Media Lab: MSP
LAUREL's Media Lab is a dedicated monthly meetup for up-and-coming newsmakers (executive leaders, founders, communications professionals, spokespersons, and creators) and journalists to connect over coffee and discuss recent trends.
Occurring every first Wednesday of the month across multiple cities, the event offers a low-pressure coffee mixer intended to drive source diversity in news media and amplify the work of local news outlets.
This event is a great fit for:
journalists and news outlets seeking new sources
writers from new media outlets (podcasts, newsletters)
founders, executives, and brand spokespersons
content creators and subject matter experts
journalism and communications students
comms professionals
Each month, a specific industry sector is selected (e.g., tech, healthcare, nonprofit), and the team at LAUREL curates a list of local news media professionals to attend as honored guests. Join us to learn more about the stories they're working on and how your expert insight can move you from anonymous to newsmaker.
Past guests have included journalists from ABC, CBS, Star Tribune, MinnPost, MPR, Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal, Sahan Journal, and many trade and new media platforms.
August marks Media Lab's ONE-year birthday!
August Beat: General Business
Are you an up-and-coming newsmaker looking for insights on how to talk to the press? Join us for LAUREL's Group Office Hour hosted virtually one day before your monthly Media Lab. Limited space. Sign up here: https://calendly.com/laurelmedialab
Plan to attend regularly in the future? Join us as a Media Lab: Cities member for reduced entry fees and special access to tools for newsmakers. Learn more here: https://lu.ma/medialab
For more about the organizer, visit www.laureldevelops.com