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Book Party – Alive Inside the Wreck
Friday, December 02, 2011 4:33 PM Book Party – Alive Inside the Wreck: A Biography of Nathanael West, by Joe Woodward Thursday, December 8, at 7:00 pm. Event over. About the Book: From his name to his college transcript to his literary style, Nathanael West was self-invented. Born Nathan Weinstein, the author of the classics Miss Lonelyhearts (1933) and The Day of the Locust (1939) was an uncompromising artist obsessed with writing the perfect novel. He pursued his passion from New York to California, flirting dangerously with the bleak, faux-glamour…
Read MoreWoodward & Bernstein to be Honored On 40th Anniversary of Watergate Break-in
Sunday, November 27, 2011 4:39 PM Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein to Accept 2012 Los Angeles Press Club’s President’s Award WATERGATE REPORTERS WHO REDEFINED INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM WILL ACCEPT PRIZE 40 YEARS AFTER THE EVENT Bernstein, Woodward in The Washington Post newsroom, circa 1972 Next year marks a major milestone in American journalism: the 40th anniversary of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein’s pioneering reporting on the Watergate scandal. Woodward and Bernstein’s series of articles for The Washington Post unraveled the biggest American political scandal to date, culminating in President Richard Nixon’s…
Read MoreWinners 2011 NEJ Awards
Friday, November 18, 2011 5:10 PM The full list of Winners from National Entertainment Journalism Awards: A – ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR, ALL PLATFORMS Tie: Tara Wallis-Finestone, NBC-LA Dylan Howard, RadarOnline.com Judge’s comments: As a Senior Producer for NBC4, Tara Wallis-Finestone organizes and writes unique and compelling stories for NBC4 in a fast-moving and highly visual manner. She is a gifted story-teller who writes for the eye. She also writes enterprising stories for NBCLA’s website. Judge’s comments: In the world of celebrity and entertainment news, even mainstream media couldn’t…
Read MoreBig Night for Entertainment Journalism; Dick Gregory Pays Tribute to Hugh Hefner
Friday, November 18, 2011 4:48 PM At Thursday’s LA Press Club’s 4th Annual National Entertainment Journalism Awards, The Hollywood Reporter walked off with four first place trophies, including best entertainment publication. There was a tie for Entertainment Journalist of the Year. Tara Wallis-Finestone, senior producer for NBC4-LA, and Dylan Howard, senior executive editor of RadarOnline, each took home a $500 check. The award was sponsored by Alexandra and Sidney Sheldon. Alexandra is the widow of the late best-selling novelist, screen and TV writer. Media outlets that had first place winners…
Read MoreAttend the 4th NEJ Awards Honoring Hugh M. Hefner!
Tuesday, November 08, 2011 5:13 PM The tables will be turned when the legendary editor-in-chief of Playboy Magazine, Hugh M. Hefner, is interviewed onstage by NBC4 news anchor Robert Kovacik in the incisive and entertaining style pioneered by the popular men’s magazine over 50 years ago. The legendary comic and civil rights icon Dick Gregory is flying in from Washington D.C. to pay a special tribute the man who gave him his first break, Mr. Hefner. It takes place Thursday, Nov. 17 at the Biltmore Bowl in Los Angeles as…
Read More2012 Board Elections Underway
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…
Read MoreAttend NEJ Gala Honoring Hugh M. Hefner; Donate to Club’s Silent Auction
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…
Read MoreFree Screening of Award-Winning Documentary
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…
Read More8 Ball Club News
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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