I know it's not technically next week, but the Literary Event of the Week is on Monday, so I figured we'd give you guys a bit advance notice. Plus, it's almost five on a Friday so I'm having a hard time doing actual work. And it's raining. And cold. Ugh.Anyway! Monday night, mediabistro is having a cocktail party where you (as long as you are a full-time "media professional") can meet all the writers/editors/bloggers from the different sites, including...galleycat. YAY! Although, really, any publicist worth their salt should really already know Ron, Andy, and/or Emily, but hey, if you've been slacking, now's your chance to make up for it.
From what I understand from Ron's kinda not-very-informative post, this party will be held at Corio, and I believe it starts at 6:30. Here's my question, though. If mediabistro is "throwing" this party, does that mean free booze? Oh, well. I guess we can all just expense it anyway.
Do tell,
The Editor
Do tell,
The Editor
4 comments:
"Although, really, any publicist worth their salt should really already know Ron, Andy, and/or Emily, but hey, if you've been slacking, now's your chance to make up for it.
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Really? Because you're clearly dating one of them? I work in marketing, not pr dept, so maybe I'm missing something that my publicist coworkers know but:
Sorry but these people -- especially the first two -- are kind of losers who glom onto people they become obsessed with and don't seem to know a helluva lot about the industry even though they talk like they do. At least your site is actually from the inside, if a little gloming.
When has galleycat ever broken news that sites that DON'T EVEN COVER BOOKS haven't broken first? It's pathetic and everyone feels the same way about Ron. My coworkers log on to laugh at the "reporting" and because there's nothing else out there. I DO think there's a space online for kick-ass book industry coverage and sites/blogs/whatever like this one PROVE why we're irrelevant to the rest of the city/world.
ouch. ok, well first off, ron is married, andy has a girlfriend, and I think emily is dating keith gessen (although, not positive on that one). so, no, I do not know these guys because I date them. I know them because I send them news about my authors and because I often run into them at events.
which kind of brings me to my second point...if someone is a good publicist, he or she should be doing the same thing. look, do I think galleycat is the equivalent of being in the new york times? obviously not. but, on the same token, a lot of industry people do read it. I don't think of it so much as a "breaking news" site, as a site that nicely condenses publishing news into one place so I can learn about stories without spending all day reading different papers, blogs, etc. Although, I do get a bit of satisfaction when slunch breaks a story first.
also, publicists are supposed to be pitching them stories and ideas, so if the stories are lacking, maybe that's a little bit of our fault? I think the idea behind it, successful or not, is that it's supposed to be a place that we can send news that's interesting to the industry but maybe not to the rest of "mainstream" world - ie, newspapers won't cover it, but galleycat will.
and maybe people are critical of it, but the point is, they're reading it. and as long they're reading it, I'm gonna say the bloggers might be worth knowing.
plus, dude. it was a party. I didn't suggest attending a lecture by the three of them. I suggested going drinking. at a bar. according to paige sexie though, it turned out to be a really shitty party though - so bad, I kind of want to revoke it's literary status of the week. but whatever. tune in later for the recap.
do tell,
the editor
ps. also, I sense some bitterness. ever consider blogging for slunch? we're always looking for fresh blood. although try not to use "glom" so much. it's an irritating word.
This is a good point, SARAH: and maybe people are critical of it, but the point is, they're reading it. and as long they're reading it, I'm gonna say the bloggers might be worth knowing.
And thanks for th offer, truly, but I'm got my blogging hands full!
nice try, but no. although, I do know her so I guess that's semi-close?
anyway, fellow (anonymous) blogger...send me a link to your site. we can play guessing games all day long about the other's identity.
-the editor
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