Category: News

Wednesday, November 17, 2004 9:03 PM BY JORDI ORTEGA Director Robert Greenwald and his documen- tary “Outfoxed,” the film critical of Fox News Network and its editorial links with the Bush Administration, drew about 100 journalists, filmmakers, and students to an October 21 screening at the Los Angeles Film School, which co-sponsored the event with the Press Club and PR Newswire. Greenwald, who arrived bearing brochures of the Americavotes.org campaign, answered questions after the screening during a give-and-take moderated by Press Club board member Jon Beaupre. Greenwald offered three key…

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Wednesday, November 17, 2004 9:03 PM Sid Graw, who managed negotiations for NBC with such network luminaries as Tom Brokaw, Tom Snyder and Bryant Gumbel, died of congestive heart failure at his home in Rancho Bernardo on October 5. He was 86. Graw joined NBC in 1963 as financial administrator for all West Coast radio and television news. He remained with NBC, working out of KNBC’s Burbank headquarters until 1979. From 1979-1981, he joined the William Morris Agency in Los Angeles as a news talent agent. Then, he returned to…

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Wednesday, November 17, 2004 9:01 PM BY JILL STEWART With all the work put in by the Club’s Sunshine Committee to pressure politicians to start abiding by California laws requiring open public meetings and easy access to public documents, the Club has increasingly become a “go-to” source for other media. In late October, former LA Press Club Boardmember Karen Ocamb, chairwoman of the Sunshine Committee, was once again quoted in a major local news out- let, the Daily News of Los Angeles. The article, by well-known government reporter Troy Anderson,…

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Wednesday, November 17, 2004 8:57 PM BY CHRIS WOODYARD A diverse bunch of dedicated journal- ists are running for two-year terms on the Press Club’s Board of Directors. In keeping with the club’s goal of representing journalists of all kinds, they range from magazine reporters to veteran broadcasters and wire service news people. One is a First Amendment expert, in keeping with the club’s policy of allowing new voices a chance at guid- ing the club. Just as members are recovering from the nation’s general election, they will also asked…

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Saturday, October 23, 2004 2:05 PM Want to write sharper leads? Want to improve the way you organize your copy before you start typing? Want to edit your copy so your editor won’t have to? Former Los Angeles Times reporter, editor and writing coach Bob Baker will attack these and other writing issues in “Newsthinking,” a five-hour seminar sponsored by the Press Club and P.R. Newswire on Saturday, October 23. The session will be held at the Press Club, 6464 Sunset Blvd., Suite 806. This rare chance to learn hands-on…

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Thursday, October 21, 2004 2:02 PM THURSDAY OCTOBER 21st: See the controversial political documentary “Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism” and talk to the film’s creator and director, Robert Greenwald. Outfoxed takes a closer look at Fox News Channel’s way of presenting the news. WHAT: Screening of “Outfoxed”, followed by a Q&A with Director Robert Greenwald. Moderated by Jon Beaupre. WHERE: Los Angeles Film Schools Auditorium, 6363 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood WHEN: Thursday October 21st. 6 p.m. drinks, snacks and networking. 7 p.m. movie, followed by Q&A with Robert Greenwald. COST:…

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Sunday, October 17, 2004 8:52 PM Los Angeles Press Club has become a favorite among for- eign journalists visiting Los Angeles. Over the last couple of months we have hosted journalists from Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Lithuania. “It is very interesting to be here during the presidential race,” said Vykintas Pugaciauskas from Lithuanian TV-news. These visits are a result of the press club’s cooperation with the state department’s visitor’s bureau (who is sponsoring these visits, mostly from devel- oping countries).

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Sunday, October 17, 2004 8:44 PM BY JILL STEWART When NewYork Times journalist John Tierney surveyed 153 reporters at the Democratic National Convention, he found that journalists are heavily Democrat. Of 153 reporters surveyed, those outside Washington D.C. preferred John Kerry over George W. Bush by 3-1. Beltway reporters went with Kerry by 12 to 1. But does this mean the media is biased in its actual coverage? And if so, what form does it take and what can be done? Former Los Angeles Times editor and reporter Bob Baker…

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Sunday, October 17, 2004 8:41 PM Former Press Club board member Ana Garcia, an investigative news reporter for KNBC-4, has won a covet- ed Emmy Award for best hard news reporting. Garcia was honored for her body of work throughout 2003, which included her award-winning investigation into sex trafficking in North San Diego County called “Fields of Shame.” Among the work included in the Emmy Award were Garcia’s investigations into the murdered women of Juarez, Mexico, and into the methods used when airlines change airfares. Both “Fields of Shame” and…

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Sunday, October 17, 2004 8:36 PM BY KAREN OCAMB On Sept. 22, the Los Angeles Sunshine Coalition accused the L.A. County Board of Supervisors of possibly violating the Brown Act open government law by secretly reaching consensus on a plan to close the King/Drew Medical Center ’s trauma unit before holding public hearings. The Sunshine Coalition pointed to a news conference by the Board of Supervisors after two closed-door sessions on Sept. 7 and Sept. 13. During the closed sessions, they were briefed by Dr. Thomas Garthwaite, director of the…

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