Monthly Luncheon Seminar: Crystal Ball 2009 - Media & Political Trends that Affect P.R. Practitioners
January 5, 2009 | by Amy BrooksDate:
Friday, January 16, 2009
Time:
11:30 a.m. networking; 12 p.m. lunch and presentation; 1 p.m. presentation concludes
Description:
With the upcoming legislative session, troubled economy, and continually evolving media landscape, journalists and P.R. practitioners have many important issues to take into account for 2009.
Steve Sebelius, seasoned political reporter and CityLife editor, and Bruce Spotleson, publisher of the Greenspun Media Group, will discuss media and political trends affecting public relations practitioners including their views and insight into the issues, challenges and opportunities of interest to PRSA members and the larger public relations community.
Sebelius was hired by the Las Vegas Sun in 1993 to cover police, and later City Hall, where he wrote in-depth reports about a police bond issue and city redevelopment efforts. In late 1999, he was hired by the Review-Journal as a political columnist, and also to write a twice-daily e-mail newsletter called the EARLY LINE. In that job, he wrote more than 800 columns and covered three elections.
In 2005, after Review-Journal parent Stephens Media LLC purchased CityLife, Sebelius was named editor. He writes the award-winning weekly column “Coffee & Outrage,” and the daily blog titled “Various Things & Stuff.” Under his tenure, CityLife has twice been recognized for general excellence and once for community service by the Nevada Press Association, and in 2008 the newspaper was accepted for membership in the prestigious Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. From 2006 to 2007 he was the host of the television show Political Insiders on KTNV Channel 13, Las Vegas’s ABC affiliate, and has appeared as a regular guest on VegasPBS’s Nevada Week in Review since 1995.
Spotleson is a group publisher of Greenspun Media Group, a role in which he oversees In Business Las Vegas, Las Vegas Weekly and the Home News group of community newspapers. He also was instrumental in the development of other media owned by the company, which today has more than two dozen titles.
Prior to joining GMG, Spotleson was publisher of the weekly newspapers Las Vegas Business Press and CityLife. Previous to that, he was publisher of the Tahoe Daily Tribune. In 2007, he was named the Private Sector Person of the Year by the City of Henderson. He currently serves on the boards of directors of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and US Bank.
We are pleased to have Steve and Bruce speak at our January luncheon, which will be held at Cili’s at Bali Hai Golf Club, 5160 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Networking begins at 11:30 a.m. with lunch served at noon. The presentation will begin shortly thereafter and will conclude at 1 p.m.
Location:
Cili’s at Bali Hai Golf Club
5160 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Cost:
$28 for PRSA-LVVC/PRSSA members before Wednesday, January 14; $35 for non-members before the deadline; $35 after the deadline for members and $40 for non-members, and at the door. Cash, check, and credit cards are accepted at the door.
Entrée:
Field Green Salad with Cherry Tomatoes, Fried Leeks and White Balsamic Vinaigrette, Grilled Chicken Breast with Green Beans, Roasted Potatoes, and Lemon Butter Sauce, and Chocolate Dipped Cream Puffs with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
