If you missed our How’s Rahm Doing? panel discussion at the Cliff Dwellers Club, tune in to the audio archive featured at our partners at Chicago Public Media’s Chicago Amplified or watch a recording of the event made by our partners at CANTV. Panelists included were Richard Barnett, veteran West Side political organizer; Ricardo Muñoz, 22nd Ward alderman; Amisha Patel of Grassroots Collaborative; and Don Rose, independent political analyst. The panel is moderated by longtime City Hall reporter David Stewart, WLS-AM.
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On a gorgeous autumnal evening with the sparkling city as backdrop, friends of the Community Media Workshop gathered last night at the historic Cliff Dwellers club to hear a panel deliver a progress report on the first six months of Mayor Rahm Emmanuel. Moderator Dave Stewart guided the discussion between Richard Barnett, Ric Munoz, Amisha Patel and Don Rose. With current city budget negotiations as a context, the group looked at the mayor’s “success” as a technocrat and “shortcomings” on the human side of the ledger. TIFs, school reform, cops, even Occupy Chicago all gained attention during a brisk hour conversation. Many thanks to all who participated or attended. Watch this space for links to the CAN TV and WBEZ/Chicago Amplified recordings of the evening’s program.
From left to right: Moderator Dave Stewart, Don Rose, Ald. Ric Munoz, Amisha Patel and Richard Barnett
View more pictures on our Facebook Page! Come join us for our other upcoming events: African-American Media discussion at Little Black Pearl, What does Chicago’s new budget mean for you?
Join friends & supporters of the Community Media Workshop for a unique panel discussion and reception reviewing Mayor Emanuel’s first six months in office.
WHO:
- Amisha Patel, Grassroots Collaborative
- Richard Barnett, veteran West Side political organizer
- Ricardo Muñoz, 22nd Ward alderman
- Don Rose, independent political analyst
- Moderated by David Stewart, WLS-AM and longtime City Hall reporter
WHEN: Wednesday November 2, 2011, 5 pm to 8 pm (program at 6 pm)
WHERE: The Cliff Dwellers Club, 200 South Michigan Avenue, 22nd Floor
$25 per person. Appetizers and cash bar.
Door prize raffle: Win a signed copy of Studs Terkel’s memoir Touch and Go
To RSVP, click here or please call Maggie Walker at 312-369-6400.
Have you seen the view from the Cliff Dweller’s club?
Upcoming Workshops:
BUILDING A MEDIA LIST
Tuesday, October 18, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
With Demetrio Maguigad, Community Media Workshop
Are you struggling to create a strategic media list for your media outreach? In this workshop you will access the Workshop’s online media database and learn how to create customized contact lists for your organization or campaign. The instructor will give participants tips on how to think about and identify media contacts. Participants will walk away from the session with a targeted media list, as well as 24-hour access to the Workshop’s online Chicago media guide. REGISTER TODAY! Read the rest of this entry »
The attorneys general of seven states, including Illinois, have recently joined the Department of Justice’s lawsuit to block AT&T’s proposed merger with T-mobile. What does this mean for you? How will corporate media’s actions affect your organization?
On Thursday, September 29, Community Media Workshop will host a brown bag lunch discussion on the ramifications of this merger, the actions you can take to protect your rights and defend your media, and learn about the national media justice coalition working on these issues. Panelists include: Amalia DeLoney, Center for Media Justice; Erin Polgreen, The Media Consortium.
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Join us! Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 5:30 to 8:30 pm
Long-time Workshop Board Member Mike Roach, a Senior VP at Weber Shandwick, will be bartending at Prairie Fire on Sept. 14 to raise money for the Workshop. Join us for this fun event. Your tips will benefit the Workshop and help us put on communications trainings for nonprofits throughout the year.
Community Media Workshop is proud to host a briefing on the upcoming Chicago mayoral election for ethnic media outlets. The forum will be held January 11, from 9 to 11 AM at our offices at 218 S. Wabash, 7th floor, Chicago.
As stated on the Chicago is the World blog:
Because there’s a lot at stake in the mayoral and city council elections for Chicago’s ethnic communities, you will want to join us for our ethnic news media election briefing on Tuesday, Jan. 11.
You will want to make sure you can explain why and how this election matters to your readers, to your listeners, to your audience.
Experts will provide the election-related facts and insights you need for your stories, editorials, blogs or surveys.
Here is a chance also to meet with other members of the ethnic news media and help build the Chicago Ethnic News Media Alliance (CEMA), a movement to unite the ethnic news media.
A Workshop participant pitches Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mark Brown
Prosperity starts with effective communications! For 20 years, Professional Media Relations (PMR) has been Community Media Workshop’s cornerstone training. This intensive training session is designed for nonprofit communicators to plan media campaigns. Over the course of five Fridays, you’ll learn from The Workshop’s own industry professionals basic public relations skills, how to develop a story, and will get the opportunity to pitch your story to journalists. The course includes one copy per organization of Getting On Air, Online, & Into Print, the indispensible media directory of Chicagoland media contacts. Register Today!
This training has helped numerous nonprofit communicators launch their media campaigns. Read Ingrid’s story about how PMR helped her get a story in the Chicago Sun-Times!
