Tuesday, December 17, 2002 10:19 PM
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Election results: Bylaw changes overwhelmingly approved
Tuesday, December 17, 2002 10:14 PM The results of our recent election are now official. Four new members have been elected to the 12-member board, joining two current directors who have been re-elected as voters also approved an overhaul of the club’s bylaws, according to Election Commissioner Jim Foy. Gary Gentile is a business writer at the Associated Press, covering entertainment, aerospace and energy issues. The ballots were counted at the club offices Nov. 18, Newly elected for a two-year term beginning Jan. 2003. are Gary Gentile, Michael Collins, Roy…
Read MoreWelcome to the New 8 Ball
Sunday, November 17, 2002 10:11 PM The Board of Directors decided in January 2003 to move to an electronic newsletter, as preferred by most club members. A few members who do not have e-mail or who have expressed a preference for a hard copy continue to receive one by mail. You’ll need the easy-to-use Adobe Acrobat Reader software (available here) to read the new 8 Ball. The e-version eliminates the steep costs of printing and mailing, thus allowing us to add great new features that put a spotlight on the…
Read MoreClub members will vote on six directors, by law changes
Thursday, October 17, 2002 10:09 PM Candidates for the 2003-2004 LA Press Club Board of Directors
Read MorePres. Patt: Our nation has met the challenges of the past year and so has the Press Club
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…
Read MoreMembers 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…
Read MoreThe Non-Profit Wheels Are In Motion
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…
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