Point Park University will host Newsapalooza, a media networking event on September 27. The event is designed to raise awareness of the importance of local journalism. This will be a great networking event for students to meet and interact with professionals in the broadcasting field.
Newsapalooza is going to have many guests and speakers from the media, who are from around the city and nationally. The headliner is Robert Costa who is the chief election and campaign correspondent for CBS News. He will Be speaking in the morning to start the day.
Newsapalooza is being held for the first time ever. It’s a groundbreaking event because, there’s nothing like it in Pittsburgh. It’s being hosted by The Center for Media Innovation. The event is going to take place at the Pittsburgh playhouse located on Point Park’s campus.
“It’s about reconnecting the public with local journalism and shining the spotlight on the importance of that relationship,” says Andy Conte, Director of the Center for Media Innovation.
There are going to be many guests speaking throughout the event. One of the speakers is Walter “Robby” Robinson who is an acclaimed reporter from the Boston Globe. He was featured in the film “Spotlight” that was released in 2016.
There will also be media members from Pittsburgh who will be attending. Pittsburgh Legends Rick Sebak and Sally Wiggin are among others who will be judges for the news story pith contest which is called the Pittsburgh Pitch. In this contest every contestant will have to pitch their story and win over the judge’s vote. The winner of the contest will receive a $1,000 prize.
There will be many opportunities for Point Park student to interact with broadcast professionals. They will be able to learn and receive valuable information from the guest and participants.
“I’m excited for the interactions between local reporters and the community and, it’s a great opportunity for the public who don’t have a background in journalism to be involved with the media and have the opportunities to discuss, Says Nick Tamarillo Graduate Assistant at The Center for Media Invasion.
