Application Deadline: Monday, January 8, 2018 Training Dates: March 11-14, 2018, Washington, D.C. The statistics tell the tale: Every day 10,000 Americans turn 65, and 20 percent of people in that age group are employed or looking for work – the highest rate since 1962. Over four days, journalists will learn about older workers and the labor market; new models for retirement; the future of Social Security and retirement savings; the gig economy; workforce discrimination; and how workers’ health impacts all of that. They’ll also learn what other countries are…
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Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting – Deadline Jan. 15
Enter now for the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. There’s no entry fee and it’s open to 2017 reporting on any platform. The prize honors the late Robin Toner of The New York Times and has a $5,000 award. It’s sponsored by the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. Deadline is Jan. 15 by 11:59 p.m. Click here for more information!
Read MoreBoard of Directors Election
Pay attention to your inbox in the coming weeks. We’ll be sending out a ballot for our Board of Directors election. This is your chance to shape the future of the Press Club. As always, our ballot is only open to L.A. Press Club members. If you have any questions, email us at info@lapressclub.org
Read More10th NAEJ Awards (Photos)
We congratulate the winners of the Los Angeles Press Club’s 10th annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards. Browse through our collection of photos and feel free to share with your friends and colleagues.
Read MoreThe L.A. Press Club Thanks the Walt Disney Co. for Dropping its Ban on Los Angeles Times Critics
The Los Angeles Press Club thanks the Walt Disney Co. for dropping its ban on Los Angeles Times critics attending film screenings. Companies, especially media companies, should never try to penalize or muzzle reporters for doing their jobs, asking tough questions and writing critical stories.
Read MoreA Statement in Favor of L.A. Times Film Critics
The Los Angeles Press Club joins other journalism groups in condemning the Walt Disney Co.’s ban on Los Angeles Times critics attending film screenings. Companies, especially media companies, should never try to penalize or muzzle reporters for doing their jobs, asking tough questions and writing critical stories.
Read MoreTippi Hedren is the LA Press Club’s 2017 Visionary Award Winner
The Los Angeles Press Club is proud to announce that Tippi Hedren will accept the Club’s Visionary Award at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on December 3 at the Biltmore Hotel, downtown Los Angeles. Hollywood legend Tippi Hedren has appeared in more than 80 movies and TV shows. Her big breakout was as the lead in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 interpretation of Daphne du Maurier’s apocalyptic The Birds. She has been a passionate and determined Animals Rights activist beginning in the 1960’s having founded the Roar Foundation and…
Read MoreKareem Abdul-Jabbar to Accept LA Press Club’s Legend Award
Legendary basketball player, author, U.S. Cultural Ambassador, civil rights icon and social justice advocate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will receive the Los Angeles Press Club’s Legend Award. The ceremony will take place at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on December 3 at the Biltmore Hotel, downtown Los Angeles. Following Mr. Abdul-Jabbar’s award presentation, he will sit down for an in-depth conversation with the 7 time Emmy Award winning sports commentator and renowned interviewer Roy Firestone in what promises to be the zenith of a momentous evening. The Legend Award…
Read MoreSesame Street’s Creators Win LA Press Clubs First Distinguished Storyteller Award
It has been 50 years since Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett created Sesame Street, the longest running children’s show in America. Forty-eight years after the first episode aired, the Los Angeles Press Club is honoring the co-creators with its first Distinguished Storyteller Award. The ceremony will take place at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on December 3 at the Biltmore Hotel, downtown Los Angeles. “Sesame Street has educated and entertained generations of children and set a high standard for storytelling well worth celebrating,” said Press Club…
Read MoreNew York Times’ Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, who broke the Weinstein Story, to accept the L.A. Press Club’s Inaugural Impact Award
The Los Angeles Press Club is proud to announce that Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the two New York Times reporters who broke the Harvey Weinstein Story, will accept the Club’s Inaugural Impact Award. The ceremony will take place at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on December 3 at the Biltmore Hotel, downtown Los Angeles. “These two intrepid women faced down Harvey Weinstein by exposing the sordid truth of the mogul’s decades long sexual misconduct and abuse. They did so in spite of the onslaught of threats…
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