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PRESS CLUB OFFICERS

President
Will Lewis
KCRW-FM Emeritus

Vice President
Beth Barrett
Investigative Reporter

Treasurer
Chris Woodyard
USA Today

Secretary
Jane Engle
Editor

Executive Director
Diana Ljungaeus
International Journalist
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BOARD MEMBERS

John Amato
Crooks & Liars

Robert Kovacik
Anchor/Reporter, NBC4LA

Anna Scott
KCRW

Jon Regardie
Executive Editor, L.A. Downtown News

Martha Sarabia
LA Opinion

Jill Stewart
LA Weekly

Ruben Vives
Los Angeles Times

Barbara Gasser
International Journalist

Gloria Zuurveen
Editor-in-Chief/Publisher,
Pace News

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ADVISORY BOARD

Alex Ben Block
Entertainment Historian

Ted Johnson
Variety

Patt Morrison
LA Times/KPCC

CBS2/KCAL9 Investigative Reporter David Goldstein Wins Quinn Award for Lifetime Achievement

CBS2/KCAL9 investigative reporter David Goldstein has been named by the board of directors of the Los Angeles Press Club as the 2012 winner of the coveted Joseph M. Quinn Memorial Award for lifetime achievement.

More.

54th SoCal Journalism Awards: Now Open for Entries

CALL FOR ENTRIES, RULES, AND APPLICATIONS FORMS!

Download the PDF: Call for entry 2012

54th Annual LA Press Club Journalism Awards seeks best work in 2011 by journalists filing on all media platforms.

Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) January 23, 2012

Despite the continuing downsizing of local newsrooms at print and broadcast outlets in 2011, Southern California journalists again produced stories of prize-winning caliber.

With its Call for Entries, the Los Angeles Press Club is seeking last year’s best work on all media platforms, including online and the social networks, for its 54th Annual LA Press Club Awards. It’s the largest media awards program in the Southland.

“The citation on a reporter’s resume that he or she has received an LA Press Club Award continues to be a mark of distinction,” said LA Press Club President Will Lewis.

The contest has lowered the fee to enter the Journalist of the Year category, added Best College and Best High School Newspapers. It expanded some broadcast categories to include online audio and video, including podcasts and streaming, and added Best Broadcast and Best Print Websites as well as Best Videographer. Also new this year: Social Media has a category of its own for Best News Tweets and Facebook Presence.

Journalists will save over 20% on entry fees if they apply before March 1 and take advantage of early-bird rates. Final deadline is March 30.

Finalists will receive plaques and certificates June 24 at the Awards Gala honoring legendary Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, marking the 40th anniversary of Watergate and their groundbreaking investigative reporting that eventually led to President Nixon’s resignation.

The Los Angeles Press Club, the largest and oldest journalistic organization in the Southland, traces its beginnings to the early years of the 20th century. Its membership is open to reporters, editors, bloggers and photographers who file on all media platforms.

Its primary mission is to encourage and reward serious journalism in Southern California.

 

NBC's Richard Engel receives 2011 Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity

 

 

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Martin Luther King Birthday

Panelists discuss "What If King had Tweeted the Movement" at the Los Angeles Press Club (Photo: Ian Foxx)

What if Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had Tweeted the Civil Rights Movement

   
On Thursday Jan. 12, the Los Angeles Press Club presented a prestigious panel discussion of how Dr. King might have used social media in the civil rights movement.

The event was in honor of Dr. King’s Birthday, Monday Jan. 16.

More.

Year End Message From Your President

Audience at Press Club event, Steve Allen Theater

CONTRIBUTE TO OUR NEW MATCHING SCHOLARSHIP FUND 

Dear LA Press Club member or friend:

At the Club’s Monday, Dec. 19 Board meeting, the directors voted unanimously to establish and seed a matching fund for college scholarships.

The cost of a college education at our state universities is out of sight. Fees go up every year. Serious students need all the help they can get. We hope to encourage them to stay with journalism as a major.

We will be seeking donation from individuals, corporations and foundations.

Meanwhile, your dollars are worth twice as much–up to $10,000.  More.

Now Join, Renew, Contribute & Manage Your Press Club Account at our New Online Shop

Now you can keep all your membership information up-to-date with a couple of strokes of your keyboard–all password protected.

Join, renew, contribute, order a press card and charge it to PayPal or your Visa or Mastercard.

Sign-up for automatic renewal and never worry about your membership expiring!

