Category: News

Thursday, March 03, 2011 7:17 PM Loyola Law School, Los Angeles is accepting applications until Monday, March 21 for its sixth-annual Journalist Law School fellowship, a four-day crash course on constitutional, civil and criminal law taught by law professors, jurists and attorneys. Fellowships will be competitively awarded to 35 journalists and will cover instruction, lodging, meals and one-half of travel expenses for the June 15-18 workshop. More than 175 reporters, editors and producers have completed the program since 2006. Your LA Press Club is proud to be a Co-Sponsor of…

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Tuesday, March 01, 2011 7:18 PM For anyone intrigued by what makes top musicians and celebrities tick, read about and watch video from this event. Press Club to meet prolific Rolling Stone and New York Times reporter and bestselling author Neil Strauss as he gives us an early glimpse at his provocative new book, “Everybody Loves You When You’re Dead.” Neil, a denizen of Laurel Canyon, and author of previous New York Times bestsellers “The Game” and “Rules of the Game” and co-author of Motley Crue’s “The Dirt” and Marilyn…

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Monday, February 07, 2011 7:19 PM On April 19, 2010 suspected counterfeiter, drug dealer and weapons maker Brian Alexik evaded police at the door of his ritzy Downtown penthouse undefined which overlooked the L.A. branch of the Federal Reserve bank undefined by sneaking down a fire escape. On June 3, he was arrested in a rundown apartment barely a mile from his home. In the following months, he opened up to Los Angeles Downtown News reporter Ryan Vaillancourt, who had been the first to cover the story. The two spoke…

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Monday, January 24, 2011 7:23 PM The Los Angeles Press Club has a new timeline for its 4th National Entertainment Journalism Awards celebration as it fine-tunes and upgrades this unique competition. The new Call for Entries date is July 1st with a submission deadline of September 1st. The Awards party will be held mid-November at a new venue– the exact date and location will be announced soon. A Best of Show cash prize will be featured along with expanded categories including best tweet or tweets and best Facebook presence. The…

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Monday, January 10, 2011 7:24 PM The Joseph M. Quinn Award for journalistic excellence and distinction goes to John Schwada, a political-government and investigative reporter for KTTV Fox 11 News in Los Angeles. He has won two LA area Emmy awards and a Golden Mike for three separate investigative reports. He is also a frequent contributor to blogs on the station’s website. “From newspapers to TV reporting to blogging,” said Will Lewis, LA Press Club president, “ he has quickly adapted to new platforms while excelling in the coverage of…

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Thursday, January 06, 2011 7:26 PM The Los Angeles Press Club is proud to announce its first Public Service in Journalism award. It’s for reporting that results in improving the civic life of a city or region in California . LA Times reporters Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives have been named the recipients of the 2011 Public Service award for breaking, and staying with, the City of Bell Scandal. The reporting led to criminal indictments and sweeping governmental reforms in the cities of Bell , Maywood and Vernon . Furthermore,…

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Monday, January 03, 2011 7:28 PM The Los Angeles Press Club announces the results of its December election for the 2011 Board of Directors. Newly elected are Tony Castro, Daily News; Eric Leonard, KFI News; Martha Sarabia, La Opinion and Sharon Waxman, The Wrap. Incumbents reelected are:John Amato, Crooks&Liars; Diana Ljungaeus, international journalist and Jon Regardie, Downtown News. Continuing board members are Beth Barrett, investigative reporter; Jane Engle, LA Times; Rory Johnston, freelance; Fred Mamoun, KNBC-4 News, Will Lewis, KCRW emeritus; Jill Stewart, LA Weekly and Chris Woodyard, USA Today.…

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Tuesday, November 30, 2010 9:56 AM Shabana Rehman will make you laugh in unexpected ways. She is also a bit of a celebrity for being the first Muslim woman comedian in Norway—a title not without its dangers. Now she’s coming to Los Angeles to share her shocking and gut-wrenching stories in her one-woman show, The Homeland Insecurity Show. Rehman draws the audience in with off-beat humor, captivates with honesty and floors us with emotion. Rehman is known for other reasons.. She’s a Mullah lifter! To summarize a comical story, she…

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Monday, November 29, 2010 10:07 AM Active press club members will receive a piece of snail mail on Tuesday or Wednesday marked “Ballot Inside” for the election of seven new journalists to the Press Club Board of Directors. Please open it up, select your choices and mail it back right away, because we’ll be counting the votes on December 13. If you do not receive your ballot by Thursday, December 2, please contact Diana Ljungaeus at Diana @lapressclub.org so she can get you a ballot immediately. Candidates for 2011 LA…

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Friday, November 12, 2010 10:28 AM By Richard Horgan on November 12, 2010 10:30 AM HEAR PODCAST Although Variety‘s Andrew Stewart was a no-show at the Thursday, November 11th Los Angeles Press Clubpanel discussion examining the challenging future of entertainment trade reporting, that still left Gregg Kilday of The Hollywood Reporter, Bob Tourtellottefrom Reuters, Andrew Hampp of Ad Age and The Wrap’s Josh Dickey (pictured), subbing for a screening-diverted Sharon Waxman.During a 90-minute discussion moderated by NPR contributor Anthea Raymond, each panelist made fine observations about the current state of…

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