Last Sunday, August 5 we held a free panel discussion in the Y’s Warburg Lounge with emerging voices in New York’s Jewish media scene. Moderated by Ami Eden (pictured on the far right above) of the JTA news service, it included (L to R): Daniel Sieradski (Jewschool), Rebecca Wiener (Heeb), Sara Ivry (Nextbook), Tahl Raz (Jewcy) and Esther Kustanowitz (PresenTense). It was a casual but lively conversation that covered perceptions of mainstream media, blogs, Jewish federations, independent voices and how all of it comes together. Ben Baruch of Shabot6000 attended and wrote on his blog:

Eden played the devil’s advocate with his questions, asking the panel if blogs really have an impact in the world of legitimate Jewish journalism. He expressed a common sentiment: he could read about the same topic in a hundred blogs, but he won’t take it seriously until he reads it in a reputable printed publication like the Jewish Daily Forward (where he used to work). Tahl argued that blogs must be having an impact, because now all these reputable print publications are rushing to create their own blogs.

Check out pictures on Ben’s blog and more after the jump.

You can find even more pictures (you want more, right?) on Jewschool’s Flickr page and there will be plenty of exciting Jewish Life programs at the 92nd Street Y this fall.