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Tuesday, June 08, 2010 1:53 PM Lion Women chronicles the untold story of the Iranian womens movement and its fight for democracy and human rights which culminated a year ago in Teherans bloody streets as the Lion Women joined the hundreds of thousands protesting the controversial presidential election. For the first time Iranian women reveal to the world their heartbreaking stories in this powerful documentary. Directed by press club director Gry Winther who stood shoulder to shoulder with the Lion Women amid the violence. There will be a Q and…

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Sunday, June 27, 2010 1:35 PM Winners of 52nd Annual SoCal Journalism Awards Announced A. JOURNALISTS OF THE YEAR A $1,000 CASH PRIZE: BEST IN SHOW: Greg Katz, Los Angeles Daily Journal A1. PRINT (Over 50,000 circulation) Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times. Judges’ comments: In a year in which no story mattered more than the pain caused by the economic downturn, Semuels nonetheless found fresh and engaging ways to bring a heavily covered story to life. Whether profiling a dying lumber town or a booming community of pot farmers, Semuels…

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Friday, June 25, 2010 1:44 PM Comedian Judy Tenuta joins LA Press Club Sunday night, replacing Kathy Griffin. You, too, can come! If available, tickets will be sold online, until Saturday night.

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Thursday, May 20, 2010 1:52 PM LOS ANGELESCNNs Anderson Cooper, CBS2/KCAL/9 political reporter Dave Bryan and NPR foreign correspondent Anne Garrells will receive the Los Angeles Press Clubs highest honors at its awards gala, Sunday night, June 27 at the Biltmore Hotel. This year, the 52nd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards is dedicated to the memory of Jim Perry, a firefighters firefighter and a longtime supporter of both the awards and the Los Angeles Press Club. Hundreds of media professionals taking are taking part in the Southlands oldest and most…

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Friday, June 18, 2010 2:05 PM Anderson Cooper, Sean Penn, Wendie Malick, Anne Garrels, Dave Bryan, Pat Harvey, George P, Stana Katic. Ana Garcia, Jim Perry America’s most famous immigrant, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, joins Haiti recovery activist and Oscar winner Sean Penn in honoring CNN anchor Anderson Cooper at the LA Press Club’s Journalism Awards Gala, June 27 at the Biltmore Hotel, Downtown LA. Anderson Cooper was the first American TV reporter on the scene in Haiti, following the catastrophic earthquake in January. He will be fittingly introduced by…

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Monday, June 14, 2010 1:54 PM Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger delivers the opening remarks at the 52nd Annual SoCal Journalism Awards Dinner on June 27. Join us to honor Anderson Cooper (CNN/60 Minutes) Presidents Award; Dave Bryan (CBS2/KCAL) Joseph M Quinn Award and Anne Garrels (NPR) Daniel Pearl Award. Presenters include Sean Penn, Pat Harvey, Ana Garcia, Stana Katic (ABCs Castle), Wendie Malick (Hot in Cleveland) and George Pennacchio. Tickets

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Thursday, June 10, 2010 1:54 PM When Sean Penn presents CNNs Anderson Cooper with the Los Angeles Press Clubs top award for his fearless coverage of the earthquake in Haiti, the actor will be taking timeout from his selfless efforts to provide relief for the islands survivors. Anderson Cooper was the first American TV reporter on the scene in Haiti, following the catastrophic earthquake in January. He will be fittingly introduced by Oscar-winning actor and committed activist Sean Penn who placed himself in the midst of the devastation living in…

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Tuesday, May 18, 2010 1:51 PM Blogger Jason Chens First Amendment rights were trampled when police raided his home last month HOLLYWOOD, CA. The Los Angeles Press Club joins in the strongstatement issued by the Newspaper Guild/CWA that blogger Jason Chens First Amendment rights were trampled upon when authorities raided his home onApril 21. The Los Angeles Press Club does not endorse check book journalism, but the fact that Gizmodo paid for the prototype iPhone that Chen wrote about is not relevant. The California Shield law protects alljournalists from revealingsources…

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Friday, May 14, 2010 1:50 PM James Arthur Perry, 12/30/39 to 12/3/09 Editor, The Los Angeles Firefighter Jim Perry was a staunch supporter of the Los Angeles Press Club for nearly 40 years and his publications won many LAPC awards over the decades. But he was better known by his fellow firemen as a firefighters firefighter. He was a founding father of Local 112, United Firefighters of Los Angeles City at a time when union activity was discouraged by the Department. Jims editorials for the Los Angeles Firefighter regularly tackled…

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