Thursday, May 18, 2006 12:48 PM WHAT: A wine and beer reception sponsored by two now-sober journalistic troublemakers: • Allan MacDonell, whose high-flaming memoir, “Prisoner of X: 20 Years in the Hole at Hustler Magazine” (Feral House), has been featured in the NY Times, NY Post, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair and NPR; and • Jason Leopold, the obsessive-compulsive investigative journalist whose “News Junkie” (Process) details the felonious conduct prior to his rise and fall at the Los Angeles Times, Salon and Dow Jones Newswires, and later his rise once again…
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Danish Cartoons and Censorship Debate at the Press Club 5/11
Thursday, May 11, 2006 1:04 PM Censorship, Cowardice, or Good Taste? The L.A. Press Club is pleased to host a lively panel discussion debating the ongoing fallout of the infamous Danish cartoons mocking the prophet Muhammad. Were newspapers prudent or cowardly for refusing to reprint the images? Do smaller publications and websites who reproduced them deserve praise or scorn? Are Muslims truly offended at all depictions of all religious figures? Is it censorship when private entities like Borders Bookstores refuse to carry issues of the Free Inquiry that include the…
See MoreL.A. Press Club to Honor Larry King
Monday, May 08, 2006 12:51 PM HOLLYWOOD – May 8, 2006 – The Los Angeles Press Club has announced Larry King, host of CNN’S “Larry King Live”, has been selected to receive the Club’s prestigious President’s Award for 2006. King will receive his award at the 48th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards to be held June 24, 2006, at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. In selecting King to be honored, LA Press Club President Anthea Raymond said “Larry King has shown us how to use a mass…
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Thursday, April 27, 2006 1:06 PM The Los Angeles Press Club presents: Taking the leap – from journalist to author Turn your stories and ideas into a book. A panel of recent journalist/authors will offer tips, explain the triumphs and pitfalls. Come hear: –David Willis, on book leave from the BBC to pen a volume about the California dream –Chip Jacobs of the L.A. Daily News, wrote a book about his family –Francesca Segre, whose novel “Daughter of the Bride,” has been optioned by Columbia WHEN: Thursday, April 27. 6:30…
See MoreWATCHING THE WATCHDOGS: LA’S MEDIA WEBSITES APRIL 13, THURSDAY
Thursday, April 13, 2006 1:06 PM Three who run top websites Talk about how they keep tabs on Local media and how they turn a profit. •LAObserved.com, by former LA TIMES staffer Kevin Roderick •RonFineman.com, by Ron Fineman, former TV and radio newsman •LARadio.com, by Don Barrett •How do they find stories and sources? •How do they influence news budgets in the city? •How do they make money? Don’t miss this chance to pick their brains. MODERATOR: LA Press Club Secretary Matt Welch will moderate. Welch, now of the LA…
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See MoreSOME OF OUR BEST JOURNALISM IS NOT IN ENGLISH: Thursday, March 23rd
Thursday, March 23, 2006 1:07 PM Some 84 percent of Hispanic, Asian and African-American residents of California (close to 17 million) report that they access ethnic media outlets regularly. With the vast and sprawling series of interlocking communities that has become southern California, it should be no surprise that our media, journalism, and public affairs programming exists in dozens of languages, from the award winning writing of La Opinion to the thousands of readers of publications like the Korean Times in the mid-city area, the Glendale base bilingual Armenian daily…
See MoreTO LIVE AND DIE IN IRAQ: THE WAR : THREE YEARS LATER Thursday, March 9th
Thursday, March 09, 2006 1:08 PM On March 19th, 2003 The United States and its coalition allies launched an air and ground assault on Iraq. Little more than three weeks later Saddam Hussein and his Baathist regime were overthrown, but the “War” was not over. The debate rages on, as does the War, with Iraqis, US soldiers, journalists and many others, all living, fighting, dying and trying to report on the conflict. It’s the biggest story of the past three years and seems it will remain that way for some…
See MoreThe Los Angeles Press Club Loves You!
Thursday, February 09, 2006 1:10 PM A Valentine’s Day Party with Entertainment, Food, and Drink For Members and Their Friends WHEN: Thursday, February 9th, 2006 at 8 p.m. (Doors open at 7 p.m.) WHERE: Los Angeles Press Club’s headquarters at the Steve Allen Theater, 4773 Hollywood Blvd., 2 blocks west of Vermont COST: Everything is FREE, but RSVPs are a must: rsvp@lapressclub.org This Valentine’s Day preview party will feature free cocktails, snacks, and entertainment. CHARLES PHOENIX — A former LA WEEKLY “Pick of the Week,” Phoenix shares his love of…
See MoreLos Angeles Press Club Presents: A True Story of Murder, the U.S. Military, Civil Rights and Justice Denied
Wednesday, February 01, 2006 1:11 PM ”ON AMERICAN SOIL: How Justice Became A Casualty of World War II” Journalist and Author Jack Hamann to discuss his new book at the Los Angeles Press Club – Wednesday, February 1st 2006. On a hot August night in 1944, a soldier’s body was discovered hanging by a rope from a cable spanning an obstacle course at Seattle’s Fort Lawton. The body was identified as Private Guglielmo Olivotto, one of the thousands of Italian prisoners of war captured and brought to America. The murder…
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