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National Press Foundation will offer a free online training program for 25 journalists to help them track how federal pandemic assistance funds are being used. The training will be held for two hours per day from July 13-17 (10 hours total). Fellows will be offered subsequent confidential follow-up sessions with experts and data analysts to help them bring their stories to successful publication. Congress has allocated $2 trillion for the CARES Act, which includes the Paycheck Protection Program and other coronavirus relief funds. This is more than double what the…

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It is with a heavy heart that we share the sad news that Buster Sussman has left us. Buster was a fixture at the Los Angeles Press Club and a member since 1948! He greeted many of us with his cheerful “Congratulations, congratulations — you are doing a fantastic job.” Buster was born in San Francisco on April 16, 1927, and later moved to Los Angeles with his family. He landed reporter jobs on a string of newspapers, among them Los Angeles Times. In the 1970s, he was a director…

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A court in Pakistan on Thursday overturned the death sentence and murder conviction of a British-born militant for the 2002 slaying of journalist Daniel Pearl. Pearl, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, was abducted and beheaded in Karachi. A video of Pearl’s decapitation was delivered to the US consulate there. READ THE STORY HERE

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The Los Angeles Press Club is pleased to announce the establishment of an Emergency Fund for Southern California journalists. The fund is made possible through a grant from HFPA, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. “The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has long been committed to giving back to the community,” said Lorenzo Soria, president of the HFPA. “The pandemic has greatly impacted our industry and we wanted to provide aid to fellow journalists in these difficult and uncertain times.” The fund is immediately open for applications, recognizing the hardship put on journalists…

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Apply for the 2020 Energy Journalism Initiative, which will be held June 16-19, 2020, in New York at Columbia University. To apply, please complete the online application, and submit three samples of your work along with a letter of recommendation from your direct supervisor. Applications are due at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, February 16, 2020. FROM THEIR WEBSITE: See https://energypolicy.columbia.edu/initiatives/energy-journalism-initiative for questions: “Rapid changes are underway in the energy sector, we’re approaching a presidential election in the U.S., and climate change is getting more attention than ever before. It is imperative that…

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The Los Angeles Press Club has three new board members! Brittany Levine Beckman, Mashable; Josh Campbell, CNN; and John Gittelsohn, Bloomberg have been elected to join the LAPC board of directors. They have been elected for a two-year period. Our members also re-elected Deepa Fernandes, PRI/Freelance; Nic Cha Kim, Spectrum News 1; Adam Rose, CBS interactive and Malina Saval, Variety. Current LAPC board president Chris Palmeri is stepping down from the board after four years. Peggy Holter is also leaving the board. We thank them for their service. Seven board…

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The Los Angeles Press Club is proud to announce the winner of its 5th annual Veritas Award for Best Film Based on or Inspired by Real Events and People.  This award is judged by members of the LAPC – based equally upon the fidelity of subject matter and artistic excellence.   The winner is Lionsgate’s Bombshell written by Charles Randolph and directed by Jay Roach; starring Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and John Lithgow. “On behalf of my fellow producers, our incredible director Jay Roach and the Bombshell Team, we are honored to receive this award. Veritas means…

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Brittany Levine Beckman, Mashable Brittany Levine Beckman is Mashable’s managing editor and story midwife. She enjoys crafting feature ideas, learning new things, and colorized spreadsheets. In her role, she leads long-form and special series content production as well as day-to-day West Coast newsroom operations. She has convinced Mashable staffers to send her good tweets so she doesn’t have to endlessly scroll for a moment of joy. She fancies mentoring young reporters and in her free time volunteers for WriteGirl, a nonprofit that empowers teen girls. Before working at Mashable, she covered community…

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