Category: News

Thursday, June 12, 2014 10:14 PM Contact Diana for any requests. Here are the honorees: Michael Bloomberg and Matthew Winkler The Presidents Award For Impact on Media, presented by Eli Broad. Ann Curry,NBCThe Joseph M. Quinn Award For Journalistic Excellence and Distinction,introduced byColleen Williams Maria ShriverandThe Shriver Report The Public Service Award For Journalistic Contributions to Civic Life,introduced byLisa Ling Khaled Abu Toameh, Jerusalem Post For Courage and Integrity in Journalism,presented byJudea Pearl The Awards Gala is emceed by actorCharles Shaughnessyand comicChristina Pazsitzkywill entertain. 4.30 pm Red Carpet 5 pm…

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014 10:15 PM HOLLYWOOD June 11, 2014: The Los Angeles Press Club is pleased to announce the formation of an Advisory Board of prominent individuals from business, government and media. These distinguished leaders in their respective fields will lend their expertise and time to the Clubs continuous effort to support, promote and defend quality journalism in Southern California. The LA Press Club does an excellent job of connecting members with each other and sponsoring public events, so it made perfect sense to enhance our program with an…

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Sunday, June 08, 2014 8:24 AM The judging of the 2014 SoCal Journalism Awards is done. The club received a record number of entries, so judging has taken longer than usual. Among the journalist organizations across the country helping us to judge the competition are Alaska Press Club, Arizona Press Club, Atlanta Press Club, Chicago International Press Club, Cleveland Press Club, Connecticut Press Club, Denver Press Club, Florida Press Club, Houston Press Club, New Orleans Press Club, Southeast Texas Press Club, St. Louis Press Club and Syracuse Press Club. The…

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Friday, May 16, 2014 10:16 PM The Press Club has recently been offered an opportunity to buy back the original bronze sign from when the press club was incorporated in 1947. Among the Founding Fathers on the plaque are Cecile B de Mille, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and other heavyweight from the time. The price to return the sign is $2,500. Here is how you can help us: Platinum Gift, $1,000, includes a special thank you in the 56th SoCal Journalism Awards Program book and two tickets to the press…

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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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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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