Author: Los Angeles Press Club

Friday, September 17, 2004 8:27 PM BY JILL STEWART Diplomats, foreign journalists and immigra- tion officials joined in a lively Press Club debate over restrictions on foreign journalists who arrive in the U.S. to cover news events. The July panel discussion drew dozens of journalists, with interest particularly height- ened due to recent headlines over British reporter Elena Lappin, who was detained at LAX, handcuffed and stuck overnight in an isolation room. According to panel coordinator and Reason magazine reporter Matt Welch, since early 2003, agents of the Department of…

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Friday, September 17, 2004 8:24 PM BY DIANA LJUNGAEUS Melissa Morrissette has known that she wanted to be a journalist since she was six years old. By the time she reached the sixth grade, she wrote her idol, Los Angeles TV anchor Pat Harvey, asking her for advice. Harvey’s answer: “She told me to stay in school, to major in journalism, take political science and above all, love what I do in order to be good at it.” Melissa followed Harvey’s advice and is now in her third year at…

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Friday, September 17, 2004 8:23 PM August Panel at Press Club Sorts It Out BY ANTHEA RAYMOND Who benefits when information gets out? This question helped shape the Press Club’s August 4 panel on changes at the BBC after the so-called “Neil Report.” The BBC conducted an internal audit after being criticized by the British government for its handling of Andrew Gilligan’s “unfounded” reporting and its unfortunate outcome—the suicide of its sole anonymous source, weapons expert David Kelly. The Neil Report recommends that the BBC put lawyers in newsrooms to…

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Friday, September 17, 2004 8:22 PM BY TED JOHNSON Candidates for the 2005 Los Angeles Press Club Board of Directors are invited to present their proposals at the Annual Meeting on Sept. 30 in Hollywood. Any journalist who has been a member of the Press Club for at least a year is welcome to run for one of seven open seats. At the gathering, which usually attracts a good- sized crowd of journalists and other Press Club members, candidates will present short statements about themselves and their ideas. If interested,…

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Friday, September 17, 2004 8:12 PM Karen Ocamb, a high-profile member of the Los Angeles Press Club Board of Directors and an award-winning journalist, is stepping down to devote more time to her flowering career. At the August 2004 board meeting, which adjourned in Karen’s honor, several board members spoke about the incredible work Karen has done since 2001 to fight for public access to supposedly “open” government records and meetings, which are often wrongly and illegally restricted. As chairwoman of the club-supported coalition known as the Sunshine Committee, Karen…

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Wednesday, September 08, 2004 2:05 PM With two months left before the presidential election, what kind of coverage can we expect from the national news media? Did the media become obsessed with the Swift Boat controversy because it was sexier and easier than examining John Kerry’s and George Bush’s differences on economics and health care? Where have the bright spots been so far? Four experts in politics and media will tackle these questions in “Bush-Kerry: How’re We Doing?”, ”a Los Angeles Press Club panel on Wednesday, Sept. 8, at the…

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Thursday, August 19, 2004 2:06 PM WHO: Amy Alkon, Emmanuelle Richard, Cathy Seipp and the L.A. Press Club invite you to… WHAT: A party for Luke Ford, who has just published two books: “XXX-Communicated: Rebel Without a Shul,” a memoir about his years reconciling his Orthodox Judaism with his Matt Drudge-style coverage of the San Fernando Valley’s biggest Industry; and “The Producers: Profiles In Frustration,” a collection of his favorite interviews with Hollywood players. WHEN: Thursday, Aug. 19, from 7-10pm. WHERE: The fabulous rooftop pool of the Wyndham Bel-Age Hotel…

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Thursday, August 19, 2004 2:01 PM WHO: Amy Alkon, Emmanuelle Richard, Cathy Seipp and the L.A. Press Club invite you to… WHAT: A nonpartisan election eve party celebrating the publication of the new book “All the President’s Spin,” by the Spinsanity guys: Ben Fritz (who writes for Variety in L.A. and so will be at the party), Bryan Keefer and Brendan Nyan (who do not live in L.A. and so, alas, will not.) WHEN: Monday, Nov. 1, from 7-10 p.m. WHERE: Nic’s Martini Lounge in Beverly Hills, 453 N. Canon…

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Wednesday, August 04, 2004 2:08 PM In late June, the BBC put out new editorial standards. The BBC wants to prevent another “unfounded report” like the one last May from reporter Andrew Gilligan. On live radio, Gilligan suggested that British officials knew the claim that Iraq could use WMDS within 45 minutes was weak. Gilligan relied on an off-the-record conversation with scientist David Kelly, who later commited suicide. The BBC’s new standards make editors, reporters, anchors, and producers more accountable. They call for limited use of anonymous sources; better note-taking;…

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