NLGJA-LA and the Los Angeles Press Club present: Out in the Newsroom: A look at LGBT coverage and careers in journalism

Tuesday, February 19, 2013 6:37 PM A panel of openly gay journalists will share their experiences and advice on being out in journalism today. What are the pros and cons of being out to your superiors, co-workers, sources? What is the responsibility of a gay journalist when it comes to a news organization’s LGBT coverage? Has sexuality become a non-issue, an advantage? A disadvantage? The event is moderated by Variety’s political editor Ted Johnson. The panel includes CNN’s Miguel Marquez, Pulitzer Prize winner Bettina Boxall of the Los Angeles Times,…

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Proclamation

Tuesday, February 19, 2013 6:30 PM In honor of the 100+ Year Anniversary of the founding of the Los Angeles Press Club, the growing organization was honored on January 22 by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors at a ceremony in the Hall of Administration. Press Club Executive Director Diana Ljungeaus and Board of Directors members Patt Morrison (Los Angeles Times) and Gloria Zuurveen (Pace News) accepted an engraved scroll that read, in part: “Whereas the Los Angeles Press Club was established in 1913 as a gathering spot and…

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