Print and Where It’s Going: A Conversation With Key Editors: An Entertainment and Sports Section Brown Bag Teleconference

Teleseminar

Join PRSA’s Entertainment and Sports Section for this brown bag teleconference, a virtual roundtable where participants learn about best practices on topics of interest to practitioners in entertainment or sports communications.

Mark Miller, from the U.S. Bowling Congress, will lead the Entertainment and Sports Section in a conversation about how newspapers are positioning entertainment and sports stories, along with how coverage of these topics are  being shared across print outlets  and expanding into social networking.

Discussion topics will include:

• Is the consolidation of newspaper sections a cost cutting trend?
• Are journalists being asked to expand their scope of coverage to different areas?
• Are newspaper staffs being cut across the board?
• How are print publications using the web and social media to expand their coverage?
• Where is cost cutting most efficient for newspapers?
• What is the future of print? Will everything move online?

Moderator

Mark Miller, corporate communications manager, the United States Bowling Congress in Arlington, Texas.

Panel:

Bill Wyman is a longtime arts editor for institutions representative of both new media and traditional print journalism. Most recently, Wyman served as an assistant managing editor at National Public Radio in Washington, D.C., where he oversaw the network's arts, entertainment, digital and media coverage. Previously, he was also arts and entertainment editor for Salon.com. Wyman has written widely on music, film, television and digital issues. His recent 9,000-word essay “Five Key Reasons Why Newspapers are Failing” was covered by The New York Times.

Matt Kinsman is executive editor of Folio, the trade publication dedicated to magazine management. Folio has featured numerous articles on the longevity of print, and Kinsman has written up the subject in several recent articles.

Section brown bag teleconferences are a free Section member benefit. Section members: please note that the registration form will request your credit card information, but your card will not be charged.

For the cost of this event, PRSA members will receive a free Entertainment and Sports Section membership (a $60 value).

Non-PRSA members will receive a free PRSA and Entertainment and Sports Section membership (a $350 value), pending approval of your membership application.

Friday, February 19, 2010
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Member $60 / Non-Member $285

Entertainment and Sports Section Member $0

HOW YOU CAN JOIN THE CALL
Only one registration per site is required. Registration deadline for the live call is 24 hours prior to the call. Your registration entitles you to one telephone connection. Invite as many people as you wish to listen to the call on your speakerphone. You must register and receive a confirmation in order to join the call. Please be advised: The registrant only will receive an e-mail confirmation that gives instructions for joining the call. If you do not receive your confirmation within 5 days, please call 800-350-0111. Register online or fax your completed form to 212-460-5460, or mail to PRSA Registration, 411 Lafayette Street, Suite 201, New York, NY 10003.

CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations must be in writing and sent by mail or fax. Cancellations are subject to a $10 cancellation fee for paying attendees; there are no refunds or credits for cancellations received less than 24 hours before the call date.