St. Louis Women in Media

Big Changes Coming to St. Louis Women in Media!

Danielle Hohmeier — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:50:05 +0000

Since 2009, St. Louis Women in Media has been dedicated to the education and advancement of local, female professionals and hobbyists in the communications field. In an effort to better fulfill that mission and serve the women of St. Louis, we have decided to make a few changes in the structure of our organization.

No more membership fees! We want to open up the group to a larger, more informal membership. This means there will no longer be a formal membership application or dues. Current members will be issued refunds based on the number of quarterly events held since they signed up.

Open LinkedIn Group! You will still have to be approved for membership – after all, we want to make sure the group members are local media professionals and hobbyists, not spammers! – but the group, which had previously been open only to dues-paying members, will be an open and public forum to discuss issues at hand for media professionals in St. Louis, and beyond.

We will still remain a non-profit organization, and an advisory board will remain in place. While the board works on making these changes, we have suspended all events – including the conference that was scheduled for May 18, 2012.

In the meantime, we want to keep the discussion going on social media and encourage you to connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and, of course, our now public LinkedIn Group.

We thank you for your continued support as we implement these changes. We are confident that this will allow us to better serve the female community of media professionals in St. Louis.

If you have any questions regarding the changes, please email us at info@stlouiswomeninmedia.com.

Announcing the STLWIM Holiday Happy Hour 2011

Melody Meiners — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:46:02 +0000

After a brief hiatus St Louis Women in Media’s happy hour series is making a triumphant return! We hope members and friends will be able to join us for a holiday happy hour to celebrate the season and network at locally owned, and member operated, Mad Tomato Italian Kitchen.

Owner and St Louis Women in Media member Michele Coen is opening the doors to our group and will be offering drinks specials a small bite from 5:30pm until 8:30pm on December 28. We hope you’ll be able to join us to support a great restaurant and have drinks with the other fabulous ladies in the organization!

St Louis Women in Media Holiday Happy Hour

December 28th, 5:30pm

Mad Tomato, 8000 Carondelet Clayton, MO

sponsored by

St Louis Women in Media &

Join St. Louis Women in Media for our September Happy Hour

Melody Meiners — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:53:22 +0000

It’s time for another St. Louis Women in Media happy hour! Join us this month at one of the most talked about new dining spots in town, SALT, for delicious food, drinks and great company!

All women working in or interested in communications – print, broadcast, web, photography, etc. – are welcome!

What: September Happy Hour
When: September 28 5pm-8pm
Where: SALT, 4356 Lindell St. Louis, MO 63108

Please head over to our Facebook page to RSVP for the event,
And why not like us when you’re there for updates on the organization and good news from our members?

Fall Networking & Educational Event Luncheon

Melody Meiners — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:46:30 +0000

Our quarterly networking and education event is finally here!

St. Louis Women in Media is planning a luncheon on October 4, 2011, the topic of which will be “Media Law 101″. This event will feature respected panelists from around the legal field discussing legal matters as it impacts all sectors of the media. Come for a brush-up on libel and slander, current case law, privacy in communication and learn about current case law as it impacts your work.

Registration is currently open to Associate Members, and will open to the general public and Junior Members on September 27th. Your ticket includes lunch provided by our sponsor, Bravo West County, and will be held at the offices of sponsor Armstrong Teasdale.

Image credit: thebestcolleges.org

August Happy Hour at 360 St. Louis

Melody Meiners — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:29:41 +0000

It’s that time again…

Join the lovely ladies of St. Louis for our monthly happy hour. This event is open to anyone working in or interested in communications, marketing, PR, journalism, social media…. the list goes on! There’s no agenda. No speaker or panel. Just casual networking.

Our host for this month’s event is the new 360 rooftop bar in downtown St. Louis. Perched atop the 25-story east tower of the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, 360 offers unparalleled views of St. Louis. Get a birds eye view of Busch Stadium, the Arch and the city skyline while enjoying a cocktail or savoring a bite to eat.

What: August Happy Hour
When: August 30, 2011 from 5:30pm-8:30pm
Where: 360 St. Louis (One Broadway, Downtown)

Please RSVP on our Facebook page to let us know if you can make it!

What You May Have Missed in July

Danielle Hohmeier — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:41:12 +0000

Steps to Planning the Perfect Happy Hour

Create Facebook invite.
Invite people you know and post to your Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Watch the RSVPs roll in, like moths to a flame.

Okay, maybe it isn’t that simple.

