📣 Exciting Announcement! 📣 Get ready for Newsapalooza, Pittsburgh's first-ever event celebrating local journalism, hosted by the Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University! 🎉📰 Join us from Sept. 26-28 for a series of enlightening sessions, discussions, and hands-on media-making activities with national and local experts. 🔗 For more details and to purchase tickets, visit www.newsapalooza.org. Stay tuned for more updates and special guest announcements throughout the summer! 🌟 #Newsapalooza #Journalism #Pittsburgh #LocalJournalism #PointParkU #CenterForMediaInnovation Watch the full promo video: https://lnkd.in/eqwZqQ5W
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About us
Welcome to our networking hub tailored for aspiring media professionals right in the heart of Downtown Pittsburgh! The Center for Media Innovation offers networking opportunities, a working space and valuable resources tailored for journalists. Additionally, the CMI encourages community engagement through informative events and discussions. Join us to expand your professional network, enhance your skills and contribute to the media industry and society.
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www.pointpark.edu/cmi
External link for Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University
- Industry
- Media Production
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Type
- Public Company
- Specialties
- journalism, media production, telecommunications, and multimedia
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14 Wood St
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222, US
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201 Wood St
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222, US
Employees at Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University
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📣 Don't miss your chance to submit your story idea and compete for funding with the Pittsburgh Pitch Story Challenge! Local journalists, students, and community members are all welcome to participate! 👏 🔗 Learn more from Pittsburgh Magazine: https://lnkd.in/eaw65a5C 🎤 Selected individuals and teams will pitch their stories during Newsapalooza on Sept. 27 at the Pittsburgh Playhouse! Submit your application by Aug. 15: https://lnkd.in/e-U8itHY Point Park University
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🎤 This summer and fall, we're bringing pressing news issues to the stage in Market Square! 🤝 Let's explore how we can strengthen #DowntownPittsburgh and support our most vulnerable residents. 📅 Wednesdays: July 24, Aug. 21, Sept. 18 ⏰ Noon to 1 p.m. 🏙️ Market Square, Downtown Pittsburgh 📣 First discussion starts tomorrow! 🔗 Learn more and register for free here: https://lnkd.in/epW7azxC 🙋 Engage with experts, community leaders, and fellow residents. Plus, discover how you can become more involved in your local news ecosystem and why your participation matters. 🗣️ Come share your thoughts with us and learn how to make a difference in your community! These discussions are brought to you by the Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University, with support from the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership. They are part of the exciting lead-up to Newsapalooza, a festival celebrating local news from Sept. 26-28.
Market Square NewsBreaks
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For over a decade, John Masiulionis has helped storytellers amplify their voices on a global scale. In recent years, he has produced in-person episodes of PR From The Heart’s “Neighborly Reviews Bookcast” 📚 with #Pittsburgh’s own David Newell (AKA Mr. McFeely from Mister Rogers) right here in our Center’s video studio! 🎥 John is a big believer in the impact of local outreach to connect clients with the media. 🏡 Don’t miss out on hearing from industry innovators and journalists! Check out newsapalooza.org for more info! 🎉 Point Park University
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We’re thrilled to welcome the support of The Pittsburgh Foundation in our mission to revitalize local journalism! 👏🤩🎉 Their generous contribution will significantly enhance our Next Generation Newsroom program, empowering local news outlets and early-career journalists to create impactful stories. 💪 “Supporting local journalism is one of the Center for Media Innovation’s most important roles,” said Andrew Conte, Assistant Vice President and Managing Director of the Center for Media Innovation. “I am honored that The Pittsburgh Foundation understands the value of this project.” 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/edRuWNfk Point Park University
The Pittsburgh Foundation Pledges $100,000 to Support Center for Media Innovation’s Next Generation Newsroom
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Join Us for Breakfast with a Newsmaker! 🍳☕️ 📅 Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2024 🕰️ Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM 📍 Location: Pittsburgh Downtown Media Hub Mark Belko, a 1980 Point Park University graduate, will lead a discussion with commercial realtor Herky Pollock of CBRE regarding the growing office vacancies in Downtown #Pittsburgh and their impact on our community. 🏙️ 🔗 Click the link below to reserve your spot for this FREE event! Donations are gladly welcomed to help bolster local journalism in our region. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to engage in stimulating discussions with fellow journalists while enjoying a delicious breakfast! 🧇 Hope to see you there! 🍽️ https://lnkd.in/eWSmpYRc
Breakfast with a newsmaker
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✍️ Local veteran copywriter and journalist Jim Busch writes for our McKeesport Community Newsroom and is a proud member of the Tube City Writers. While news is more accessible on a state or national level, who will share the story of a local group of students volunteering for charity or who won the championship basketball game? 👏 Community 👏 Stories 👏 Matter! Learn more about how we’re engaging communities in #Pittsburgh at newsapalooza.org 🎉 Point Park University
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As part of our Newsapalooza celebrations, we’re thrilled to introduce the "Pittsburgh Pitch Story Challenge"! 🏆📝🎉 🔍 We're looking for the coolest untold stories in the Pittsburgh area, presented in any journalistic format (print, podcast, broadcast TV/radio, etc.). Do you have one worthy of professional publication? Are you ready to produce it? 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eBkj4AYS 👥 Both the public and professionals are invited to pitch a story idea at Newsapalooza for a chance to win $1,000 and support to report it! Categories for journalists, high school and college students, and the public means EVERYONE has a shot! 🎤 Finalists will pitch their stories LIVE to a celebrity panel on Sept. 27 at the Pittsburgh Playhouse, where the audience will choose the winners, with a celebration to follow! 👏 🔗 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/eEsNJHBE 📅 Submissions due by Thursday, Aug. 15! Stories must be reported in the third person, based on objective, verifiable sources, and include interviews with diverse perspectives. The goal is to shed new light on issues relevant to Southwestern Pennsylvania. Newsapalooza takes place Sept. 26-28 at Point Park University and various spots around Allegheny County, all to promote the power of local, fact-based journalism. We can’t WAIT to hear your stories! 🤩 #Newsapalooza #PointParkCMI #PointParkUniversity #PittsburghPitchStoryChallenge #LocalJournalism #Pittsburgh
Newsapalooza Launches the Pittsburgh Pitch Story Challenge
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Award-winning journalists who have reshaped American institutions are sharing their incredible stories at Newsapalooza! 🎉 🔗https://lnkd.in/eJhgMz9d Don't miss this incredible lineup: 🔹Walter “Robby” Robinson, the investigative journalist who led The Boston Globe Spotlight Team that exposed years of abuse within the Catholic Diocese in Boston, inspiring the Oscar-winning film, “Spotlight.” 🔸 Marty Baron, Robinson’s editor at The Boston Globe and former executive editor at The Washington Post. 🔹 Marita Garrett, founding president and CEO of Civically, Inc. 🔸 Salena Zito, national political reporter and author. 🔹 Annafi Wahed, founder of The Flip Side, a newsletter curating liberal and conservative viewpoints. 🔸 Lara Putnam, grassroots politics expert and history professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Join us for inspiring conversations and powerful insights from these leading voices in journalism at Newsapalooza (September 26-28)! Point Park University
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