Jelani Cobb, Columbia’s New Journalism Dean, Talked of Pursuing Dreams and Being Able to Afford To By David A. Andelman The average journalist’s salary in New York hovers right around the $50,000 mark, though few entry-level spots are available for … Continue reading →
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David Gelles Dissected The Man Who Broke Capitalism–Jack Welch–at December’s Meeting By David A. Andelman When I left CNBC in Washington in 1994, Jack Welch was very much in charge of its owner, General Electric, whose stock was riding high … Continue reading →
Maggie Haberman: Silurians’ Taylor Swift, Trump’s Nemesis
By David A. Andelman “For this crowd, you are our Taylor Swift, our number one rock star,” Silurians president Joe Berger proclaimed at the November 16 lunch featuring Maggie Haberman, chronicler of Donald Trump and all his peccadillos. From the … Continue reading →
MTA Chair Janno Lieber Discussed the Future of Subways and Commuter Lines on October 19
By David A. Andelman Mass transit “for us, is like air and water,” said John (“Janno”) Lieber. By “us” he meant, of course, we New Yorkers, including journalists who grew up with the city’s subways and buses as the lifeblood … Continue reading →
Silurians 2022 Dennis Duggan Prize
NEWMARK JOURNALISM STUDENT CANDACE PEDRAZA WINS 2022 DENNIS DUGGAN PRIZE by Jack Deacy Candace Pedraza, who is in her final year as a student at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, is the 2022 winner of the … Continue reading →
First Silurians Luncheon of the Season, Sept. 21
by Joe Berger, President Ken Auletta, masterful journalist, will talk about his new book on Harvey Weinstein and the Hollywood and media culture that enabled him, at the season’s first Silurians lunch, Sept. 21. Ken Auletta, it can be said … Continue reading →
SILURIANS OFFICER AND BOARD ELECTIONS, 2022 – 2023
JOSEPH BERGER ELECTED PRESIDENT; AILEEN JACOBSON NAMED EDITOR OF SILURIAN NEWS; CHESTER HIGGINS JR. JOINS BOARD OF GOVERNORS By Ben Patrusky Joseph Berger, a consummate New York Times reporter, columnist and editor for more than three decades and the prolific … Continue reading →
Excellence In Journalism Awards
The New York Times and Newsday Win Top Honors In The 77th Annual Excellence In Journalism Awards Fortune Magazine, ESPN, WABC-TV, Type Investigations, THE CITY, WINS 1010 Radio, The New Yorker, Gothamist/WNYC, The Record/northjersey.com, News 12 Network, City Limits, USA … Continue reading →
Exactly Who Gets a Coveted Times Obit
by David A. Andelman For 16 years, Bill McDonald has served as a gatekeeper for the powerful, the famous, the quirky or the just plain interesting as they exit the world where they plied their trade or exercised their talents. … Continue reading →
Tim Weiner, Intelligence and National Security Expert, Discussed the War in Ukraine and Explained Political Warfare at Our April 20 Meeting
By Aileen Jacobson The war in Ukraine represents “the resurrection of political warfare by the United States,” said Tim Weiner, our speaker at the April 20 Zoom meeting, our second program on that ongoing war instigated by Russia. Weiner, a … Continue reading →