It helps when you have a stellar venue to work with, like we had with Robust Wine Bar. Owners Stanley and Arlene were extremely cooperative – getting us a reserved section in the restaurant, extending their happy hour specials, designating a pair of waiters for our group, and I even spotted them taking some pictures of the event!

It also helps when you have a group of women as motivated and supportive as the ladies in St. Louis. Each event we’ve had – big, small, formal or informal – the women of St. Louis have come out in droves. It’s been an amazing privilege to meet and mingle with the women at these events – bloggers, photographers; women who work in print, TV, radio and on the web; even the PR, marketing and advertising crowd.

You can check out some photos from the event by heading over to Robust’s Facebook album!

Thanks again for another great happy hour! Until next time…

The Happiest Hour: STLWIM at Robust July 26

Melody Meiners — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:31:05 +0000

Join us for the first official St. Louis Women in Media Happy Hour!

We always have a great time meeting the lovely ladies of St. Louis media at our quarterly events, but sometimes one night just isn’t enough! So, we have unanimously agreed to start adding monthly happy hours to mix, starting with the inaugural happiest hour on July 26 at 6:00 p.m.

We are kicking things off at Robust Wine Bar in Webster Groves. The Robust team has been supportive of STLWIM from the beginning, so lets ‘pay it forward’! Not to mention, they will be debuting a brand new batch of wine, beer and food specials for us!

All are welcome! For more details and to RSVP (or find out who will be making merry with us that evening) please visit our Facebook event page… and while you’re at it “Like” us to stay current on what’s going on with the group.

Image courtesy RobustWineBar.com

State of the Media Panel Discussion

Pamela Raymond — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:07:55 +0000

St. Louis Women in Media showcased a panel of the best media professionals in St. Louis last night at the event, “State of the Media: A Summit Discussion on The Current Communications Environment” at the Regional Arts Commission in the Loop.

Guests were treated to dinner, cocktails and insights and revelations from a superstar panel that included Allyson Mace, Publisher of Sauce Magazine, Claire Kellett of KMOV’s 4 NewsAwake, Pamela Merritt, international political blogger, Judy Diamond from 92.3 WIL and Tracy Polansky of bigwidesky.

Many thanks to our sponsors Moonrise Hotel and their fabulous GM Martin Pittman, Shy Patel of BRIO Tuscan Grille and Michele Coen Racanelli of Onesto Pizzeria.

St. Louis Women In Media Panelists:

Front row:
Allyson Mace, Publisher, Sauce Magazine; Tracy Polansky, Public Relations, bigwidesky; Pamela Merritt, international political blogger

Back row:
Claire Kellett, morning anchor, Awake with News 4, KMOV (CBS); Judy Diamond, on-air, 92.3 WIL

We were floored to have a room full of so many interesting, talented and inspiring women and men media folks. You can see some of the highlights by searching for Tweets from the event that included the #stlwim hashtag on Twitter.

We are already busy planning our next networking event, and we are looking forward to an upcoming networking happy hour TBA very soon!

Become A Source, Find A Source

Melody Meiners — Tue, 17 May 2011 17:22:29 +0000

During our “Freelancing” panel there was a lot of talk about asserting yourself as an expert in your field, and basically getting other people to talk about you. To get you started on getting yourself out there, we wanted to share two really great resources that will get you linked up with the very people who are looking for you.

Help A Reporter Out (HARO): This massive compendium is growing in popularity. Reporters submit queries for items they need sources on, and potential sources (that means any and all of us) sign-up for daily emails in subject areas related to their field of expertise or their products. The site allows you to register for the daily source query emails, and send a query yourself matching the date your query is sent with your deadline. When there is a match, it is one made in sourcing heaven.

Bill & Steve Harrison’s Reporter Connection: This sourcing site sends out one email a day with queries that need to be answered. Registration is quick and easy, and you can also get notices about professional development opportunities.

Both sites offer businesses and individuals free opportunities to get their name in the press and begin asserting themselves and their products as major players in their respective fields. They are also incredible resources for reporters and journalists who are budding or looking to write about topics outside of their personal rolodex.

So what are you waiting for? Sign up and get your name in the news!

Summer Networking Event

Melody Meiners — Fri, 13 May 2011 18:35:32 +0000

We are hard at work planning the summer networking and educational event!

In response to member feedback we will be holding this event after work hours, and would like to invite you to Save the Date!

Write it on your calendars now, June 23rd at 5pm will be our next big opportunity. Associate members will be able to attend for free, and will have priority access to the event… so if you haven’t officially become one yet, we invite you to consider joining now!

We look forward to seeing you at the next big event!