When Thursday, August 11, 2016 6:30 PM Location Los Angeles Press Club at the Steve Allen Theater Registration RSVP Registration is closed Join us for a thought-provoking discussion as Rob Eshman, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Jewish Journal, leads an interactive dialogue with the 2016 Daniel Pearl Fellow, Amal Khan, a journalist from Pakistan who serves as features editor of The Nation, and the 2010 Daniel Pearl Fellow, Aoun Sahi, also from Pakistan, a guest panelist and recent Pulitzer Prize winner. More About the Fellows. Come meet these extraordinary individuals who…
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Islamophobia and Homophobia After Orlando Panel
When Thursday, July 14, 2016 7:00 PM Location 4773 Hollywood Blvd. Registration RSVP Registration is closed Islamophobia After Orlando Since the tragedy in Orlando there has been a spotlight on homophobia within Muslim communities, the subsequent anti-Islam backlash, and the claim by conservative Muslim organizations that you are “either with us or against us.” The Los Angeles Press Club teams up with The Markaz and Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV), for this special Ask A Muslim, offering a discussion about being LGBTQI and Muslim. This panel features Dr. Hamid Mavani,…
Read MoreISLAMOPHOBIA AND HOMOPHOBIA AFTER ORLANDO AT THE LA PRESS CLUB
Thursday, July 07, 2016 12:00 PM Since the tragedy in Orlando there has been a spotlight on homophobia within Muslim communities, the subsequent anti-Islam backlash, and the claim by conservative Muslim organizations that you are “either with us or against us.” The Los Angeles Press Club teams up with The Markaz and Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV), for this special Ask A Muslim, offfering an opportunity for an honest discussion about being LGBTQI and Muslim. This panel features Dr. Hamid Mavani, an Islamic scholar at Bayan Claremont, and Ani Zonneveld…
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We congratulate the winners of the Los Angeles Press Club’s 58th annual Southern California Journalism Awards. Browse through our collection of photos and feel free to share with your friends and colleagues.
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When Sunday, June 26, 2016 5:00 PM Location Millennium Biltmore Hotel Registration Member Ticket – $185.00 Member, Preferred Seating – $210.00 Non-Member Ticket – $300.00 Non-member, Preferred Seating – $400.00 Student Ticket – $125.00 Registration is closed The Los Angeles Press Club’s 58th Annual SoCal Journalism Awards Honoring Nick Ut (Quinn Award for Lifetime Achievement), Jarl Mohn (President’s Award), Erin Brockovich (Bill Rosendahl Public Service Award) and Jason Rezaian (Daniel Pearl Award) For info on tables, advertising and sponsorship packages click here. Please contact info@lapressclub.org if you have any questions.…
Read MoreJason Kelly’s Book Launch Party
When Wednesday, June 08, 2016 6:30 PM Location 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 3100, Los Angeles, CA 90067 Registration Member Registration is closed 6:30 PM Location 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 3100, Los Angeles, CA 90067 Registration Member Registration is closed Please join Bloomberg LA Bureau Chief Chris Palmeri and Los Angeles Press Club President Robert Kovacik for a reception celebrating the release of Jason Kelly’s new book, Sweat Equity: Inside the New Economy of Mind and Body. Kelly, Bloomberg’s New York Bureau Chief, explores the booming business…
Read MoreKIM PHUC, THE NAPALM GIRL, WILL REUNITE WITH PHOTOGRAPHER NICK UT FOR LA PRESS CLUB AWARDS CEREMONY
Friday, June 03, 2016 6:36 PM The Los Angeles Press Club’s 2016 Quinn Award for Lifetime Achievement will be bestowed on legendary Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Nick Ut. His iconic Associated Press photo of 9-year-old Kim Phuc fleeing a napalm bombing captured the conscience of a nation during the Vietnam War. Ut did not merely snap an important historical image, he had to help and took Phuc and other burned and terrified children to an American hospital. Some 44 years later, they are still in contact, and Phuc will fly in…
Read MoreJason Rezaian is the 2016 LA Press Club Daniel Pearl Awardee
Thursday, March 17, 2016 2:56 PM The Los Angeles Press Club is proud to announce that the 2016 Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity in Journalism will go to Jason Rezaian, who served as The Washington Post’s correspondent in Tehran, Iran from 2012 to 2016. Rezaian spent 545 days in Evin Prison, Iran’s worst, and was released in January of this year in a prisoner exchange. “It is a privilege to acknowledge Jason Rezaian with the Pearl Award. He is a living example of the courage required by journalists…
Read MoreQuinn Award for Lifetime Achievement to Nick Ut
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 2:58 PM The Los Angeles Press Club’s 2016 Quinn Award for Lifetime Achievement will be bestowed on legendary Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Nick Ut. Ut’s iconic Associated Press photo of 9-year-old Kim Phuc fleeing a Napalm bombing captured the conscience of a Nation during the Vietnam War. Ut did not merely snap an important Historical image, he had to help and took the burned and terrified children to the American hospital. Nick Ut will be introduced by another media legend, Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent Peter…
Read MoreJarl Mohn to Receive L.A. Press Club’s President’s Award
Thursday, March 31, 2016 1:57 PM Jarl Mohn could be called a broadcasting change agent. He founded E! Entertainment Television, brought long-form programming and growth to MTV and financed KPCC’s Pasadena headquarters, among many other achievements. In 2014, he became chief executive of NPR, where he has brought new thinking to a media organization that saw eight leaders in eight years. For his wide-ranging impact on television and radio, Mohn will receive the Los Angeles Press Club’s President’s Award. It will be presented at the 58th Annual Southern California Journalism…
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