Category: News

Wednesday, March 02, 2005 1:46 PM Meet Michael Tuchfeld, chief editor, anchor and commentator for TV2 – The Knesset Television Channel 99 and Nina Hjelmgren, Swedish journalist in Afghanistan during the last nine years. Michael Tuchfeld is one of Israel’s more respected journalists. Nina Hjelmgren is an authority on Afghanistan. On Wednesday evening you can meet them both at the press club for a discussion about journalism, war and politics. Wednesday 2nd of March, 6:30 cocktails and networking with program starting at 7:30. Los Angeles Press Club, 6464 Sunset Blvd,…

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Wednesday, February 23, 2005 1:47 PM WHO: Amy Alkon, Emmanuelle Richard, Cathy Seipp, Razzies Founder John Wilson and the L.A. Press Club Invite You To: WHAT: A pre-Oscars party celebrating the 25th-Anniversary of the Golden Raspberry Awards, which each year (dis)honor the Worst Achievements In Film the night before That Other Awards Show. (In other words: Never mind that “The Passion” and “Fahrenheit 9/11” were “locked-out” of the Academy — what about the outrageous shunning of “Catwoman” and “Baby Geniuses?”) AND: The publication of the just-released (and long-awaited!) “Official Razzie…

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Wednesday, February 16, 2005 1:44 PM You have until Friday March 25 at 6 pm to enter the prestigious Southern California Journalism Awards sponsored by the LA Press Club. Due to demand, we have added one week. Get in your entries, especially in our expanded categories hard news entertainment, entertainment features, blogging, magazine writing, national bureaus, and international journalism (remember, translate your work to English for our judges!) More categories, more chances to win! Cost per entry: $40 for club members, $80 for non-members. Join the club, get the discount!…

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Monday, January 31, 2005 1:48 PM This year, the Press Club has decided to reward all those late nights posting and adding links, all that time spent figuring out Moveable Type, RSS feeds and cascading style sheets (or paying some poor college student to do it for you). We’ve added a special awards category for weblogs. You’ll need to download the updated entry forms to submit entries to this category.

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Sunday, January 16, 2005 1:57 PM PANELISTS: * Alan Massengale, television sports anchor for KCAL 9 News * J.A. Adande, sports columnist for the Los Angeles Times * Steve Mason, co-host ESPN Radio’s “Big Show with Mason & Ireland” * Jon Weisman, Dodger Thoughts * John Olguin, Public Relations Director for the Los Angeles Dodgers MODERATOR: Matt Welch of Los Angeles Press Club Topics: How can a reporter cover the local team fairly and avoid being just another cheerleader? Where should a sports journalist draw the line when it comes…

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Sunday, January 16, 2005 1:49 PM The Los Angeles Press Club is now accepting entries for the 47th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards. The entry forms and complete rules are available online. DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS MARCH 18, 2005. Get entry forms and other awards info here. For more information, call 323-469-8180 or email info@lapressclub.org.

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Saturday, January 08, 2005 1:58 PM California voters quietly added a government transparency mandate to the state constitution on November 2 — by a whopping 83.4 percent margin. How will that change affect how city and county lawyers advise their clients, or how public prosecutors view local boards’ and councils’ closed meeting practices, or how journalists and their attorneys push for access to public records? Some early hints at answers will be sought at “Raising the Bar for Open Government,” an all-day law and policy conference for activists, journalists, attorneys…

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Wednesday, January 05, 2005 2:00 PM Scoring big in red and blue states alike, President Ted Johnson was the top vote getter for the 2005 Press Club Board of Directors. Other incumbents also made a strong showing. Anthea Raymond, who has been instrumental in organizing Press Club events, came in second followed by freelance investigative writer Michael Collins. Beverly Hills Courier editor Norma Zager will also serve another term. Newcomers to the board will include Bloomberg’s Greg Baumann, First Amendment expert Richard McKee and magazine and Internet journalist Matt Welch.…

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Thursday, December 16, 2004 2:00 PM All Los Angeles Press Club members are invited to the Associated Press Television and Radio Assn. of California and Nevada’s third annual holiday bash. The party is being organized by APTRA’s Hal Eisner. The APTRA party will be at Universal CityWalk’s Cafe Tu Tu Tango where the food is great and the environment is amazing. The artist loft feel of the restaurant provides a great backdrop for this first party of the holiday season. It’s a great chance to see old friends and make…

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Wednesday, November 17, 2004 9:07 PM Larry McCormick, an active Press Club member and former board member, died on August 27 after a long illness. He was 71 years old. McCormick, one of the first African American television news anchors in Los Angeles, was co-anchor of KTLA’s “News @ Ten: Weekend Edition” and pro- vided health and fitness reports for the sta- tion’s weeknight newscasts. “This is a tremendous loss for everyone at KTLA,” commented Vincent Malcolm, KTLA vice president and general manager. “Larry was truly admired and respected by…

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