Thursday, September 14, 2006 9:01 AM
Last week San Diego investigative reporter John Mattes was attacked by the subject of one of his stories. The assault was caught on camera. Other attacks are not as easy to prove.
While covering a story for KABC near downtown Los Angeles in June Sandy Wells claims he was assaulted and harmed physically and emotionally. Hear Wells’ story and discuss what it means for journalists, their employers, and the First Amendment.
Buck Tharp is a veteran war correspondent that covered the war in Vietnam, the L.A. riots, the wars in Bosnia, Kosovo and many other war scenes. In addition he was an assistant boys varsity basketball coach at San Pedro High School during six years. He will explain how coaching teenaged boys of all races, and traveling to games throughout LA, helped him both as a journalist and to know the city and the cultures.
WHAT: “Reporters At Risk/Workplace Safety”
WHEN: Thursday 9/14
Cocktails at 6:30 pm,
Program at 7:30 pm.
WHO: Sandy Wells, reporter/anchor of Metro Networks and journalist professor/veteran war correspondent Buck Tharp of Cal State Fullerton.
MODERATED BY: L.A. Press Club President Anthea Raymond of NPR.
WHERE: L.A. Press Club at the Steve Allen Theater
4773 Hollywood Blvd., 2 blocks west of Vermont
Hollywood, 90027
PARKING: Plenty of free parking behind the building
METRO: Sunset/Vermont
COST: None for press club members and journalist students with valid student ID, all others $10. Free if you join the club.
CO-SPONSOR: PR Newswire
RSVP, to: rsvp@lapressclub.org
