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Meet the Twitch! Panel
Yanick Rice Lamb is the Associate Publisher and Editorial Director for Heart and Soul Magazine, the nation's premiere magazine for African-American women's health and wellness issues. An editorial veteran, Yanick's editorial positions have included Editor-At-Large for Essence Magazine, Editor-in-Chief for BET Weekend and Assistant Style Editor for the New York Times. @yrlambHolly E. Thomas is a feature writer for the Washington Post Magazine, where she covers the local creative scene, interior design and DC's fascinating cultural underbelly. She has covered fashion, shopping and beauty for the Post for the past five years, penning a weekly shopping column, reviewing beauty products, photographing stylish folks on the street and hosting weekly live discussions on the Washington Post website.
Kate Michael truly knows DC. She was crowned Miss District of Columbia in 2006 and now produces The District Dish. Known in social media circles as "K Street Kate" Kate's in-the-know city savvy has been picked up by NBC who hired Kate as a contributor for NBC Niteside. Kate also contributes to Let's Talk Live DC on News Channel 8. @kstreetkate
Lifestyle and travel writer Johnica Reed has racked up over 300,000 miles in the past two years jaunting from Africa to Asia to every continent in between. Covering restaurants, upscale hotels and spas all over the world, she writes for Black Atlas, CuisineNoir, Centric, Huffington Post and Essence.com. @johnicareedAmanda Miller Littlejohn is the founder of Mopwater Social Public Relations and the creative visionary and writer behind the Twitch! Public Relations in the Age of Social Media event series and the popular Mopwater PR + Media Notes blog. A frequent speaker and writer on industry topics, Amanda is an idea oven and brand problem solver working at the intersection of public relations, journalism, marketing and social media. A former journalist turned PR innovator, Amanda leverages blogs, Twitter, Facebook and video campaigns to build buzz online and off.
Hostesses and Honorees
Margie Newman @MargieNewman
Founder, DC Flacks
Communications Manager at PEW
Blogger at FlackRabbit.com
Kelly Ferraro @KellyLFerraro
Co-Founder and Editor, WelcomeOmDC
Digital Strategist for OgilvyPR
Recovering Lawyer
Candice Nicole Mackel @CandiceNicolePR
Owner of CNPR
Entertainment Publicist
Co-Creator of the PoweR Connection
About "Twitch!": [Twitter + Pitch = Twitch!] Social media have 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, online and broadcast media industries for a fun, informative session.
Mopwater PR + Media Notes (http://mopwaterpr.com) is an online meeting place for journalists, news makers, marketing and PR professionals, and media consumers. Started in December 2008 by former journalist turned PR pro Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Mopwater offers timely information for today's communications professional.
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