Choose the L.A. Press Club on Giving Tuesday

Hello L.A. Press Club members,  We are looking forward to taking advantage of Giving Tuesday on Dec. 1. In-person events are some of our biggest income drivers and without them this year, we’ve been dipping into savings to continue and expand important programming and outreach. We understand times are tough and you’re busy, but please consider donating to the Press Club or encouraging your network to do so on Giving Tuesday. The Board has been reaching out to philanthropic organizations as well. If you’d like to connect us to a charitable fund that…

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Reporting on Systemic Racism Grant

Don’t miss the opportunity to apply for this new grant from the Los Angeles Press Club! We have extended the deadline and will accept applications through Oct. 22. The Los Angeles Press Club is funding reporting that focuses on effective responses to institutional racism. We’re looking for stories that surface and critically assess alternatives to racist structures and practices. We want stories of what is working and how communities got there. You need to live and work in Southern California to apply. You do not need to be a member…

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The L.A. Press Club Condemns the Mistreatment and Arrest of KPCC/LAist Reporter Josie Huang

On Saturday night, Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department deputies attacked an innocent person and the Constitution of the United States. Video recordings leave no room for doubt about the misconduct by the LASD personnel against KPCC/LAist reporter Josie Huang, who was doing her job and documenting protests and arrests in Lynwood, CA. It’s also deeply concerning how deputies treated evidence during the incident. Video shows them abusing the recording device being used by Huang, which they later left unprotected on the public street. At best, this appears to be extreme negligence in their handling of…

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Jobs

ABC ABC is creating an OTV Race and Culture Unit and is looking for 8 Race and Culture reporters and 2 Executive Producers. These positions can be found in the links below. Wendy McMahon is the person in charge of the ABC-owned stations. Journalist, Race & Culture Unit Executive Producer, Race & Culture CNN Senior Editor, Race Senior Writer, Police Senior Writer, Race Data and Visuals Editor, Race and Policing REUTERS Legal Reporter

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July 10 – Newsroom Leadership in the Age of Black Lives Matter

The coronavirus pandemic, economic struggles, and demands for racial justice are forcing newsrooms to account for their own failures at diversity, inclusion and representative coverage. Those shortcomings have led to resignations of top leaders at The New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, and many other publications.  The News Leaders Association and the National Press Club Journalism Institute will host regional newspaper editors in a discussion about these issues from 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. ET on Friday, July 10. Register online. The conversation, moderated by Gannett executive Mizell Stewart III, will feature executive editors Katrice Hardy of the Indianapolis Star and Mary Irby-Jones of…

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Remembering Brad Pye, Jr.

We are sad to report that legendary journalist, trailblazer and former Los Angeles Press Club board member Brad Pye, Jr. has left us. He died in his sleep on July 5, at his home in Los Angeles. He was 89. Brad Pye, Jr. was the first recognized African American sportswriter in Southern California, the first Black administrator for the NFL Commissioner and the first African American public relations scout for the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers. He served as the sports editor for Los Angeles Sentinel for three decades. He was…

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Tracking Coronavirus Relief Funds: How to Follow the Taxpayers’ Money

National Press Foundation will offer a free online training program for 25 journalists to help them track how federal pandemic assistance funds are being used. The training will be held for two hours per day from July 13-17 (10 hours total). Fellows will be offered subsequent confidential follow-up sessions with experts and data analysts to help them bring their stories to successful publication. Congress has allocated $2 trillion for the CARES Act, which includes the Paycheck Protection Program and other coronavirus relief funds. This is more than double what the…

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Join Us for a Free Painting Class Online!

Join us every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. while we hone our artistic side! The Los Angeles Press Club and Reuters are partnering to bring you this unique opportunity led by journalist-turned-artist Leah Kohlenberg. Leah believes drawing and painting can help journalists use different parts of their brains, develop new approaches to stories and relieve stress. And we’re all dealing with a good amount of stress these days. If you do not have supplies for oil painting or acrylic paints you can choose to draw. Paper and pencil work fine! Sign…

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Remembering Friend of the Press Club Buster Sussman

It is with a heavy heart that we share the sad news that Buster Sussman has left us. Buster was a fixture at the Los Angeles Press Club and a member since 1948! He greeted many of us with his cheerful “Congratulations, congratulations — you are doing a fantastic job.” Buster was born in San Francisco on April 16, 1927, and later moved to Los Angeles with his family. He landed reporter jobs on a string of newspapers, among them Los Angeles Times. In the 1970s, he was a director…

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