Daily News' Innovation Lab Launches "Conversations" Event Series

NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Daily News' Innovation Lab, with a mission to transform media together, announced the launch of its Conversations event series, focusing on key trends and innovations in publishing and new media. The kick-off event, "The New News Organization," exploring the wave of new digital outlets shaping media today, will take place Wednesday, October 15 at the Microsoft Technology Center in New York.

"Media change is no longer occurring by the year but by the minute," said Daily News CEO Bill Holiber. "The Innovation Lab's Conversations series will tap the industry's most dynamic players to understand where this surge of change is taking us."

At the October 15 event, Buzzfeed Deputy Editor-in-chief Shani Hilton, Vice News Editor-in-chief Jason Mojica, The Verge Editor-in-chief Nilay Patel, and Business Insider Executive Editor Joe Weisenthal, will discuss their thoughts on what lies ahead for them and for the industry as a whole on a panel moderated by Innovation Lab Director David Park.

"There's been a wave of energetic and innovative digital media outlets changing the way we produce and consume news," said Innovation Lab Managing Director Cyna Alderman. "This event will take a close look at where change is occurring today and how success is being defined—and achieved—in this new media environment."

The event, taking place at the Microsoft Technology Center at 11 Times Square in New York, begins at 6:30 pm with registration and networking followed by a panel discussion from 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm and additional networking from 8­:00 pm – 8:30 pm.

Tickets to the event, which are limited, are available for $15 through Eventbrite at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversations-the-new-news-organization-new-entrants-tickets-5284612418.

Generous support for Conversations has been provided by Microsoft, the event's platinum sponsor, and Davis Wright Tremaine, the event's silver sponsor.

About the Innovation Lab
Founded in 2013, the Innovation Lab is a Daily News initiative with a mission to transform media together.  Through the Innovation Lab's six-month startup program, early-stage companies specializing in digital media have access to the Daily News' staff, resources, and national audience to help grow their business. Datavisual (http://www.datavisu.al/) was the Innovation Lab's first participating company. Interested startups can apply to participate at http://lab.nydailynews.com.

In October 2014, the Innovation Lab kicked-off its Conversations event series to spark discussions around issues facing digital publishers.

About the New York Daily News
With 2 million readers in New York, and 42 million national unique visitors online each month, the New York Daily News is the most widely read tabloid in the city and one of America's fastest-growing web sites. Covering breaking news, politics, sports, entertainment, celebrity, lifestyle, opinion, business and health, the New York Daily News delivers up-to-the-minute reporting, rich photography and compelling video to readers of its print newspaper, industry-leading website, tablet apps, and iPhone, Blackberry and Android editions.

The New York Daily News has won 10 Pulitzer Prize Awards for excellence in journalism. In 2013, it was awarded four New York State Associated Press Association awards and took the Associated Press Sports Editors awards' "Triple Crown" as well as first place in the Investigative category across all circulation categories. In addition to its news operations, the New York Daily News runs Daily News Digital Solutions and the Innovation Lab.

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