Edward Albee?
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| Anyone interested in theater won’t want to miss a memorable and revealing evening with, arguably, ou ... |
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2005-11-03
Publishing: Down Memoir Lane
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| Publishing your memoir doesn’t have to be a fantasy. Even the most ordinary lives have fascinating s ... |
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2005-11-02
TV Writing: Dramatic Series
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| With state-of-the-art facilities and appealing tax incentives, New York is coming on stronger than e ... |
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2005-11-02
TV Writing: Late Night
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| From the early days of The Tonight Show, to today's roster of after-hours funnymen, New York City ha ... |
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2005-11-01
Children's Media: Hunters of Cool
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| With an avalanche of TV, web sites, music, games and books all vying for young eyeballs, media compa ... |
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2005-10-27
Entertainment Careers: 101 Part 2: Breaking Into the Biz
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| Thinking about a career move but overwhelmed by fear and too many choices? Arnoff and Knopf’s two-ho ... |
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2005-10-25
Onward Christian Media
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| According to a recent wave of news stories, the conservative Christian right wields an increasingly ... |
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2005-10-24
Making Movies That Matter
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| How do you take an issue you are passionate about, raise the money, and get it out there? Join us fo ... |
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2005-10-18
Dream Jobs: Travel Writing
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| Do you dream of free trips to exotic places and spacious suites in four-star palaces? To some that’s ... |
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2005-10-11
Secrets to Becoming an Agent
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| Making it as an agent doesn’t mean you have to be glib and narcissistic like Entourage’s Ari Gold, b ... |
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2005-09-27
Fashion Media: Careers with Style
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| From the catwalks of haute couture to the latest street trends, fashion has never been more in the f ... |
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2005-09-13
The Battle Over Confidential Sources
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| Major players in this year’s most controversial media issue come together for a provocative look at ... |
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2005-04-27
Graphic Novels: Drawing Attention
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| Call `em sequential art, expensive comic books, or as master-of-the-genre Art Spiegelman prefers, “c ... |
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2005-04-20
Journalism: The Polk Award Winners
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| Meet the winners of the 2004 prestigious George Polk Awards for Excellence in Investigative Journali ... |
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2005-04-18
Big Media, Big Brother?
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| Some fear that if the successor to FCC Commissioner Powell opts to relax existing restrictions on me ... |
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2005-04-13
First Amendment: Sources and Censorship
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| Recently, a Rhode Island journalist was sentenced to house arrest for refusing to reveal a source. T ... |
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2005-03-30
PR: Pitching with a Purpose
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| If you have a passion for PR and want to save the world, a communications job in a non-profit might ... |
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2005-03-28
Advertising: The Persuaders
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| As audiences become more cynical of the 30-second spot, advertisers scramble for more creative and i ... |
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2005-03-24
The Rise of Documentaries
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| For many years the poor cousins of the film family, documentaries have recently been in the limeligh ... |
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2005-03-24
TV: Developing the Next Big Hit
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| Networks, cable channels and corporate sponsors are always on the lookout for the next Desperate Hou ... |
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2005-03-22
Images of Women In Hip Hop
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| Essence is telling women to “take back the music” as its reporters and editors explore how denigrati ... |
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2005-03-15
Court TV: Guilty Pleasure
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| Court TV first grabbed our attention with real-life courtroom drama during the trials of O.J. and th ... |
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2004-12-08
Sports Marketing: Get Into the Game
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| Behind every champion there’s a winning team of marketers and publicists. You too can break into thi ... |
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2004-12-08
Sports Media: An Evening with Bob Costas
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| Conversation with Emmy-award winning Sportscaster and Host of On the Record with Bob Costas; Inside ... |
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2004-11-18
Beginners’ Gluck
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| Join filmmaker Pearl Gluck for a screening of her documentary, Divan, and a conversation on how she ... |
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2004-11-09
Women, Culture & Media
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| In an Extreme Makeover/Victoria's Secret/Sex and the City world, how much influence do the media wie ... |
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2004-11-08
Sy Hersh: Uncovering Iraq
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| A revealing conversation about the war on terrorism with two of the nation’s revered and respected j ... |
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2004-11-04
Young Adult Fiction Comes of Age
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| If you’re hoping to write the next Y.A. sensation or to adapt one for film, TV or the Web, come hear ... |
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2004-10-26
Gay Media: Out of the Closet
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| From the closet to the limelight, gay programming is now front and center as ad agencies and network ... |
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2004-10-25
Riding the Red Carpet
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| Covering celebrities takes a lot more than a Ph. D. in pop-culture and a yen for a life of premieres ... |
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2004-10-21
Covering Conflict: Women at the Front
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| Top women journalists from cable, network and print share their personal stories about reporting fro ... |
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2004-10-20
Advertising: Media Planning & Buying
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| Leading media buyers and planners discuss an area of media always hiring at the entry-level – a grea ... |
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2004-10-20
Graphic Arts: Designing Your Career
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| Put your creative artistic flair and advanced computers skills to work in the exciting and extensive ... |
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2004-10-20
Journalism: Writing for the Trades
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| If you have an interest in business and a proven flair for writing, learn how you can polish your sk ... |
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2004-10-06
So You Wanna Be A Critic...?
