Jeff Namnum of Socialisle and one of our social media mentors, did a little reporting of his own at the conference and interviewed four attendees to get their take on the events. Here they are. Nicole B. Brewer, Hamptons.com David North, WALK-FM Robert Lipper, Newsday Media Group Kelly Fincham, Hofstra University

Zuccotti Park sweep defining moment in media access, panel says
By Jason Molinet and Shivana Harriram Occupy Wall Street and the sweep of Zuccotti Park in Manhattan was a defining moment in media access, according to the panelists of “Know Your Rights: Media access to crime scenes and news events,” one of several programs at the Society of Professional Journalists’ Region 1 Conference Friday at [...]

Region 1 Mark of Excellence winners
For immediate release 3/26/2012 Contacts: Lauren Rochester, SPJ Awards Coordinator, 317-927-8000 ext. 210, lrochester@spj.org Abby Henkel, SPJ Communications Manager, 317-927-8000 ext. 215, ahenkel@spj.org INDIANAPOLIS – The Society of Professional Journalists is pleased to announce the Region 1 Mark of Excellence Award winners for the 2011 calendar year. The Mark of Excellence Awards honor the best [...]

Tips for dealing with a PR crisis
John Kominicki of Long Island Business News, Jeffrey S. Morosoff of Hofstra University, Katherine Heaviside of Epoch 5 Public Relations and Gary Lewi of Rubenstein Associates discussed the relationships of journalists and public relations at the SPJ Region 1 Conference at Stony Brook University on March 24. Morosoff, an assistant professor in Hosftra’s department of [...]

Thanks from the conference Troika
Bill and Carl I want to personally thank everyone from the speakers, to volunteers, to attendees. We’re proud of the positive feedback, with people commenting not only about how much they learned, but also how much people enjoyed themselves. And that is thanks to each of you. By the way, the Press Club of Long [...]



