Saturday, May 19, 2012 3:29 PM 54th Annual LA Press Club Awards to name finalists for best work in 2011 by journalists filing on all media platforms. Woodward & Bernstein applauded at Wash. Post Watergate event 6/11 in DC The commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the biggest political scandal in American history moves from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles on Sunday, June 24. Direct from the Washington Post reunion at the Watergate apartments, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein will receive the Los Angeles Press Club President’s Award for Impact…
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WATERGATE: The Press, Politics and the Presidency
Sunday, April 22, 2012 3:37 PM John Dean, President Nixon’s former special council, promised new revelations on the Watergate cover-up in his new book that will be published in August. “What did the president know and when did he know it.” Dean told a capacity crowd at a KPCC/LA Press Club panel on Watergate Wednesday(16) that his book Is based on hours of listening and reading transcripts of unpublished Nixon White House tapes archived at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda. Raw audio: http://bit.ly/KjDoyQ Panel, moderated by KPCC’s Frank Stoltze,…
See MoreEntries Set Record for 54th Journo Awards
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 3:39 PM Record Number Enter 54th LA Press Club Journalism Awards; Finalists to Attend Awards Banquet Honoring Woodward & Bernstein on 40th Anniversary of Watergate Southern California news powerhouses support one of the oldest and largest competitions for journalists in the country. Entries climb to a record number–over 700. Award banquet attendees to witness dramatic presentation to Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward on Watergate break-in’s 40th anniversary “Contest has attracted entries from news powerhouses in newspapers, magazines, radio & TV and online–as well as the solitary…
See MoreNew Officers Elected at LA Press Club
Sunday, February 19, 2012 3:41 PM Los Angeles Press Club board has elected its officers for 2012. Will Lewis, KCRW emeritus, was re-elected president; Martha Sarabia, LA Opinion, is vice president; Beth Barrett, investigative reporter and formerly vice president, is treasurer; Jane Engle, former LA Times travel editor, was re-elected secretary. Diana Ljungaeus continues as executive director.
See MoreLeap Day Ends SoCal Journo Awards Early Bird
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 3:53 PM 1 WEEK LEFT TO ENTER & SAVE. EARLY BIRD ENDS FEB. 29 Dear Journalist: You have one extra dayundefinedLeap Day Feb. 29undefinedto enter and win a Los Angeles Press Club SoCal Journalism Award and save on every entry with our Early Bird rates. We’re looking for the best work of 2011 in print, broadcast and the Internet, including the social networks. If there were ever a year to become a finalist in the LA Press Club’s SoCal Journalism Awards, 2012 is the year. You’ll…
See MoreKCET JOURNO TEAM TO RECEIVE PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
Monday, January 30, 2012 3:54 PM SoCal CONNECTED SERIES ON SPENDING AT HOUSING AUTHORITY SHAKES UP AGENCY
See MoreCBS2/KCAL9 Investigative Reporter David Goldstein Wins Quinn Award for Lifetime Achievement
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 3:57 PM Achievement CBS2/KCAL9 investigative reporter David Goldstein has been named by the board of directors of the Los Angeles Press Club as the 2012 winner of the coveted Joseph M. Quinn Memorial Award for lifetime achievement. “His reporting is synonymous with serious journalism in local TV news,” said LA Press Club President Will Lewis. “David has covered the major events that help define modern Los Angelesundefinedfrom the trial of LAPD officers accused of beating Rodney King, the OJ Simpson trial and the LA riots.” As…
See MoreMartin Luther King Birthday
Sunday, January 01, 2012 4:03 PM What if Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had Tweeted the Civil Rights Movement On Thursday Jan. 12, the Los Angeles Press Club presented a prestigious panel discussion of how Dr. King might have used social media in the civil rights movement. The event was in honor of Dr. King’s Birthday, Monday Jan. 16. Panelists: Diane Watson – Former U.S. Congresswoman Robert Farrell – Former L.A. City Councilman and Freedom Rider Rev. William D. Smart Jr. – Chair, SCLC-LA and Union Organizer Rev. Dr. Lewis…
See MoreYear End Message From Your President
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 4:27 PM CONTRIBUTE TO OUR NEW MATCHING SCHOLARSHIP FUND Dear LA Press Club member or friend: At the Club’s Monday, Dec. 19 Board meeting, the directors voted unanimously to establish and seed a matching fund for college scholarships. The cost of a college education at our state universities is out of sight. Fees go up every year. Serious students need all the help they can get. We hope to encourage them to stay with journalism as a major. We will be seeking donation from individuals, corporations…
See MoreNow Join, Renew, Contribute & Manage Your Press Club Account at our New Online Shop
Monday, December 12, 2011 4:32 PM Now you can keep all your membership information up-to-date with a couple of strokes of your keyboard–all password protected. Join, renew, contribute, order a press card and charge it to PayPal or your Visa or Mastercard. Sign-up for automatic renewal and never worry about your membership expiring!
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