Category: News

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 4:22 PM Hundreds of journalists and friends of journalism gathered in Universal City on Sunday night to honor the best work of 2008 at the 51st Annual Southern California Journalism Awards. Author and Huffington Post editor-in-chief Arianna Huffington received the President’s Award for impact on media. Daily News city hall reporter Rick Orlov received the Joseph M. Quinn Award for lifetime achievement. And Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent Robyn Dixon received the Daniel Pearl Award for courage in journalism. Awards presenters included Paula Poundstone, Bill Maher,…

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 4:20 PM A LETTER FROM PRESS CLUB PRESIDENT CHRIS WOODYARD After another successful year, the Press Club is looking for fresh ideas and energy to continue our tradition of serving journalists across Southern California. Please consider running for the Board of Directors. You’ll be able to make a great organization even greater, lending a hand in organizing our important speaking and panel events as well as our 52nd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards. Working with the Press Club is a chance to give back to your…

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Thursday, October 22, 2009 4:17 PM You’re warmly invited to the October 22 Blogger Face Up, a light evening of wine and wit where scores of Los Angeles bloggers and social media mavens will finally meet face-to-face. How many times have you wondered what the rest of the L.A. blogosphere looks like? Come find out! We’d love to see you at the Steve Allen Theater/Los Angeles Press Club headquarters on the fourth Thursday in October. The evening begins at 6:30 PM with a cocktail hour featuring a bottomless glass of…

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Thursday, September 24, 2009 4:28 PM What’s coming for one of the city’s most prominent publications? On Thursday, September 24, new LA Weekly Editor Drex Heikes will appear at a cocktail reception at the Press Club headquarters. Heikes, a widely respected editor, comes back to Los Angeles (he previously spent 18 years at the Times) after guiding the Las Vegas Sun to a Pulitzer Prize for public service. He’ll talk about what’s next for the Weekly and will take questions from the audience Be among the first to hear what…

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Thursday, September 10, 2009 4:34 PM The results are in for this year’s elections for the board of directors of the Los Angeles Press Club. Current board members Ezra Palmer, Anthea Raymond, Jon Regardie, George White and Adam Wilkenfeld were voted in for new two-year terms. Club director Diana Ljungaeus was also elected, as was Carolina Garcia, executive editor of the Los Angeles Daily News. Thanks to the members who voted, and thanks as well to outgoing members of the board, Michael Collins and Jahan Hassan.

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Thursday, January 15, 2009 4:55 PM Developed specifically for members of the media, this free seminar is a hands-on inside perspective about the civil justice system: how to cover a civil versus criminal trial, trial ABCs, how the civil justice system works, key ins and outs when covering a trial, how to reach spokespeople quickly and efficiently, etc. Topics include: An overview of the civil justice system; Trial ABCs; Civil justice issues from the plaintiff and the defense perspectives; Issues critical to covering civil trials: What your editor/news director expects…

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Thursday, April 24, 2008 5:02 PM Russ Stanton, the new editor of the Los Angeles Times, spoke about the future of the Times and the news business in general in an appearance at the press club on April 24. Stanton’s remarks, followed by a question-and-answer session, marked one of his first public appearances since becoming the 126-year-old daily’s 14th editor.

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Thursday, April 16, 2009 4:44 PM Please join the Press Club for a hands-on intro to Twitter, the micro-blogging platform that is rapidly becoming a part of the daily news world. Mark Briggs, social media expert and author of the book “Journalism 2.0,” will show how journalists and news organizations can use Twitter to shape a new kind of storytelling. The workshop will take place at the Press Club on Thursday, April 16, from 6 pm to 9 pm. http://latwitter.eventbrite.com/

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Thursday, January 15, 2009 4:52 PM The search is on for the best work by writers, broadcasters, bloggers and critics who cover showbiz. Time is running out to enter the National Entertainment Journalism Awards, presented by the Los Angeles Press Club. Entries must be received by Friday, Feb. 6. The awards honor the top stories and reviews of 2008 without regard to genre — whether it is work about film, TV, music, or local theater. First place and runner-up awards will be given for best entertainment news story, best feature…

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Thursday, December 11, 2008 5:14 PM THE SPIN & THE SPUN: TRUE TALES FROM THE OSCAR CAMPAIGN TRAIL Watch the Video The presidential election may be over, but Oscar campaigning is just heating up. Each year high profile, high cost marketing efforts push major movies for Oscars, Golden Globes, SAG Awards and other honors. It is an annual rite for studio marketers, publicists and entertainment journalists, who each have a role, whether it is creating publicity campaigns or providing coverage that can shape a movie’s profile. In a rare behind…

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