Event: Steve Coll and Neil Irwin on “The Alchemist” and Winner of $2,000 Essay Prize Announced
When: February 5, 2014, 6:00pm
Where: World Room, Columbia Journalism School
Please join us on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at 6 p.m. at Columbia University in New York as Steve Coll, Dean of the Columbia Journalism School, interviews former Knight-Bagehot Fellow Neil Irwin about his new book, The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire. The event will also feature the presentation of a $2000 prize to the winner of the 1st annual Women's Economic Round Table essay contest, open to all Knight-Bagehot Fellows (current and former). The winning entry, about the press and public policy, will be published by the American Institute for Economic Research. Prospective applicants for the 2014-2015 Knight-Bagehot Program are encouraged to attend, and will find details about applying for the Fellowship at www.journalism.columbia.edu
The event will be held in the World Room at the Columbia Journalism School at Broadway and 116th Street in Manhattan, and is free and open to the public. To RSVP, contact Gary Hill at the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship office at gh2206@columbia.edu by January 29.

Event: Perfecting Personality Profiles
When: February 5-6, 2014
Where: Online
The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism presents the free, two-day webinar, "Perfecting Personality Profiles.” Jacqui Banszynski, Pulitzer winner and Knight Chair in Editing at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, covers best practices when identifying, sourcing and writing memorable profiles. Register at the main webinar page: http://bit.ly/perfectingprofiles

Event: Advanced Media Training
When: February 8, 2014, 9:00 – 12:00pm
Where: National Press Club Journalism Institute, Washington D.C.
Andrea McCarren, a veteran multimedia journalist and 15-time Emmy Award-winner, will offer an advanced media training class in the National Press Club’s Broadcast Center. This hands-on workshop is for anyone who wants to improve their presentation skills on camera or online. Through practice interviews, you’ll learn:
-How to craft and deliver meaningful sound bytes
-How to be more comfortable and confident on camera
-What to wear and what not to wear
-Tricks of the trade from Andrea’s 30 years of experience in television news
A makeup artist will help prepare you for your on-camera work. After the training session, each participant will be able to access their practice interviews online. Class size is limited. The three-hour session costs $150 for NPC members and $200 for non-members. http://www.press.org/events/advance-media-training-0

If you were one of the millions who watched last night's Superbowl XLVIII Blowout, you probably think some of those TV commercials were more interesting than the actual game.

Seattle Seahawks took an early lead over the Denver Broncos and held onto it for a final score of 43-8.

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TV commercials offered light humor and a wide variety of emotional themes. These were an eclectic mix from Pandora to Cheerios and some of them included celebrities.