Thursday, October 17, 2002 9:52 PM An enthusiastic crowd at the 2002 Annual Membership Meeting in Holl y w ood on Sept. 19 heard President Patt Morrison compare the difficult past year for the nation to the challenging year that the L.A. Press Club has experienced. “It’s been a year where the nation has found the bar set very high in many things, and in many things it has met the challenge,” said Morrison. “And I believe the Press Club has done the same, doubling and redoubling efforts on behalf…
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Members will vote on changes to the bylaws as part of fall elections
Tuesday, September 17, 2002 9:41 PM Members will vote on changes to the bylaws as part of fall elections Nearly a year after club members approved by a margin of two-to-one plans to make the L.A. Press Club a non-profit organ- ization once again, the wheels are in motion for this important change to become a reality. President Patt Morrison is expected to announce at the annual meeting that the club has formally applied to the Internal Revenue Service for the new status, which if approved could be in effect…
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Tuesday, September 17, 2002 9:39 PM A year of progress and fine wine at annual meeting The L.A. Press Club’s annual membership meeting on Thursday evening, September 19, at the club offices in Hollywood, under the leadership of President Patt Morrison, will include a discussion of the significant progress the club has made in the past year, news on upcoming events,. a chance for board candidates to be heard — and for the first time, a complimentary wine tasting and seminar as well. During the hour before the formal business…
Read MoreMichael Collins Connection 2002 August
Saturday, August 17, 2002 9:34 PM The violent arrest in July of 16-year-old Jeremy Morse in Inglewood, once again sent shock waves through our city, and the journalism community. That sense of “here we go again” can be all too pervasive so it is incumbent that we remind ourselves of the crucial role the media plays in informing the public without stirring up the pot. It also reminds us that the relationship between law enforcement and the media is a unique one: sometimes con- tentious but most times cooperative. My…
Read MoreInsider Views on Accessing Business News
Saturday, August 17, 2002 9:32 PM PROVIDING INFO THE MEDIA CAN USE: An enthusiastic audience heard a panel of top P.R. executives, and a veteran business journalist share their insights during a July 18th seminar entitled, “Opening The Door, Part 3:Accessing Corporate America.” T hey dis- cussed what it takes to cover corporations in the era of Enron,Adelphia and a rapidly changing stock market, during the third in a series presented by the club’s International Caucus of Journalists.” The seminar was moderated by Jonathan Evans, Western Media Relations Manager for…
Read MoreThe Saga of the Sunshine Ordinance Continues
Saturday, August 17, 2002 9:28 PM BY KAREN OCAMB It was with some trepidation that members of the Sunshine Coalition attended the L.A. County Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting on July 16. There had been many delays following the Special Counsel’s report on the proposed Sunshine Ordinance, CFAC expert Terry Francke’s response, and the slight slap on the wrist in the L.A. Times’ Brown Act lawsuit. With the pressure off, the BOS could have decided that they had gone far enough in adjusting their own internal policy. In my short…
Read MoreJoin Patt Morrison, Chick Hearn, Lisa Foxx, Hugh Hewitt and other media stars at the L.A. Press Club’s All Media Bowl-A-Thon for the City of Hope
Saturday, August 17, 2002 9:25 PM If you have ever been bowled over by the stars of TV, radio and print, now is your opportunity to bowl with or against many of your favorite media personalities. Charity-minded bowlers over 18 years of age are invited to join in the First Annual L.A. Press Club All Media Bowl-A-Thon for the City of Hope Cancer Center on Wednesday, August 14 in Studio City. Among the media stars who will help put some fun and sport into the summer, while raising money for…
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Read MoreAn Evening with the Legendary Last Editor
Wednesday, April 17, 2002 9:18 PM Jim Bellows discusses 55 years taking on the Goliaths of journalism Editor and author Jim Bellows, who has had a legendary career in print, broadcast and online journalism, will be celebrat- ed by the Los Angeles Press Club in “An Evening For Journalists With Jim Bellows,” on Thursday, May 16, in Hollywood, it was announced by club President Patt Morrison. The event coincides with publication of the book, “The Last Editor: How I Saved the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los…
Read MoreSunshine Coalition Victory Increases Access To L.A. County Government
Wednesday, April 17, 2002 9:11 PM Karen Ocamb’s efforts singled out for praise by club President Patt Morrison After unrelenting press scrutiny for allegedly trying to kill a ballot initiative in secret, and under intense pressure from the Los Angeles Sunshine Coalition led by the L.A. Press Club and the California First Amendment Coalition, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously A pril 2 to allow greater public access to government deliberations and records. “I think these changes are long overdue,” Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky told the Los Angeles…
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