Book Party - Alive Inside the Wreck

[ December 8, 2011; 7:00 am to 9:00 am. ] Book Party – Alive Inside the Wreck: A Biography of Nathanael West, by Joe Woodward

Thursday, December 8, at 7:00 pm. Event over. 

About the Book:

From his name to his college transcript to his literary style, Nathanael West was self-invented. Born Nathan Weinstein, the author of the classics Miss Lonelyhearts (1933) and The Day of the Locust (1939) was an uncompromising artist [...]

Woodward & Bernstein to be Honored On 40th Anniversary of Watergate Break-in

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein to Accept 2012 Los Angeles Press Club’s President’s Award
 WATERGATE REPORTERS WHO REDEFINED INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM WILL ACCEPT PRIZE 40 YEARS AFTER THE EVENT
 
Bernstein, Woodward in The Washington Post newsroom, circa 1972
Next year marks a major milestone in American journalism: the 40th anniversary of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein’s pioneering reporting on [...]

Big Night for Entertainment Journalism; Dick Gregory Pays Tribute to Hugh Hefner

At Thursday’s LA Press Club’s 4th Annual National Entertainment Journalism Awards, The Hollywood Reporter walked off with four first place trophies, including best entertainment publication.
There was a tie for Entertainment Journalist of the Year. Tara Wallis-Finestone, senior producer for NBC4-LA, and Dylan Howard, senior executive editor of RadarOnline, each took home a $500 check. The [...]

Winners 2011 NEJ Awards

The full list of Winners from National Entertainment Journalism Awards:
 
A – ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR, ALL PLATFORMS
 
Tie: Tara Wallis-Finestone, NBC-LA
        Dylan Howard, RadarOnline.com
Judge’s comments: As a Senior Producer for NBC4, Tara Wallis-Finestone organizes and writes unique and compelling stories for NBC4 in a fast-moving and highly visual manner. She is a gifted story-teller who [...]

Attend the 4th NEJ Awards Honoring Hugh M. Hefner!

[ November 17, 2011; 6:00 am to 9:30 am. ]

Hugh M. Hefner, Jack Maxwell, Sarah Sweet, Dick Gregory, Robert Kovacik

INVITE *** RATE CARD *** FULL LIST OF FINALISTS *** DONATE TO SILENT AUCTION *** BUY TICKETS *** WIN AIRLINE TICKETS

The tables will be turned when the legendary editor-in-chief of Playboy Magazine, Hugh M. Hefner, is interviewed onstage by NBC4 news anchor Robert Kovacik in the incisive and entertaining style pioneered by the popular men’s [...]

Journo-related Jobs in Radio

SCBA has published radio jobs as of Nov. 1. LAPC is listing those where a journo background is necessary and/or useful.
See the full list:

RCA ribbon mic still in use
  http://scba.com/rcjobs.asp
American Public Media- Asst. Community Editor/Rep.
American Public Media- Internship
American Public Media- News Editor
American Public Media-Assistant Community Editor/Reporter
American Public Media-Associate Producer
American Public Media-Associate Producer, Morning Edition
American Public [...]

2012 Board Elections Underway

The Press Club has been able to recruit a number of strong candidates either to run for open seats, or to be appointed to vacant seats for the 14-member board of directors for the coming year.
Ballots will be in the mail this week to LAPC members in good standing.
Running for the first time are:
Barbara Gasser, [...]

Attend NEJ Gala Honoring Hugh M. Hefner, Donate to Club's Silent Auction

 ONLINE AUCTION PREVIEW’S WED. NOV. 3,  LAUNCHES, NOV. 10.
Hugh M. Hefner, the legendary editor-in-chief and founder of  Playboy Magazine, will receive a lifetime achievement award from the Los Angeles Press Club at its 4th Annual National Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on November 17 at the historic Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.
“Hefner’s footprint on American popular [...]

Free Screening of Award-Winning Documentary

“A Bitter Taste of Freedom” a film by Marina Goldovskaya.
It is a documentary about slain Russian reporter Anna Politkovskaya. While it is a personal and touching portrayal of Anna Politovskaya as a troubled wife and loving mother, it also shows the lengths that she, as a journalist, would go in the search for truth. She was [...]

8 Ball Club News

ELECTION FOR 2012 BOARD UNDERWAY
8 Ball Award presented to President Truman in 1948
Thurs., Oct. 13
2012 Board Elections and LAPC Annual Meeting. Candidates for next year’s board presented arguments for their respective election.
All members in good standing are eligible to vote in the upcoming elections. (This is a good time to renew your Club membership or [...]

