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An Evening with the Legendary Last Editor
Wednesday, April 17, 2002 9:18 PM Jim Bellows discusses 55 years taking on the Goliaths of journalism Editor and author Jim Bellows, who has had a legendary career in print, broadcast and online journalism, will be celebrat- ed by the Los Angeles Press Club in “An Evening For Journalists With Jim Bellows,” on Thursday, May 16, in Hollywood, it was announced by club President Patt Morrison. The event coincides with publication of the book, “The Last Editor: How I Saved the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los…
Read MoreSunshine Coalition Victory Increases Access To L.A. County Government
Wednesday, April 17, 2002 9:11 PM Karen Ocamb’s efforts singled out for praise by club President Patt Morrison After unrelenting press scrutiny for allegedly trying to kill a ballot initiative in secret, and under intense pressure from the Los Angeles Sunshine Coalition led by the L.A. Press Club and the California First Amendment Coalition, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously A pril 2 to allow greater public access to government deliberations and records. “I think these changes are long overdue,” Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky told the Los Angeles…
Read MoreLAPC FARES WELL IN AAJA-LA TRIVIA BOWL
Friday, November 30, 2001 10:56 PM By: Karen Ocamb What may have started out as an outreach effort quickly dissolved into fun, frivolity, and a few slightly embarrassed egos when five L.A. Press Club Board members sat down to play at the Asian American Journalists Association’s 20th Anniversary Celebration Trivia Bowl. The packed Sept. 28 event, held in a sound stage at the new KABC-TV studios in Glendale, was hosted by KABC anchor David Ono, with support from AAJA-LA president Denise Poon (Dateline NBC) and Vice-president Denise Dador (KABC). AAJA’s…
Read MoreSPIRITED DEBATE OVER TAX EXEMPT INITIATIVE AT GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Friday, November 30, 2001 10:55 PM By: Karen Ocamb In a straw poll at the L.A. Press Club’s well attended 2001 annual General Membership Meeting, a majority of members favored passage of the Tax-Exempt Initiative proposal, which is on the ballot sent this fall to Active LAPC members, along with six open board seats. The initiative proposes the creation of a new entity which would become the primary outlet for the club’s activities. It includes adoption of seven objectives, which mandate support for journalists, fostering a greater sense of responsibility…
Read MoreFALLEN JOURNALISTS MEMORIAL
Friday, November 30, 2001 10:54 PM The Fallen Journalists Memorial, created by the Los Angeles Press Club, will be formally dedicated in its new home at California State University Northridge on November 27 at 10 a.m., and club members are welcome to attend. Cynthia Rawitch, Chair of the Department of Journalism has overseen the installation of bronze and wood memorial in Manzanita Hall, the new Arts, Media, and Communication building. The plaque is a memorial to 17 California journalists who lost their lives in pursuit of the news. The journalists…
Read MoreMAYOR, SHERIFF, FIREMEN, AIRPORT HEAD, ENERGY “CZAR,” COACH, NEW SAG PRESIDENT FEATURED AS 2001 HEADLINERS HONORS SEPT. 11 VICTIMS
Friday, November 30, 2001 10:53 PM Reviving and reinventing a L.A. Press Club tradition, an outstanding group of Southern California and national newsmakers will be honored at the 2001 Headliner Honors on Dec. 5 in Hollywood. They are Mayor James Hahn, Sheriff Lee Baca, L.A. Sparks Coach Michael Cooper, state Energy “Czar” S. David Freeman, World Airports Executive Director Lydia Kennard, businessman and civic leader Eli Broad, talk show host Tavis Smiley and the new Screen Actors Guild President Melissa Gilbert. There will also be a special tribute to the…
Read MoreAna Garcia joins board
Sunday, October 21, 2001 10:49 PM Broadcast news anchorwoman Ana Garcia has joined the board of the L.A. Press Club by a unanimous vote of the Board of Directors, it was announced by President Mary Moore. She takes the seat which longtime member and former President Dusty Brandel, who recently resigned due to her busy schedule as one of the top reporters in the world of race cars. “I’m thrilled to be on the board of directors,” says Garcia, who most recently worked at KNBC-TV. “ Los Angeles is a…
Read MoreInternational Caucus
Sunday, October 21, 2001 10:48 PM Foreign journalists expressed the need for greater assistance in obtaining press credentials, dealing with difficult publicists and navigating their way through Southern California, as the Los Angeles Press Club hosted its first event geared to international reporters. About 45 people, including journalists from Turkey, Belgium, Germany, Israel, France, Great Britain, Thailand, China and Ethiopia, attended the Aug. 14 reception at Press Club headquarters. †Dubbed “Storming LA: How International Journalists Survive and Thrive in Los Angeles,” the event was the kickoff to the creation…
Read MoreBoard Approves Plans for Sunshine Ordinance
Sunday, October 21, 2001 10:47 PM by: Ana Garcia Ask and yee shall receive. If only it were that simple for reporters. All too often when journalists make requests for information which is legally available to the public through the Brown Act or the California Public Records Act, it is difficult and sometimes impossible to actually get it. That is why the LA Press Club has joined with others to seek greater enforcement of existing laws and the passage of additional legislation to close loopholes in the laws. At the…
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