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Los Angeles Press Club
A non-profit organization with
501(c)(3) status
Tax ID 01-0761875


4773 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90027
Phone: (323) 669-8081
Fax: (323) 669-8069
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PRESS CLUB OFFICERS

President
Will Lewis
KCRW-FM Emeritus

Vice President
Martha Sarabia
La Opinion

Treasurer
Beth Barrett
Investigative Reporter

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

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
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54th SoCal Journalism Awards: Gala at Biltmore June 24

Tickets, tables, sponsorship, ads are available now for the 54th Annual LA Press Club Journalism
Awards Gala at the Biltmore on June [...]

Entries Set Record for 54th Journo Awards

SEE NEWS RELEASE
Record Number Enter 54th LA Press Club Journalism Awards; Finalists to Attend Awards Banquet Honoring Woodward & Bernstein on 40th Anniversary of Watergate
Southern California news powerhouses support one of the oldest and largest competitions for journalists in the country. Entries climb to a record number–over 700. Award banquet attendees to witness dramatic [...]

Leap Day Ends So Cal Journo Awards Early Bird

You have one extra day—Leap Day Feb. 29—to enter and win a Los Angeles Press Club SoCal Journalism Award and save on every entry with our Early Bird rates.
We’re looking for the best work of 2011 in print, broadcast and the Internet, including the social networks.
If there were ever a year to become a finalist in the LA Press Club’s SoCal Journalism Awards, 2012 is the [...]

Martin Luther King Birthday

[ January 12, 2012; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_2142" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Panelists discuss "What If King had Tweeted the Movement" at the Los Angeles Press Club (Photo: Ian Foxx)"][/caption]

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 [...]

Year End Message From Your President

For a tax deduction in 2011, join, renew or contribute to your Los Angeles Press Club by Dec. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Los Angeles Regional Talkers Forum 2011 at the Press Club

Read [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Top journalists run for press club board

Active press club members will receive a piece of snail mail on Tuesday or Wednesday marked “Ballot Inside” for the election of seven new journalists to the Press Club Board of Directors. Please open it up, select your choices and mail it back right away, because we’ll be counting the votes on [...]

Josh Dickey Steals LA Press Club Show (FishbowlLA)

By Richard Horgan on November 12, 2010 10:30 AM

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Although Variety‘s Andrew Stewart was a no-show at the Thursday, November 11th Los Angeles Press Clubpanel discussion examining the challenging future of entertainment trade reporting, that still left Gregg Kilday of The Hollywood Reporter, Bob Tourtellottefrom Reuters, Andrew Hampp of Ad Age and The Wrap’s Josh Dickey (pictured), subbing for a screening-diverted Sharon Waxman.During a [...]

Covering Media and Entertainment in the Cross-Platform Age

The trades are changing.  For one, The Hollywood Reporter is remaking itself as a breaking news website with a weekly glossy magazine for back up.  The new editorial team has already made its mark, taking on  Hollywood insiders used to a free pass.
How have new web-only publications like The Wrap given THR new grit?  Will other trade publications respond? Will [...]

Positive Reviews for Talk Radio Forum

“I’ve Gone from Erection Radio to Election Radio” — Jack Silver –excerpt from LARadio.com by Don Barrett. Video

(November 1, 2010) Bill Moran, entertainment veteran talk show host (KABC, KFI, et al) and 14 years with Billboard Magazine, hosted another industry Talk radio seminar Thursday night at the [...]

FishbowlLA and LA Weekly React to Patch Pitch

Fishbowl/LA Journos, Startup
Patch Hits South Pasadena, Press Club
In these times of journalistic layoffs and media conglomerate belt-tightening, the rapid, ongoing Southern California expansion of community news hub venture Patch.com seems almost surreal. Yesterday, after some last-minute technical hiccups, the AOL seed-funded enterprise turned on the newest of its area websites, South Pasadena Patch, the same [...]

AOL Patch Editorial Director at the Press Club

[ October 14, 2010; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Marcia Parker, West Coast editorial director for Patch.com, AOL’s rapidly expanding hyper-local news project now in several California cities, will speak at the Los Angeles Press Club’s annual meeting Thursday, October 14, at 7 p.m. at the club’s headquarters in Hollywood.Whether a Press Club member or not, you’re warmly invited to hear about Journalism [...]

Stars Shine at Awards Gala

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sean Penn and Anderson CooperPictures from Awards Gala *** More Pictures ***  Full list of winners *** WATCH VIDEO
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and presenters Sean Penn, Wendie Malick and Stana Katic brought unprecedented celebrity flair Sunday to the Los Angeles Press Club’s 52nd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards, but it was [...]

Winners of 52nd Annual SoCal Journalism Awards Announced

A. JOURNALISTS OF THE YEAR
A  $1,000 CASH PRIZE: BEST IN SHOW:
Greg Katz, Los Angeles Daily Journal

A1. PRINT (Over 50,000 circulation)
Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times.
Judges’ comments: In a year in which no story mattered more than the pain caused by the economic downturn, Semuels nonetheless found fresh and engaging ways to bring a heavily [...]

52nd SoCal Journalism Awards Gala, June 27 at 5 p.m.

Anderson Cooper, Sean Penn, Wendie Malick, Anne Garrels, Dave Bryan, Pat Harvey, George P, Stana Katic. Ana Garcia, Jim Perry
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America’s most famous immigrant, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger,  joins Haiti recovery activist and Oscar winner  Sean Penn in honoring  CNN anchor Anderson Cooper at the LA [...]

Sean Penn to present Anderson Cooper with Press Club Award

When Sean Penn presents CNN’s Anderson Cooper with the Los Angeles Press Club’s top award for his fearless coverage of the earthquake in Haiti, the actor will be taking timeout from his selfless efforts to provide relief for the island’s survivors.

Anderson Cooper was the first American TV reporter on the scene in Haiti, following [...]

52nd SoCal Journalism Awards Gala June 27th at the Biltmore

[ June 27, 2010; 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] LOS ANGELES–CNN’s Anderson Cooper, CBS2/KCAL/9 political reporter Dave Bryan and NPR foreign correspondent Anne Garrells will receive the Los Angeles Press Club’s highest honors at its awards gala, Sunday night, June 27 at the Biltmore Hotel.

This year, the 52nd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards is dedicated to the memory of Jim Perry, a “firefighter’s firefighter” [...]

LA Press Club Speaks Out on Calif. Shield Law Violation

Blogger Jason Chen’s First Amendment rights were trampled when police raided his home last month
HOLLYWOOD, CA. The Los Angeles Press Club joins in the strong statement issued by the Newspaper Guild/CWA that blogger Jason Chen’s First Amendment rights were trampled upon when authorities raided his home on April 21.
The Los Angeles Press Club does not endorse “check book” [...]

Press Club Dedicates Gala to a Firefighter's Firefighter

James Arthur Perry, 12/30/39 to 12/3/09
Editor, The Los Angeles Firefighter
Jim Perry was a staunch supporter of the Los Angeles Press Club for nearly 40 years and his publications won many LAPC awards over the decades.

But he was better known by his fellow firemen as a “firefighter’s firefighter.” He was a founding father of Local 112, [...]

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If you are looking for a way to support something you enjoy and value, while at the same time reducing your taxes to Uncle Sam, we are a non-profit 501c3 and would more than welcome your donation, which is fully tax-deductible.
We would be honored if you would consider us for a donation of any size, [...]