Wednesday, September 17, 2003 2:26 PM The Los Angeles Press Club, in an effort to inform and educate voters about the recall election, is hosting a September 17th debate in Hollywood. The Press Club believes that face-to-face appearances serve the public interest by giving voters a chance to compare candidates in a neutral setting. Candidates will be questioned by Bill Rosendahl and Patt Morrison, both award- winning Los Angeles journalists and former LAPC presidents. Candidates who have thus far accepted the invitation from the Press Club are Cruz Bustamante, Peter…
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the Collins Connection: September 2003
Tuesday, September 16, 2003 5:11 PM The Press Club barely had time to breathe after our 45th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards gala, held June 21, because we moved our offices down the block to a new sweet suite at 6464 Sunset Boulevard in late August. The heavy lifting was handled by Executive Director Diana Ljungaeus, Treasurer Alicia Flanary, fel- low boardmember Benoit Clair and a couple of Benoit’s gracious French pals who now live in Los Angeles. This is a club that knows how to put on a great…
Read Moreevent: Adam Parfrey’s “It’s A Man’s World” book and gallery launch at La Luz de Jesus and Michael’s Room
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Read MoreMovin’ On The Press Club occupies new space on Sunset.
Tuesday, September 16, 2003 5:07 PM The Los Angeles Press Club has moved. We’ve traded our view of the Griffith Observatory for a view of the observatory and all of downtown L.A. Our new offices are at 6464 Sunset Boulevard in the Sunset Suites on 8th floor, only a couple of blocks from our old offices. Our home of the last few years in the Los Angles Film School building got squeezed smaller and smaller by the suc- cess and growth of the school, and we needed new digs in…
Read MoreAnnual Meeting Sept. 24 at New Club Headquarters
Tuesday, September 16, 2003 4:42 PM As a kickoff to the upcoming elections, can- didates for the board of the Los Angeles Press Club will offer their ideas and visions before members on Sept. 24 at the club’s annual meeting. A number of vacancies will open on the board, including one left by the planned departure of former executive director Alex Ben Block, whose years of volunteer work inspired many working journalists to join the club and brought sizzle back to the club’s annual awards banquet. The event will be…
Read MoreThe Recall Isn’t the Only Election in October
Tuesday, September 16, 2003 4:41 PM Are you a full-time journalist who supports improving the community through volunteering and would like to have an impact on the larger journalism community in Los Angeles? Annual elections will be held by mail in October for seven open two-year positions on the 14-member Los Angeles Press Club Board of Directors. The Board of Directors will nominate candidates, including several incumbents now serving on the board who plan to run again. However, anyone who has been an “active” member of the Press Club for…
Read MoreJournalists Invited to Groundbreaking Forum on Gang Violence and its Effects on Public Health: Injury, Pathology, Guilt & Fear
Tuesday, September 16, 2003 4:39 PM BY KAREN OCAMB On Saturday, Sept. 13 the Press Club is cosponsoring a Fred Friendly-style forum on the public health effects of gang violence. The roundtable was organized by the UCLA Center for Communications and Community in conjunction with the California Wellness Center and the Black Journalists Association of Southern California. Journalists will join national and local healthcare providers, gang-interventionists and community members to look at this underreported issue. the carnage and there are mental health issues for guilt-ridden survivors and fearful community residents,”…
Read MoreBOOK PARTY OF THE MONTH
Tuesday, September 16, 2003 2:26 PM BOOK PARTY OF THE MONTH Amy Alkon, Emmanuelle Richard, Cathy Seipp and the L.A. Press Club invite you to: WHO and WHAT: Celebrate former Reason editor Virginia Postrel’s terrific new book “The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Style is Remaking Commerce, Culture and Consciousness.” WHEN: Monday, Sept. 29, from 7-10 p.m. WHERE: The poolside bar at the W Hotel in Westwood, 930 Hilgard Ave., L.A. 90024 (310) 208-8765. (You’re welcome, Westsiders!) WHY: Because Virginia’s first book, “The Future and Its Enemies:…
Read MorePRESS CLUB PARTY “It’s a Man’s World”
Thursday, August 14, 2003 2:27 PM WHO: Amy Alkon, Emmanuelle Richard, Cathy Seipp and the L.A. Press Club. WHAT: Invite you to celebrate our friend Adam Parfrey’s ultra-groovy new book, “It’s a Man’s World: Men’s Adventure Magazines, the Postwar Pulps,” and the opening of an art exhibit in connection with the book. WHEN: Thurs, Aug. 14 WHERE: Gallery viewing of men’s adventure magazine art, curated by Adam Parfrey, at La Luz de Jesus, 4633 Hollywood Blvd., 6-8pm. At 7pm Adam will give a Q&A on the illustrators — Norm Eastman,…
Read Moreprofile: Kitty Felde, host of “Talk of the City” Journalist and playwright
Wednesday, July 16, 2003 4:37 PM BY SASHA SILVER Kitty Felde, host for two years of KPCC’s talk show, “Talk of the City,” has had a huge year as measured by the awards showered upon her. She has been named Journalist of the Year by both the Los Angeles Press Club and the Los Angeles Society of Professional Journalists. “Local news has long been a passion of mine, and to have this opportunity at a station that shares that passion is incredibly exciting,” said Felde. Her co-workers wholeheartedly agree. Larry…
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