It takes a lot more than a list of highly placed contacts and a flair for attention-grabbing prose to land a career as a gossip columnist. In today's wired world, there's constant pressure to be fast and first. Now more than ever the emphasis is on getting the scoop and getting it right.
Hear from some of the best-known and most trusted gossip hounds in the business as they dish the dirt and share their secrets of what it takes to succeed in this crowded field. Discussion followed by a book signing with George Rush and Joanna Molloy.
With:
- George Rush, co-author, Scandal, a Manual: The Inside Story of America’s Infamous Gossip Columnists
- Joanna Molloy, co-author, Scandal, a Manual: The Inside Story of America’s Infamous Gossip Columnists
- Richard Johnson, Page Six, The New York Post
- Jo Piazza, executive news director at In Touch and Life & Style and author of Celebrity Inc.
- Moderated by Michael Riedel, theater columnist for the New York Post and Co-host of “Theatre Talk,” PBS
New York City, NY; NYC