New York journopeople: We have a few seats available for a great event on innovation and news at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism on Monday Dec. 1, starting at 230p and running through a reception ending at 730p: * We will give Vice founder Shane Smith the Knight Innovation Award. * Bill Gross, founder of Idealab and more than 125 companies, will deliver a keynote about how he innovates and invents, with lessons for us in media. * A panel including former gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout; Betaworks data genius Gilad Lotan; Milena Berry of PowerToFly; and angel investor Alicia Syrett-- all from outside media -- will explore the challenges and opportunities of media. * Smith will also award a give-forward grant to a journalistic startup of his choice. * I will present my new book, Geeks Bearing Gifts: Imagining New Futures for News< -- and give away copies. All that plus wine, beer, and discussion. Details at the link below. Register here: https://eventbrite/e/knight-media-innovation-awards-and-summit-tickets-14305906351
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 18:37:21 +0000
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