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| It takes more than attitude to be a critic. The good news is there are a lot more media outlets toda ... |
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2004-09-22
Gail Collins Unplugged
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| Gail Collins has long been a provocative voice in New York City – as a political columnist in both t ... |
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2004-05-10
The Sopranos: Behind the Hit
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| Ready to roll again for what could well be its last season, this ground-breaking dramatic series and ... |
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2004-05-06
Documentaries: Hitting the Circuit
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| Film festivals are now the best place to showcase your work, find a distributor, raise money, and ge ... |
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2004-04-27
PR Careers: Going with the Big Guys
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| If you have great PR skills, thrive in a fast-paced atmosphere, and are creative and resourceful, co ... |
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2004-04-26
Directing Digital: Pieces of April
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| Award-winning screenwriter and new director Peter Hedges screens the Sundance Festival favorite indi ... |
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2004-04-14
The Ethics of Violence
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| Explore the effects of violent images in media on society, both here and abroad, as we examine the q ... |
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2004-04-13
Guantanamo: Who Controls the Story?
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| The military still holds over 650 suspected terrorists (from 44 different countries) who were captur ... |
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2004-04-12
Media Research: Driving the Industry
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| Leading researchers and executives from broadcast, cable, radio and Nielsen Media Research talk abou ... |
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2004-04-07
Remixing the Music Business
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| What does the future hold for the volatile music business? As leading execs hip-hop from one company ... |
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2004-04-01
Muckraking in the Global Age
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| Get the inside scoop on some of the best investigative journalism of 2003. Hear from a panel of the ... |
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2004-03-30
Advertising Reaches Out
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| Does the new face of advertising reflect America’s changing population? Learn about the future of th ... |
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2004-03-24
Food Mania: Recipes for Success
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| Food media is hotter than ever, and food writing has become the glam job of the new millennium. If y ... |
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2004-03-17
Dream Jobs: Becoming an Anchor
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| What are the odds? With more news programming springing up all over the dial, maybe you’ve got a sho ... |
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2004-03-05
A Crash Course on Indie Film
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| Peter Biskind, author of Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Fil ... |
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2003-04-14
Three Part Conference: Hip Hop Meets Madison Ave.
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| As urban music becomes the latest vehicle for corporate sales pitches, the music industry struggles ... |
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2003-04-14
Three Part Conference: Music Videos: Making the Cut
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| Ever wonder what goes into creating a hit video? Meet directors, editors and promoters and find out ... |
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2003-04-14
Three Part Conference: The Power of Radio
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| Only radio carries the clout to launch an artist and take a single to the top of the charts. Get the ... |
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2003-04-09
Polk Awards: Power of the Image
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| Meet the 2002 winners of the prestigious George Polk Awards for excellence in investigative journali ... |
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2003-03-22
Stage and Screen: Having it All
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| Synergy between theater, film and television is what makes New York the most dynamic and creative en ... |
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2003-03-19
Oracle of the Electronic Age
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| Can revisiting the works of renowned communications visionary Marshall McLuhan help us cope with the ... |
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2003-03-14
Hollywood and the Racial Divide
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| In the 21st century, is Hollywood still guilty of misrepresenting minorities and relegating non-whit ... |
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2003-03-11
Donny Deutsch on Guerilla Advertising
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| With the 30-second commercial an endangered species, marketers are forced to go undercover to reach ... |
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