Annual Meeting Thursday, October 13

The Los Angeles Press Club is fielding candidates for the 2012 Board of Directors. For print, broadcast and Internet journalists, this is an opportunity to serve in a non profit organization.
This year represents a unique opportunity for a new generation of board members to help shape the future direction of the Press Club with for [...]

NEJ Closes Oct. 11; Extensions Must Be Approved

Call Diana @ 310-210-1860 or email her at diana@lapress club.org  CALL FOR ENTRIES  ENTRY [...]

LAPC Co-Sponsors Award Presentation

Larry Mantle, Warren Olney, Patt Morrison honored on Oct. 18 at Central Library
Warren Olney, KCRW's Which Way, LA?

KPCC’s Airtalk

KPCC’s Patt Morrison

Community Advocates, Inc.

 Proudly Honors
LARRY MANTLE, WARREN OLNEY, PATT MORISSON
With the inaugural presentation of the
Bill Stout Memorial Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism
Co-Sponsored by
LA Press Club, KCRW, Library Foundation & KPPC 
Presentations by
Hon. Richard J. Riordan, Hon. Zev [...]

Press Club Mourns Death of Gene Webster, Former President

Gene Webster, former Los Angeles Press Club president, died Sept. 16, following an illness. A memorial will be held Saturday October 1, 2011 at the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City from 10 am until 2.
Dec. 27, 1924 – Sept. 16, 2011
Gene Webster, former KABC-TV Editorial Director, winner of 4 Golden Mikes, and author of Random [...]

Hugh M. Hefner honored with Lifetime Achievement Award from L.A. Press Club

Hugh M. Hefner, the legendary editor-in-chief and founder of Playboy Magazine, will receive a lifetime achievement award from the Los Angeles Press Club at its 4th Annual National Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on November 17 at the historic Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.
“Hefner’s footprint on American popular culture is huge,” says LA Press Club President [...]

4th National Entertainment Awards

 Final deadline extended to Tuesday, October 11; Diana must approve extensions. 310-210-1860 or diana@lapressclub.org

This national contest is aimed at entertainment reporters and editors, film and television critics across the country, including foreign journalists. Open to all U.S.-based entertainment journalists for work published or disseminated during 2010/2011 (January 1 2010 – June 30 2011). All categories [...]

Los Angeles Regional Talkers Forum 2011 at the Press Club

Read [...]

LAPC Board Member Pinked-Slipped by LAT After 27 Years

Reprinted from LAObserved.com
Here’s a classy LAT farewell note
Kevin Roderick • July 27 2011 6:47 PM

One of the Los Angeles Times newsroom veterans who learned today that she was laid off is Jane Engle, an assistant editor in Travel who has written a lot for the Travel section. A former editor on the Foreign desk, she’s been [...]

Meet 2011 Daniel Pearl Fellows

EVENT TOOK PLACE 8/25/11

We are pleased to invite you to meet with our 2011 Daniel Pearl Fellows, Aatekah Mir from Pakistan and Emal Haidary from Afghanistan. They will share their experiences in America at a panel discussion moderated by Rob Eshman, Thursday, August 25, 2011, 7:30 p.m. at the Los Angeles Press Club. [...]

NBC Nightly News Features Engel at Press Awards

NBC NEWS TRIBUTE VIDEO PREPARED FOR DANIEL PEARL AWARD AT AWARDS GALA

From NBC Nightly News, Thurs. June 30, 2011
NBC’s Brian Williams:
“And please allow us to tell you about one of our own….Richard Engel, our chief war correspondent–Last weekend he received the Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity… from the LA Press Club….Richard has spent [...]

Winners 2011

For a full list of winners CLICK [...]

53rd Journalism Awards Gala, June 26

Awards Gala video 
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60 MINUTES’ Correspondent Lesley Stahl, NBC News Senior Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel and KTTV’s John Schwada were honored at the LA Press Club’s 53rd Journalism Awards Gala, Sunday June 26 in the legendary Crystal Ballroom at the historic Biltmore  in downtown LA.
The club presented its first Public Service Award to the two LA [...]

Richard Engel Named the 2011 Daniel Pearl Awardee

Richard Engel, NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent, will receive the 2011 Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity at the 53rd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards on Sunday, June 26th at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel.
The Daniel Pearl Award was created in 2002 by the LA Press Club and the family of Daniel Pearl  in memory [...]

