Medill Club of New York Presents A New Muse for Hard News: Nonprofit Model Inspires Struggling Media Groups

July 09, 2008

NEW YORK—(U.S. ASIAN WIRE)— Editors and philanthropists are joining together to develop a new nonprofit business model as media groups struggle to stay viable in the face of job cuts, declining ad revenues, free Internet content and shareholder discontent.

Come join us for a lively panel talk on the pros and cons of starting up philanthropy-driven newsrooms.

Our panel moderator is Paul Steiger, former managing editor of The Wall Street Journal and now editor-in-chief of the nonprofit ProPublica investigative journalism venture funded by a $10 million annual grant from the Sandler Foundation. Other panelists are William Abrams, president of the microfinance nonprofit Trickle Up and former journalist with The New York Times, ABC News and The Wall Street Journal; Kiran Rijhsinghani, a media analyst with the George Weiss Associates hedge fund; and Dan Roth, senior writer of Wired magazine.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

7:00 - 7:30 p.m. Chat/Appetizers
7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Panel
8:30 - 9:00 p.m. Q&A

The Loft at The Players Theatre
115 MacDougal Street
New York, NY 10012

Advance Online Registration
Club Members: $5.00
Non-Members & Guests: $10.00
Registration Deadline: Monday, July 21, 2008
Go here to register: http://www.alumni.northwestern.edu/clubs/calendar.html?Event=1610


At the Door Registration
Club Members: $10.00
Non-Members & Guests: $15.00

Subway:
1 to Christopher Street or
A/B/C/D/E/F/V to West 4th Street at Washington Square

Contact:
Joyce Hanson
Email: joyce_e_hanson@hotmail.com
Phone: 646-509-1091