Category: News

Saturday, April 17, 2004 5:00 PM BY JILL STEWART Norma Zager is the editor of a quiet weekly in Beverly Hills with just two fulltime employees, so she’s accustomed to laying out the paper herself and writing about charity dinners and community news that doesn’t exactly hit the 11 o’clock news. All that changed last year as Zager, a board member of the Los Angeles Press Club, began reporting for her Beverly Hills Courier on a controversy over oil wells adjacent to Beverly Hills High School that environmental activist Erin…

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Saturday, April 17, 2004 4:41 PM BY BOB BAKER TIME Magazine investigative reporter/ senior correspondent Michael Weisskopf, who lost his right hand in Iraq last December when he threw a live grenade out of a Humvee in Baghdad, will be one of two recipients of the Press Club’s annual Daniel Pearl Award for courage and integrity in journalism. Weisskopf, who is back at work with TIME after seven operations, will be honored at the Press Club’s June 12 awards banquet at the St. Regis Hotel in Century City. “It’s a…

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Friday, April 16, 2004 2:17 PM FINALISTS Journalist of the Year Print (Over 100,000 circulation) Reporter, Columnist or Editor John Daniszewski, Los Angeles Times Print (Under 100,000 circulation) Reporter, Columnist or Editor David Houston, Los Angeles Daily Journal John Ryan, Los Angeles Daily Journal Norma Zager, Beverly Hills Courier Television Anchor or Reporter Dave Bryan, KCBS/KCAL Ana Garcia, KNBC Radio Anchor or Reporter Gail Eichenthal, KNX Kitty Felde, KPCC-FM Warren Olney, KCRW-FM Larry Mantle, KPCC-FM Lance Orozco, KCLU-FM Sports Anchor or Reporter, Print or Broadcast Alan Abrahamson, Los Angeles Times…

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Friday, April 16, 2004 2:16 PM Kate Fleury, one of the most energetic volunteers of Los Angeles Press Club, has been taken from us in an accident. Kate showed up at the press club a little over a year ago, offering to help. Since then she has been recruiting new members, getting things for our gift bags and silent auction — always finding a way to promote the press club. On the day she died, May 5th, two of her contributions for this years Awards Dinner came through – a…

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Wednesday, April 14, 2004 5:47 PM

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Wednesday, April 14, 2004 2:20 PM Bloomberg News is extending an invitation to LAPC members to a reception at their Los Angeles bureau. Come meet Bloomberg reporters and executives and take a tour of their facilities including their TV & radio studios. Network with fellow LAPC members while enjoying cocktails and hors d’ouvres. Bloomberg’s LA bureau chief, Greg Baumann, will be our host for the evening. WHO: BLOOMBERG NEWS WHERE: 6500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2360 (cross street San Vicente). Parking available in their garage. WHEN: Wednesday, April 14, 6:30pm RSVP:…

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Saturday, April 10, 2004 2:20 PM If you haven’t yet submitted your entry for the 46th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards – don’t panic! The LA Press Club has extended the deadline to March 26 by end of business day. Be a part of this exciting event and send your entry NOW . In addition to the awards for best editorial coverage in 2003, several special awards will be presented at the June 12th gala. Among those on hand to receive those honors will be Jeff Greenfield, CNN’s senior political…

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Wednesday, April 07, 2004 5:49 PM BY MICHAEL COLLINS The Press Club ventured into the controversial vortex of censorship in the media on April7. Radio and TV journalist Jon Beaupre moderated the discussion that included panelists Stephen F. Rohde, a First Amendment Attorney; Tim Winter, Executive Director of Parents Television Council; and Will Lewis of KCRW. Winter argued that violence in the media leads to violence in society, citing one of his group’s studies, which an assistant handed out to the audience. “Children who watch vio- lence on TV have…

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Wednesday, April 07, 2004 5:20 PM From Janet Jackson’s breast to Howard Stern’s mouth to 5-second delays, the subject of broadcasting standards has erupted. Who decides what is obscene? Who is responsible for what comes over the airwaves? The printing of the attacks and assassinations upon Americans in Iraq is causing controversy. What about self-censorship? Are there important topics out there that editors and managers just don’t buy? The Press Club hosts an evening on “Censorship in Media,” as a panel of experts discusses recent FCC decisions, free speech, what’s…

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Wednesday, April 07, 2004 2:21 PM From Janet Jackson’s breast to Howard Stern’s mouth to 5-second delays, the subject of broadcasting standards has erupted in recent months. Who decides what is obscene? Who is responsible for what comes over the airwaves? The airing of graphic images of attacks on Americans in Iraq has caused much controversy and gives another aspect to this subject. Amid the controversy, the Los Angeles Press Club will host an evening of discussion on “Censorship in Media”. A panel of experts will debate FCC’s decisions; free…

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