Live Journalism
In the 2010s, every magazine editor loved an event. They were a cornerstone of a magazine’s brand marketing. While at Glamour in 2017, the Editor in Chief asked me to lead content for our Women of the Year summit. A very fun assignment, btw, which sparked a whole track of work for me. As brands invested in event-driven marketing — and media upstarts launched commercial events businesses — I regularly found myself getting called with offers to lead programming for this summit or that one.
Select Work
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A Day of Unreasonable Conversation
Propper Daley: A Day of Unreasonable Conversation, a narrative change summit for TV creators, featuring programming on issues such as intellectual humility, social and economic division, responsible tech, democracy, criminal justice, reproductive rights, climate change, mental health, and more — held on September 15, 2022 at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Co-chaired by FOX Entertainment, Paramount Media Networks & MTV Entertainment Studios, Sony Pictures, and Hillman Grad Productions. Presented by Omidyar Network, John Templeton Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Ford Foundation, Luminate, and more. (Contracted via Invisible Hand)
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22 for '22: Visions for a Feminist Future
The Meteor: 22 For ‘22: Visions for a Feminist Future, a global gender equity summit, including a two-hour live show at Barnard College on April 26, 2022 and 85-minute virtual summit on May 9, 2022 featuring packages from the live show, short-form documentaries and performances.
Hosted by Symone D. Sanders, the 85-minute show featured a range of feminist visionaries and artists including Janicza Bravo, Tarana Burke, Paula Avila-Guillen, Dolores Huerta, Lachi, Busy Philipps, Paola Ramos, Chris Smalls, Amandla Stenberg, and more.
A project of new media brand The Meteor, presented by CHIME FOR CHANGE, Gucci’s global campaign for gender equity. Women’s Wear Daily wrote that 22 For ‘22 “rattled the cages of what feminist summits look like.”
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Because of Anita
The Meteor: Because of Anita: Truth, Justice, Race, Gender, and Power—30 Years Later, a three-hour live show in recognition of the 30th anniversary of Anita Hill’s testimony in Clarence Thomas’ Supreme Court confirmation hearing, held October 16, 2021 at the University of Southern California. A project of The Meteor, USC Visions and Voices and USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, with support from Audible.
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#InCharge
Diane von Furstenberg: #InCharge Summit, a full day of programming on women and leadership in celebration of International Women’s Day, open to the public on March 7, 2019 at the DVF studio in New York City. (Contracted via Invisible Hand)
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Women of the Year Live
Glamour: Women of the Year Live Summit, a full day program featuring host Ashley Graham and headliners Joe and Dr. Jill Biden and Tracee Ellis Ross — with a performance by Billie Eilish — at the Brooklyn Museum on November 13, 2017. Presented by Aerie, Barbie, Barneys New York, Farfetch, McKinsey & Company, Nike, New York & Company, PepsiCo, and more.