All Eyes on Pittsburgh
In a matter of days, all eyes will be on Pittsburgh, as members of the press descend upon the “Steel City” to report on the proceedings of the Pittsburgh Summit from the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
Soon, almost 4,000 journalists and hundreds of government officials – from 24 countries and 11 international organizations– will begin arriving to the convention center. Over the course of two days, print reporters will type furiously on their computers. Television crews will rush to prepare for broadcasts. Everyone will scramble to cover the onsite press briefings, featuring heads of state, finance ministers and subject matter experts. And the publication deadlines of various time zones will loom over all of us. The State Department is helping the world’s media get the message out by organizing a filing center with workspaces, offices, internet and telephone connections and assisting with scores of broadcast outlets.
The Pittsburgh Summit follows the April 2009 London Summit, where G-20 leaders reviewed and renewed an Action Plan developed at the November 2008 Washington Summit as a response to the global economic crisis. Those of us working the Pittsburgh Summit at the convention center will be able to watch history in the making, but we are mindful that most of the world will learn about our decision maker’s actions through the media.
Members of the press can learn more online about media logistics of the summit at the Pittsburgh Summit Media Center. You can check out the online press room for important summit releases and transcripts, and we encourage you to engage in conversation about these topics here on the Pittsburgh Summit blog.
About the Author: Gordon Duguid serves as Director of the U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Center. He oversees the Pittsburgh Summit International Press Filing Center.
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Marie in Pennsylvania writes:
University of Pittsburgh students are also covering the G20 and related media on a website called, Voices of 21. Check out what Pittsburgh public policy students are saying here:
http://www.gspia.pitt.edu/CurrentStudents/StudentOrganizations/Voicesof21/tabid/342/Default.aspx
Posted on Tue Sep 22, 2009
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