Author: Los Angeles Press Club

Monday, November 19, 2012 6:51 PM Pitzer College Announces First Ever Conservancy Devoted Entirely to Southern California Environmental Sustainability Issues New Conservancy Named in Honor of Southern California Native Robert Redford to Focus on National and Global Applications Published: Monday, 19 Nov 2012 | CLAREMONT, Calif., Nov 19, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) undefined Environmental issues unique to the Southern California region will get a lot more attention going forward as Pitzer College announces the launch of the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability at Pitzer College. The announcement was made…

Monday, November 19, 2012 6:47 PM More Pictures from 5thNEJ In an appropriately glamour-filled evening, the Los Angeles Press Club handed out first-place star trophies for best arts and entertainment reporting during its 5th Annual National Entertainment Journalism Awards (NEJ) Gala Sunday at the historic Millennium Biltmore in downtown L.A. The big winner was The Hollywood Reporter. THR garnered six first place awards, including Entertainment Journalist of the Year for editor and reporter Kim Masters, whom they share with KCRW 89.9, Santa Monica. The real story of the evening was…

Saturday, November 03, 2012 6:52 PM Stars keep coming out for the NEJ awards gala Nov. 18 at the Biltmore. Robert Redford will be on hand to introduce Visionary Award honoree Jane Fonda. Jeff Daniels, star of The Newsroom, will make a special appearance. Ms. Fonda sits down for a candid, onstage interview with NBC4 and LAPC board member Robert Kovacik. Comedian, author and talk show star Kathy Griffin will do the introduction to The Hollywood Reporter’s Janice Min who receives a career achievement award from the Press Club. And…

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Thursday, October 18, 2012 8:23 AM Janice Min introduced by Kathy Griffin. Los Angeles Press Club will honor Jane Fonda with its inaugural Visionary Award at the National Entertainment. Journalism Awards Gala on Sunday, November 18th at the Biltmore Hotel, downtown Los Angeles. The Visionary Award is being instituted to pay homage to “an individual within the Entertainment Industry who uses their high-profile status to make the world a better place and to spread information about issues of freedom and social importance.” Beside her successful careers as a two-time Academy…

Thursday, October 18, 2012 8:23 AM Janice Min introduced by Kathy Griffin. Los Angeles Press Club will honor Jane Fonda with its inaugural Visionary Award at the National Entertainment. Journalism Awards Gala on Sunday, November 18th at the Biltmore Hotel, downtown Los Angeles. The Visionary Award is being instituted to pay homage to “an individual within the Entertainment Industry who uses their high-profile status to make the world a better place and to spread information about issues of freedom and social importance.” Beside her successful careers as a two-time Academy…

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 8:38 AM “Are Page Views Killing Good Journalism Click by Click?” moderated by LA Weekly Managing Editor Jill Stewart, at the Los Angeles Press Club on Thursday, October 25, at 7:30 pm. Please come for wine and appetizers at 6:30 pm and mingle with others in the increasingly fascinating media industry. More & R.S.V.P. Is the intense pressure on reporters, producers and editors to increase page views and clicks turning journalism into a swamp of pointless news bites and Google-quickies? Or is the news getting smarter,…

Friday, September 28, 2012 9:01 AM Los Angeles Press Club names editorial director of The Hollywood Reporter to receive its NEJ Luminary Award at its 5th Annual National Entertainment Awards Gala November 18 where winners of the best arts & entertainment journo awards will be feted Janice Min, Editorial Director at the Hollywood Reporter will receive the NEJ Luminary Award for Career Achievement from Los Angeles Press Club at the 5th Annual National Entertainment Journalism Awards presentation. The Gala will be held on Sunday, November 18 at the Biltmore Hotel,…