53rd SoCal Journalism Awards: New Categories and Cash Prize

The Los Angeles Press Club has issued a call for entries for one of the oldest and largest news competitions in the Southland—the 53rd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards.
DEADLINE: April 7th at 5 pm

Download Entry Form *** Entry Form word doc. ***  Rate Card *** Silent Auction Donation Form
The contest will judge the year’s best [...]

Lesley Stahl to be Honored with LA Press Club's President's Award

Lesley Stahl, veteran correspondent for America ’s number-one news program, 60 MINUTES, will be honored by the Los Angeles Press Club with the 2011 President’s Award for Impact on the Media. She will accept the award at the 53rd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards in the legendary Crystal Ballroom at the Millennium Biltmore on Sunday, [...]

Grading the teachers: Song, Felch and Smith on their series in LA Times

[ March 24, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Please join us on March 24 at the Los Angeles Press Club to hear Los Angeles Times reporters Jason Felch, Jason Song and Doug Smith discuss “How We Got the Story” about 6,000 Los Angeles teacher test scores that created a nationwide media sensation. Moderated by press club board member Jill Stewart from LA Weekly.
[...]

Loyola Law Offers 35 Law Journo Fellowships. LA Press Club Co-Sponsors.

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles is accepting applications until Monday, March 21 for its sixth-annual Journalist Law School fellowship, a four-day crash course on constitutional, civil and criminal law taught by law professors, jurists and attorneys. Fellowships will be competitively awarded to 35 journalists and will cover instruction, lodging, meals and one-half of travel expenses [...]

Neil Strauss on "Everybody Loves You When You're Dead"

[ March 10, 2011; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] For anyone intrigued by what makes top musicians and celebrities tick, read about and watch video from this event.
Press Club to meet prolific Rolling Stone and New York Times reporter and bestselling author Neil Strauss as he gives us an early glimpse at his provocative new book, “Everybody Loves You When You’re Dead.”

Neil, a [...]

How I Got That Story

[ February 10, 2011; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_1254" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Bono and Alexik"][/caption]

On April 19, 2010 suspected counterfeiter, drug dealer and weapons maker Brian Alexik evaded police at the door of his ritzy Downtown penthouse — which overlooked the L.A. branch of the Federal Reserve bank — by sneaking down a fire escape. On June 3, he [...]

The Revamped National Entertainment Journalism Awards

NEW DATES *** NEW CATEGORIES *** CASH PRIZES *** NEW VENUE
The Los Angeles Press Club has a new timeline for its 4th National Entertainment Journalism Awards celebration as it fine-tunes and upgrades this unique competition.
The new Call for Entries date is July 1st with a submission deadline of September 1st.  The Awards party will be [...]

John Schwada to receive the Quinn Award for excellence

The Joseph M. Quinn Award for journalistic excellence and distinction goes to  John Schwada, a political-government and investigative reporter for KTTV Fox 11 News in Los Angeles. He has won two LA area Emmy awards and a Golden Mike for three separate investigative reports. He is also a frequent contributor to blogs on the station’s [...]

LA TIMES REPORTERS TO RECEIVE LA PRESS CLUB'S FIRST PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD

The Los Angeles Press Club is proud to announce its first Public Service in Journalism award. It’s for reporting that results in improving the civic life of a city or region in California .
LA Times reporters Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives have been named the recipients of the 2011 Public [...]

Results of LA Press Club's December Elections

The Los Angeles Press Club announces the results of its December election for the 2011 Board of Directors.
Newly elected are Tony Castro, Daily News; Eric Leonard, KFI News; Martha Sarabia, La Opinion and Sharon Waxman, The Wrap.  Incumbents reelected are:John Amato, Crooks&Liars; Diana Ljungaeus, international journalist and Jon Regardie, Downtown News.
Continuing board members are Beth Barrett, investigative reporter; Jane Engle, LA [...]

Former Club President Dick Turpin Dies

LA Press Club is saddened by the death on Friday of Dick Turpin, a former Club president and longtime board member and supporter.
He is remembered for his 41 years at the LA Times for his time as a reporter, education editor and real estate editor. He was on the Watts riots team that won a [...]

Risking your life for humor – Muslim comedienne/columnist stars at Press Club holiday party

Shabana Rehman will make you laugh in unexpected ways. She is also a bit of a celebrity for being the first Muslim woman comedian in Norway—a title not without its dangers. Now she’s coming to Los Angeles to share her shocking and gut-wrenching stories in her one-woman show, The Homeland Insecurity Show.  Rehman draws the [...]