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About Twitch! Social media has revolutionized both the way reporters gather news and the way public relations professionals must interact with the news media. Twitch! will discuss how journalists are using social media to discover stories, find sources, and keep their audiences informed. Our panel will include Washington, DC journalists from the print, radio and broadcast media industries for a fun, informative session. Moderator: *Jim Long-Content Creator at NBC Universal and Founder of Verge New Media, LLC (@newmediajim) Panelists: *Jennifer Nycz-Conner-Features Writer and Columnist,Washington Business Journal (@jenconner) *Lindsey Mastis-Digital Correspondent for WUSA News Channel 9 (@lindseymastis) *Ryan Grim-Senior Congressional Correspondent for the Huffington Post,Former Staff Reporter with Politico.com and Washington City Paper. Author of "This Is Your Country on Drugs." (@ryangrim) *Jamila Bey-Contributor,National Public Radio (@jbey) *McLean Robbins, Health Beauty and Lifestyles Features Writer for Washingtonian and DC Modern Luxury Magazines (@deacondoesdc) About Mopwater PR + Media Manual For a Stellar PR Career: Written by Amanda Miller Littlejohn (@amandamogul), the Mopwater Manual will feature the best of Mopwater PR + Media Notes including 2009 Test Drive My Job profiles, How to Pitch media interviews, client management advice, as well as worksheets and templates that will prove invaluable to any PR pro. Mopwater PR + Media Notes is an online meeting place for journalists, news makers, marketing and PR professionals, and media consumers. Started in December 2008 by former journalist turned public relations and social media maven Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Mopwater offers timely information for today’s public relations and social media professional. Please reserve your ticket online; there will be no ticket sales at the door.