Thursday, May 15, 2014 10:19 PM TheLos Angeles Press Club is proud to present Maria Shriver and The Shriver Report with itsPublic Service Award for Journalistic Contributions to Civic Lifeat the Clubs annual gala on June 29. Shriver receives the award for her expert use ofher journalistic skill and experience to help make the world a better place. A journalist for more than three decades, Shriver has used her journalistic voice to inspire and inform since 2009 to produce the groundbreaking and award-winning series ofShriver Reportschronicling and exploring the seismic…
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LA Press Club’s Lifetime Achievement Award to Ann Curry
Tuesday, May 06, 2014 10:21 PM LA Press Club is proud to announce that Ann Curry will accept the clubs Joseph M. Quinn Award for Lifetime Achievement at the June 29 Gala held at the Millennium Biltmore hotel, downtown LA. Ann Curry is the NBC News National and International Correspondent and Today Anchor at Large. She reports for all platforms of NBC News including Today, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Dateline, MSNBC, and all digital properties. Curry also serves as anchor for multiple NBC News primetime specials and is…
See MoreThe 2014 Daniel Pearl Award to Khaled Abu Toameh
Tuesday, May 06, 2014 10:20 PM Khaled Abu Toameh is an award-winning Arab-Israeli journalist and TV producer who has covered Palestinian and Arab affairs for the past three decades. Abu Toameh studied at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and has worked for many media outlets, including BBC, VOICE OF AMERICA, WALL STREET JOURNAL and US NEWS & WORLD REPORT. He has also worked for THE JERUSALEM POST and currently serves as a Distinguished Fellow with the New York based Gatestone Institute think-tank. Khaled Abu Toameh has been telling us, with courage…
See MoreThe 2014 Daniel Pearl Award to Khaled Abu Toameh
The 2014 Daniel Pearl Award to Khaled Abu Toameh Khaled Abu Toameh is an award-winning Arab-Israeli journalist and TV producer who has covered Palestinian and Arab affairs for the past three decades.Abu Toameh studied at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and has worked for many media outlets, including BBC, VOICE OF AMERICA, WALL STREET JOURNAL and US NEWS & WORLD REPORT. He has also worked for THE JERUSALEM POST and currently serves as a Distinguished Fellow with the New York based Gatestone Institute think-tank. “Khaled Abu Toameh has been telling us,…
See MoreBloomberg & Winkler to be Honored with LA Press Club’s President’s Award
Friday, May 02, 2014 10:21 PM Michael R. Bloomberg and Bloomberg News Editor in Chief Matthew Winkler will accept the 2014 Los Angeles Press Club’s President’s Award. Bloomberg and Winkler co-founded Bloomberg News in 1990 to deliver financial news to Bloomberg terminal subscribers. The staff originally consisted of six people and has since grown into a global news organization with more than 2,400 journalists in more than 150 bureaus in 73 countries. Winkler continues to be the Editor in Chief of Bloomberg News, part of Bloomberg L.P., the company founded…
See MoreGetting Ready for the Big One — A Reporter’s Guide
Thursday, May 01, 2014 10:29 PM In the last several weeks, jarring earthquakes have rattled the region, reminding all of us as residents and journalists of this unavoidable aspect of life in Southern California. Please join AAJA-LA and the Los Angeles Press Club for Getting Ready for the Big One: A Reporters Guide at the LA Press Club. Robert Kovacik, anchor-reporter at NBC4, will moderate the panel of Los Angeles Times reporters whose groundbreaking stories have helped bring new awareness to earthquake safety and revealed hundreds of at-risk structures in…
See MoreLA Press Club Hosts Free Supervisor Debate 3/27, Live-Streamed by NBC LA
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 10:41 PM Click here to see pictures from the debate. Los Angeles Press Club has teamed up with NBC Los Angeles to bring you this important debate live. With Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky termed out, the race to represent Los Angeles Countys 3rd District is wide open for the first time in 20 years. Former state lawmaker Sheila Kuehl and former mayors Bobby Shriver, John Duran and Pamela Ulich are competing to become the elected representative of the 2 million people who live in the San Fernando…
See MoreInterview Access to High Level US Government Officials
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 10:41 PM Director of the Media Hub of the Americas (U.S. Department of State Bureau of Public Affairs), Justen Thomas, who is a Spanish and Portuguese language spokesperson for the State Department, will visit the Los Angeles Press Club this coming Thursday evening. He will discuss potential coverage and interview opportunities with high level US Government officials. WHAT: Meet and Greet with Justen Thomas WHEN: Thursday, March 13 TIME: 7 pm to 8 pm WHERE: Los Angeles Press Club at Stee Allen Theater 4773 Hollywood Blvd.,…
See MoreWomen In Media and Los Angeles Press Club presents: Digital Advertising – Where are we now, where are we going?
Saturday, February 22, 2014 10:42 PM How is digital being sold to clients now? Will it change in the near future? Dont miss an important discussion with industry professionals! Thursday, April 24, 2014 6:00 pm 7:00 pm Mixer/Cocktail hour 7:00 pm 8:30 pm Panel discussion and Q&A Location: LA Press Club 4773 Hollywood Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90027 Moderated by Marian Thomas, BuzzFeed Panelists from NBC Universal Digital Entertainment, Pandora, Radio Advertising Bureau, Saatchi & Saatchi LA R.S.V.P.
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