My Scoop, a Birmingham-based online lifestyle magazine, has launched a Mississippi portal to add to its Birmingham and Nashville ones.
Mississippi native Elizabeth Sparkman Fowler will serve as editor and publisher of the new edition. She previously served on the advisory board for the company.
The site offers features on style, shopping, travel, food and entertaining.
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Tagged: Birmingham, Elizabeth Sparkman Fowler, magazine, Mississippi, My Scoop, Nashville
Do Birmingham publications suffer from a lack of diversity? Do they reflect the city they serve?
The questions were prompted by a glance at the redesigned landing Web page for the Birmingham News. Granted, these are just the columnists, but the News and AL.com decided these are the ones to feature prominently with mug shots.
Birmingham News columnists
All white, with two women out of eight columnists. The city population itself is 73.5 percent African American.
Compare that with the recently launched B-Metro magazine, which also features its columnists on the front page of its site …
B-Metro magazine columnists
We see a little more diversity, with three men out of nine contributors, one African American.
At Birmingham Magazine, the four columnists featured are all women, all white. (See graphic at right.)
(The Birmingham Business Journal doesn’t include writers’ photos on its site.)
The questions we have:
Your comments are welcome below.
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Tagged: B-Metro Magazine, Birmingham, Birmingham magazine, Birmingham News, columnist, diversity, population, race
Nearly 40 people attended our October event at the Redmont Hotel. Thanks to U.S. Rep. Artur Davis for talking about Election 2008, along with Anna Ruth Williams of Empower Alabama for registering last-minute voters.
Also, thanks to Christina Tutor and Rick Sutton for the photography.
And thanks to Cary Estes and Cutressa Williams and for serving as our hospitality volunteers, and Chianti Cleggett and Atticus Rominger for setting up the event.
Be sure to check out all the great photos, and if you’re in them, let us know! (Or tag yourself in the Facebook album.)
Categories: Photos
Tagged: Artur Davis, Birmingham, downtown, networking, october2008, redmont hotel
We had our biggest event yet at the Wine Loft. Thanks to Donna Francavilla, Julie Keith and Jean M. McLean, our outstanding expert panel, and to Pat Richeson of Redneck Debutantes for the photography.
Also, thanks to Bob Farley for serving as our hospitality volunteer, and Chianti Cleggett and Atticus Rominger for setting up the event.
Be sure to check out all the great photos, and if you’re in them, let us know! (Or tag yourself in the Facebook album.)
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Tagged: Birmingham, downtown, freelance, networking, september2008, The Wine Loft
Bonus No. 1: For those interested in reading more about U.S. Rep. Davis, MOBster Atticus Rominger wrote the cover story for the current issue of Thicket magazine.
Thicket: You’ve been labeled a “bipartisan congressman,” as well as a member of a “new wave” of black politicians, is that accurate?
Artur Davis: I’m not big on labels.
Thicket: Why not?
AD: I don’t think they capture the complexity of the public debate.
Rep. Davis will be our keynote speaker Tuesday at the Redmont.
Bonus No. 2: You can register to vote! Empower Alabama will be at our event with all the paperwork you need to vote on Nov. 4. This will be your last opportunity to register (submission deadline is Oct. 24!), so why put it off any longer?
You register, they’ll take care of the rest. Oh, and then you show up on Nov. 4 to vote.
Remember: 5-7 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 21) at the Redmont with Rep. Davis.
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Tagged: Artur Davis, Atticus Rominger, Birmingham, Congress, election, Empower Alabama, event, House of Representatives, networking, redmont hotel, Thicket magazine, voter registration
Update: See photos from this event.
Join us for our first keynote speaker, U.S. Rep. Artur Davis. With Election Day just two weeks from our next event, it’s a great time to discuss the state of politics 2008.
Rep. Davis began his service in the House of Representatives in 2003, which also marks the MOB’s founding.
Join the MOB on its new night — Tuesday — on Oct. 21. Our first event sponsor ever is the Redmont Hotel [map]. We’ll be on the mezzanine level in the Redmont Cafe, where you can enjoy a selection of wines and beers at our private cash bar.
With an 81-year legacy of style, elegance and fame, the Redmont offers luxurious hotel and residential living in downtown Birmingham.
This event starts earlier to accommodate Rep. Davis:
The event is free. Wine and beer available at our private cash bar.
Anyone in media, advertising, PR and Web should stop by — please tell your colleagues, friends and enemies to join us. Complete details are available on the Evite.
Our thanks to MOB volunteers Chianti Cleggett and Atticus Rominger for setting up this month’s event!
Here’s the press release [pdf].
Questions? Contact us or leave a comment.
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Tagged: advertising, Artur Davis, Birmingham, Congress, downtown, election, event, House of Representatives, journalism, Media of Birmingham, MOB, networking, new media, october2008, public relations, redmont hotel
Update: See photos from this event.
It’s tough times for publishing — maybe it’s time to think about the next step.
If you’ve considered freelancing, but don’t know where to begin, we’ve got the panel for you.
Donna Francavilla, freelance broadcast reporter/consultant
Julie Keith, editor-in-chief, Thicket Magazine
Jean M. McLean, freelance writer/editor
You told us you wanted more in-depth discussions and training, so join the discussion on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the Wine Loft downtown [map].
E-mail your questions in advance to us. The event is free and open to everyone.
Anyone in media, advertising, PR and Web should stop by — please tell your colleagues, friends and enemies to join us. Complete details are available on the Evite.
Questions? Contact us or leave a comment.
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Tagged: advertising, Birmingham, downtown, event, journalism, Media of Birmingham, MOB, networking, new media, public relations, september2008, wine loft
Time for a change — a big change.
You told us when to meet, and from now on, we’ll gather on Tuesdays!
The MOB meets on Tuesday, Aug. 19, for our monthly mixer. Head over to Matthew’s Bar and Grill on Morris Avenue [map] for a summer closeout blowout. Join us anytime from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Anyone in media, advertising, PR and Web should stop by — please tell your colleagues, friends and enemies to join us. Complete details are available on the Evite.
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We’re so happy the MOB’s doing well, after the jump …
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Tagged: advertising, august2008, Birmingham, downtown, event, journalism, matthew's bar and grill, Media of Birmingham, MOB, networking, new media, public relations
Thanks to all who came out in triple-digit temps for our July mixer at Grey House Grille. Check out these photos of our sojourn at SoHo.
More summer fun on the way from the MOB …
Categories: Photos
Tagged: advertising, Birmingham, Grey House Grille, Homewood, journalism, july2008, Media of Birmingham, MOB, networking, new media, public relations, SoHo
Update: See photos from this event.
Take time out of your hazy summer for an evening with the MOB.
The fifth anniversary celebration continues with our monthly mixer. Come out July 21 to Grey House Grille in SoHo Square in Homewood [map | wine list] from 5:30 to 7 p.m. We’ll have happy hour specials (beers, martinis, and wine), a nice corner of the patio, and nametags galore.
Anyone in media, advertising, PR and Web should stop by — please tell your colleagues, friends and enemies to join us. Complete details are available on the Evite.
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Categories: Our events
Tagged: advertising, Birmingham, event, Grey House Grille, Homewood, journalism, july2008, Media of Birmingham, MOB, networking, new media, public relations, SoHo Square
Welcome to Media of Birmingham, a networking group in Alabama. We meet on the third Tuesday of every month, and we welcome professionals in journalism, advertising, public relations, new media and marketing. Membership is free.
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