Part 5 Appendix Two: News Event Reading List
- “Strategy Worksheet: Make Your Events Plan” — American Press Institute. Available at: https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/publications/reports/strategy-studies/worksheet-events-plan/.
- “The Best Strategies for Generating Revenue through Events” — American Press Institute. Available at: https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/publications/reports/strategy-studies/events-revenue/single-page/.
- “How Publishers Navigate the Ethics of Live Events” — Digiday. Available at: http://digiday.com/publishers/publishers-navigate-ethics-live-events/.
- “Inside The Atlantic’s Events Juggernaut” — Digiday. Available at: http://digiday.com/publishers/inside-atlantics-events-strategy/.
- “How Bloomberg Media Plans to Win in the Crowded Events Business” — Digiday. Available at: http://digiday.com/publishers/bloomberg-media-plans-win-crowded-events-business/.
- NewsRev Working Group: Events. Available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LzBRcUywszDJJhLmv5kNzHfMvt3ApX9gNP21spUQ9Js/edit#heading=h.35lro19a7gt3
- “Media Outlets Embrace Conferences as Profits Rise” — The New York Times. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/28/business/media/media-outlets-embrace-conferences-as-profits-rise.html?_r=0.
- “How MinnPost Raised $160,000 While Having Fun with Its Audience” — MediaShift. Available at: http://mediashift.org/2014/05/how-minnpost-raised-160000-while-having-fun-with-its-audience/.
- “The Newsonomics of the New Chattanooga (Events) Choo-Choo” — NiemanLab. Available at: http://www.niemanlab.org/2013/09/the-newsonomics-of-the-new-chattanooga-events-choo-choo/.
- “Why Is The Washington Post Holding a Live Event in Boston?” — NiemanLab. Available at: http://www.niemanlab.org/2014/05/why-is-the-washington-post-holding-a-live-event-in-boston/.
- “What Makes The Texas Tribune’s Event Business So Successful?” — NiemanLab. Available at: http://www.niemanlab.org/2013/09/what-makes-the-texas-tribunes-event-business-so-successful/.
- “Open-Mic Journalism: How The Arizona Republic Found Success with Storytelling Events” — NiemanLab. Available at: http://www.niemanlab.org/2015/05/open-mic-journalism-how-the-arizona-republic-found-success-with-storytelling-events/.
News Events Examples
Corporate/Industry Events
- “Disrupt” events by TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/event-type/disrupt/
- Re/code’s major news-making tech-sector events: https://events.recode.net/
- ly Philly’s Philly Tech Week: http://2014.phillytechweek.com/
Ideas Festivals
- The Atlantic’s Aspen Ideas Festival: http://www.aspenideas.org/
- The New Yorker Festival: http://festival.newyorker.com/
Political Events
- NJ Spotlight Roundtables: http://www.njspotlight.com/roundtables/
- The Texas Tribune TribLive events: https://www.texastribune.org/events/
Social Events
- WNYC singles nights: http://www.wnyc.org/events/wnyc-events/2014/feb/20/meet-wnyc-40-under-speed-dating-party-for-straight-singles/
- ly Philly’s networking meetups and job fairs: http://www.meetup.com/Technically-Philly/events/155803082/
- GeekWire’s summer bash and ping-pong tournament: http://www.geekwire.com/events/geekwire-ping-pong-anniversary-bash-2/
- POLITICOPro’s trivia nights: http://www.politico.com/events/2013/12/politico-pro-trivia-night-178767
- Brooklyn Based’s pub crawl: http://brooklynbased.com/blog/category/events/immersions/
Lifestyle Expos
- The Chattanooga Times Free Press: http://www.timesfreepressevents.com/
- The New York Times’ travel expo called “TravelShow”: http://nyttravelshow.com/
Cultural Events
- Morristown Green’s yearly film festival: http://morristowngreen.com/2011/09/19/scenes-from-the-fourth-annual-morristowngreen-com-film-music-festival/
- WBEZ’s chef battles: https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/off-air-events-chef-battle-royale/23b46361-13b9-4b4a-a4e8-afd4c1415c9d
- WBEZ’s drive-in zombie movies: https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/drive-in-double-feature-zombie-apocalypse/12faa188-ac8e-48d5-9c1a-f6baf493747e
- Brooklyn’s Sheepshead Bites hosts the Taste of Sheepshead Bay: http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/01/photos-a-taste-of-sheepshead-bay-2014-thanks-for-coming-over-for-dinner/
- The New York Times’ TimesTalks events: http://www.timestalks.com/
Galas and Awards
- MinnPost’s political roast MinnRoast: https://www.minnpost.com/inside-minnpost/2016/03/minnroast-2016
- Smithsonian Magazine’s annual American Ingenuity Awards ceremony: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovations/2013-smithsonian-american-ingenuity-awards-180949285/?no-ist
Education and Training Workshops
- Brooklyn Based classes: http://brooklynbased.com/blog/category/activities/classes-culture/
- Brick City Live classes: http://www.brickcitylive.com/
Listening and Community Events
- Listening sessions by the Carolina Public Press: http://carolinapublicpress.org/19241/announcing-the-news-exchange/
- Chalkbeat reader listening sessions: http://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2013/12/17/what-were-doing-to-listen-more-closely-and-feature-new-voices/#.V__fXpMrK9Z