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David Mathison speaking at the Center for Independent Publishing's 6th Annual Round Table Writers' Conference

 

The Center for Independent Publishing is hosting its 6th annual Round Table Writer's Conference, where David Mathison will be a featured speaker at 1pm on Saturday May 1.

This event explores the business aspect of writing, offering two days worth of panels and workshops. Editors, agents, published authors will be present to give inside tips to take your writing career to the next level.

This event will take place on Friday, April 30th and Saturday, May 1st at The General Society Library 20 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036.

Registration for this event begins at $150.

David Mathison to keynote at Belmont University, Nashville, TN (May 3, 2010)

Belmont University's Department of Media Studies recently asked David Mathison to speak to students about the changing face of media.

In 2004, Belmont University opened a 7,000 square-foot Media Studies Center, equipped with a multi-media computer lab. Students lead an award-winning newspaper, The Belmont Vision, an online counterpart, and a radio show titled, The Voice.

Mathison was invited to speak at Belmont University by professor Dr. Sybril Bennet. She is a two-time Emmy award winning television news journalist and has worked at CBS in Chicago, Illinois and Nashville, Tennessee. She has also been an on-air reporter, anchor, and talk show host for CBS in Nashville.

As part of Belmont University's New Century Journalism Program, David will talk about the ways that media is abandoning its traditional print form and adopting a new digital method to publication. Students will learn how to work with image, sound and text, while still keeping with the traditional values of fairness, objectivity, and respect for the audience.

This special event is open to the public, and free to attend. It is located Belmont University's Academic Lecture Convocation Credit, on Monday, May 3rd at 10am.

Be sure to bring your colleagues, fellow journalists, students, industry leaders, or anyone else you so desire, and call 615-460-6451 for more information.

University of Nebraska Omaha College keynote by David Mathison aired on NPR affiliate Omaha Public Radio, KIOS 91.5FM Noon Forum

On February 26, 2010, David Mathison keynoted at the University of Nebraska Omaha to talk about his book Be The Media and how it is a useful tool to promoting your message.

This past Monday, April 26th, NPR affiliate Omaha Public Radio station KIOS 91.5FM aired that very same lecture during their Noon Forum. 

Be sure to listen to the podcast of David's lecture, and check out the blog posted for that event.

Author Swears He'll Beat Al Gore

David Mathison, author of the runaway book, Be The Media, has set his sights on former Vice President Al Gore - and he needs your help!

Gore currently holds the record for book sales at an author event at the popular Book Passage bookstore in Corte Madera, CA.

However, on Sunday, March 28, 2010, Mathison will refuse to leave the bookstore until he breaks Gore's record.

"If George Bush could beat him, so can I," declared a confident Mathison, "and I won't need to get the Supreme Court involved."

You don't need to be in California to help - you can buy the book from Be The Media or through the button below. Each book will be personally autographed by David, and bulk orders are certainly welcome:

EVERY VOTE COUNTS!

Contributing donors can also win lunch with the author, take a photo with a life-size Al Gore, or discuss the invention of the Internet.

Diehard Be The Media activists and special guests are planning to rally from noon-4pm outside the bookstore. It is not yet certain if Gore supporters will picket to prevent the record from being broken.

From 4-5pm, Mathison will deliver the same keynotes he gave in December 2009 and January 2010 to the United Nations. Don't miss it!

The event will be streamed live here (see below), so supporters from across the globe can cheer Mathison on and support his cause.

He promises to eat, drink, sleep, talk, and filibuster until he beats Gore.

Mathison doesn't think he'll need to stay in the store forever.

"Once Gore sees me closing in on the record," Mathison says, "I'm sure he'll concede."

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What: Author refuses to leave bookstore until he breaks Al Gore's record

When: Sunday, March 28, 2010
Noon-4pm: Rally and special guest appearances
4-5pm: United Nations keynote presentation
5pm-End: When Mathison beats Gore

Where: Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Blvd.
Corte Madera, CA 94925
(415) 927-0960
(800) 999-7909
Fax (415) 924-3838

Press Contact: Andrzej Sienko
Email: andrzej@BeTheMedia.com
Cell: 646 707-9145

Be sure to get your Al Gore mask for the rally!

David Mathison: Speaking to the Greater Los Angeles Writer's Society (March 20, 2010)

On Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 3pm, David Mathison will speak on the topic of "Self-Promotion for Authors: Successful Guerrilla Marketing Techniques" on the Industry Professional Panel, along with Marla Miller and Gayl Murphey. The panel is moderated by Ace Antonio Hall and Dan Lambert.

This event is open to the public and located at Palms-Ranch Park Library, in the Ray Bradbury Room.

