Category: News

Monday, October 31, 2011 5:17 PM The Press Club has been able to recruit a number of strong candidates either to run for open seats, or to be appointed to vacant seats for the 14-member board of directors for the coming year. Ballots will be in the mail this week to LAPC members in good standing. Running for the first time are: Barbara Gasser, international journalist, Martin Kasindorf, USA Today Emeritus; Robert Kovacik, NBC4 LA; and Gloria Zuurveen, PACE News. Gloria Zuurveen is founder/publisher/editor of PACE NEWS, a Los Angeles…

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Saturday, October 29, 2011 5:18 PM ONLINE AUCTION PREVIEW’S WED. NOV. 3, LAUNCHES, NOV. 10. Hugh M. Hefner, the legendary editor-in-chief and founder of Playboy Magazine, will receive a lifetime achievement award from the Los Angeles Press Club at its 4th Annual National Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on November 17 at the historic Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. “Hefner’s footprint on American popular culture is huge,” says LA Press Club President Will Lewis. “For almost 60 years, Playboy has been on the leading edge in shaping positive attitudes on civil…

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Monday, October 24, 2011 5:19 PM “A Bitter Taste of Freedom” a film by Marina Goldovskaya. It is a documentary about slain Russian reporter Anna Politkovskaya. While it is a personal and touching portrayal of Anna Politovskaya as a troubled wife and loving mother, it also shows the lengths that she, as a journalist, would go in the search for truth. She was investigating breach of human rights in Chetznya. This documentary was co-winner of the Montreal Festival. Variety: “Profoundly moving, politically provocative and apt to provoke moral outrage in…

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Sunday, October 23, 2011 5:30 PM ELECTION FOR 2012 BOARD UNDERWAY Thurs., Oct. 13 2012 Board Elections and LAPC Annual Meeting. Candidates for next year’s board presented arguments for their respective election. All members in good standing are eligible to vote in the upcoming elections. (This is a good time to renew your Club membership or bring your payments up to date.) Candidates are: Beth Barrett, investigative reporter; Jane Engle, Editor, Barbara Gasser, international journalist, Martin Kasindorf, USA Today Emeritus; Robert Kovacik, NBC4 LA; Will Lewis, KCRW Emeritus; Jill Stewart,…

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011 5:38 PM The Los Angeles Press Club is fielding candidates for the 2012 Board of Directors. For print, broadcast and Internet journalists, this is an opportunity to serve in a non profit organization. This year represents a unique opportunity for a new generation of board members to help shape the future direction of the Press Club with for fresh ideas. Board members serve two-year terms. Among the duties are to oversee the policies, finances, events and other activities of the Press Club, attend regular monthly board…

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Tuesday, October 11, 2011 5:39 PM Call Diana @ 310-210-1860 or email her at diana@lapress club.org CALL FOR ENTRIES ENTRY FORMS

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Sunday, October 09, 2011 5:40 PM Larry Mantle, Warren Olney, Patt Morrison honored on Oct. 18 at Central Library Community Advocates, Inc. Proudly Honors LARRY MANTLE, WARREN OLNEY, PATT MORISSON With the inaugural presentation of the Bill Stout Memorial Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism Co-Sponsored by LA Press Club, KCRW, Library Foundation & KPPC Presentations by Hon. Richard J. Riordan, Hon. Zev Yaroslavsky and Peggy Stout Followed by a discussion on Broadcast News Today moderated by Marc Cooper, Professor, Annenberg School for Communication Taper Auditorium Riordan Central Library 630…

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Sunday, September 18, 2011 5:50 PM Gene Webster, former Los Angeles Press Club president, died Sept. 16, following an illness. A memorial will be held Saturday October 1, 2011 at the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City from 10 am until 2. Dec. 27, 1924 – Sept. 16, 2011 Gene Webster, former KABC-TV Editorial Director, winner of 4 Golden Mikes, and author of Random Meanderings, (a quarterly editorial newsletter), passed away at home, Friday, September 16, 2011. Webster was born December 27, 1924 in Shelton, Nebraska and graduated from Stadium High…

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Wednesday, September 14, 2011 5:51 PM Hugh M. Hefner, the legendary editor-in-chief and founder of Playboy Magazine, will receive a lifetime achievement award from the Los Angeles Press Club at its 4th Annual National Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on November 17 at the historic Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. “Hefner’s footprint on American popular culture is huge,” says LA Press Club President Will Lewis. “For almost 60 years, Playboy has been on the leading edge in shaping positive attitudes on civil rights, gay rightsundefinedas well as human sexuality.” Buy Tickets…

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011 5:55 PM Final deadline extended to Tuesday, October 11; Diana must approve extensions. 310-210-1860 or diana[at]lapressclub.org This national contest is aimed at entertainment reporters and editors, film and television critics across the country, including foreign journalists. Open to all U.S.-based entertainment journalists for work published or disseminated during 2010/2011 (January 1 2010 – June 30 2011). All categories judged and awarded separately. Entries in a foreign language must include a translation. New this year: awards for best use of social media. One cash prize of $500…

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