The Greater Los Angeles Writer's Society (or GLAWS) is a non-profit organization that provides a forum for writers of all content to meet and discuss the craft and business of writing.

They host monthly meetings, discussion forums, critique groups, confrences, special writer appearences, and other events dedicated to help writers further their level of expertise.

This special speaker event, hosted by GLAWS, is all about publishing and promoting your book.

David Mathison Makes An Impression

This past February, Mathison was keynote speaker for the Southern California Writer's Conference, and a few of his peers had something really great to say.

In his blog, Word Journeys, Bob Yehling recently posted two entries that praise David and his book, Be The Media. Yehling approves of David's message; that we need to start embracing the digital forms of promotion and publication. In another post, he focuses primarily on David and the method used to sell 5,000 books in just eleven days. 

Gayle Carline, one of the speakers also featured during the Southern California Writer's Conference, wrote about David too. She is most fascinated by David's Facebook and Twitter following, as well as his message that  "The containers are dying, but the fields are thriving."

Marla Miller's blog makes a point in mentioning the inspiration she found in David's message - "complicated material" in an easy-to-understand language. Miller's blog post led to an invitation for David to join her on a panel at the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society on March 20, 2010.

THANKS MARLA!

David is thrilled that his peers think as highly of him as his fans do, and he's grateful for all the kind words spoken about him and his work. 

David Mathison interviews Project Censored's Mickey Huff

Today's guest is Mickey Huff, director of Project Censored and Associate Professor of History at Diablo Valley College. Huff also serves on the board of the Media Freedom Foundation.

The mission of Project Censored is to teach students and the public about the role of a free press in a free society - and to tell the News That Didn't Make The News and Why.

You can find out more, an buy the book here: http://www.projectcensored.org.

Mickey previously served as an Adjunct Lecturer in Sociology at Sonoma State University, and was the previous Co-Director of the alternative public opinion research agency Retropoll in Berkeley, CA.

Mickey has been published on numerous media websites, he teaches classes at Berkeley City College, and has organized various events and lectures.

David Mathison will be speaking at the Modern Media Dialogue Series hosted by Sonoma State University on March 17, 2010

David Mathison will be speaking at the Modern Media Dialogue Series on March 17, 2010 at 5:00pm.

This event is free, open to the public, and sponsored by Sonoma State University, the Hutchins Dialogue Center, and Project Censored.

This event is hosted by Professors Benjamin Frymer and Margaret Anderson and coordinated by Kate Sims, Emily Wilson and Maria Tzouvelekis. It is located at Ives 101 Warren Auditorium.

Sonoma State University and Project Censored present a series of dialogues that strive to "observe the unobserved" while improving media literacy and critical thought about our contemporary media age through an examination and exchange of ideas.

David Mathison will address the impact of social media on traditional media, new financial models, and the future role of journalism in a democracy.

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David Mathison will be speaking at SFSU's Gandhi-King-Chavez Season of Non-Violence practice on March 15, 2010

"Be the change you wish to see in the world." - Gandhi

David Mathison will be speaking on "The Changing Media Landscape; Media Corporations, Social Media & Media Activism" at an event put on by the Holistic Health Learning Center at San Francisco State University.

His presentation is part of the Gandhi-King-Chavez Season of Non-Violence practice.

David speaks on March 15, but join us for the full 64 Days (Jan. 30-April 4) of Practice - Applying Principles of Love & Wisdom to Daily Life.

"There will be no social reform without media reform or new, trustworthy sources of news and information. After all, our decisions are only as good as the information we have. David Mathison will be our guide to new uses of media and media reform." - Kenn Burrows

David will be speaking to a large class from 2:30-3:30/4pm, and to a smaller group of student leaders from 5:30-7pm.

Students of the Human Nature & Global Perspectives class will be attending this lecture. Afterward, David will be dining with SFSU's Project Censored student club.

"Students in this course will be able appreciate how symbol, language, myth and ritual shape human knowledge and behavior. With Life in constant re-creation, creativity can be seen as the fundamental power of the universe (nature)." - Kenn Burrows

David Mathison will be speaking at the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA) Annual Get Published! Institute

David Mathison will be speaking at the BAIPA Annual Get Published! Institute on March 13, 2010 from 2:00-3:00pm.

David will be speaking on "Social Media: From Conversation to Participation: Engaging fans to help you sell more books, get more exposure, and earn more money!"

BAIPA is an educational institution dedicated to elevating the art of the independent author-publisher. Membership consists of creative people who, under their press or business names, are involved in various aspects of publishing.

The Welcome and Registration will take place from 8:30 to 9:00am

The event will be located at the Dominican College/Guzman Lecture Hall 50 Acacia Ave San Rafael, CA 94901.

Register for this event