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Students at colleges and universities in Los Angeles, Ventura and Orange counties are eligible for a variety of scholarships awarded by the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. The deadline for the 2010 awards has passed. Keep checking back for updates for the 2011 awards. Photo credit: L-Rey via Picasa
RSVP for a panel discussion on media coverage of immigrant communities and the future of immigration reform.
What
SPJ/LA’s panel discussion on the future of immigration reform and media coverage of immigrant communities
Who
Adolfo Flores, reporter for the Pasadena Sun, will moderate.
Madeleine Brand, host of the innovative radio news magazine program, The Madeleine Brand Show, will be the mistress of ceremonies at the 36th annual awards banquet on May 8, presented by the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
The Madeleine Brand Show, which launched in September 2010 on Southern California Public Radio, 89.3 KPCC, is described as having an original sound that is thought-provoking and intimate. Brand describes it as “a new form of public radio journalism that combines a Morning Edition sensibility—the news and current events—with the sensibilities of Fresh Air and This American Life—the best in story-telling.”
Five local journalists and an attorney will be honored at the event, which will be held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. The Distinguished Journalist honorees are Bob Pool, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times; Howard Fine, a 10-year veteran of the Los Angeles Business Journal; Bob Moon, senior business correspondent, Marketplace; and Lisa Bartley, investigative producer at ABC7, Eyewitness News. Jesus Sanchez, editor and publisher of The Eastsider LA, is the recipient of the chapter’s Distinguished Work in New Media Award. Don Zachary, attorney and counsel for RTNA, will receive the chapter’s Freedom of Information Award.
News directors, veteran journalists and new media experts will lead the Society of Professional Journalists’ “Best of the West: 2012 SPJ Spring Conference” on March 30-31 at the Hilton Universal City in Los Angeles.
The latest speakers confirmed to appear will participate in the “Freak Out!” session, which will be focused on how journalists cover traumatic stories and deal with their own feelings about witnessing such events. KNX 1070 business news anchor and immediate past president of the Greater Los Angeles chapter, Frank Mottek, will moderate the discussion. The panelists will be:
The following letter was sent to fire Chief Brian Cummings today on behalf of the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles regarding the Los Angeles Fire Department’s policy to restrict the free flow of information:
Dear Chief Cummings:
This law office represents the Society of Professional Journalists – Greater Los Angeles Chapter (“SPJ/LA”) and the Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles (“PPAGLA”). I write on behalf of SPJ/LA and PPAGLA to express their shared concern with recent policy changes announced by the Los Angeles Fire Department (“LAFD”) that seriously threaten the newsgathering rights of journalists and photojournalists, and endanger the public’s right to know about the functioning of its government.
The LAFD’s new policy of refusing to disclose information to the media about basic response details – including times and locations of incidents and the nature of emergencies as well as the age and gender of victims – is a sharp departure from the previous practice of the LAFD. It contravenes a directive from Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa that the LAFD “immediately resume releasing information that provides LAFD incident specifics[.]” Letter, Hon. A. Villaraigosa to Chief Cummings, Mar. 21, 2012. The timing of the policy shift is highly suspicious in light of recent revelations about inaccuracies in the LAFD’s reported response times to emergency situations.
Closed-door meetings and Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky’s recent proposal to reduce the time allocated to public comments during the regular Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors sessions were covered by two separate L.A. Times pieces.
Join the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and KPCC for a moderated panel discussion of the Brown Act, its role in these proceedings, and its public impact.
WHO & WHAT: Open and Closed Doors – Access to the L.A. County Board of Supervisors
WHEN: 7 – 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012 (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
WHERE: KPCC-89.3 FM, Crawford Family Forum, 474 South Raymond Ave., Pasadena, CA 91105
COST: The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
PARKING: http://www.scpr.org/forum/
RSVP: Due to limited space, please RSVP at http://www.scpr.org/events/
Register now of Professional Journalist’s 2012 regional conference, “Best of the West,” to be held on March 30 & 31. Hosted by the Los Angeles Pro Chapter, the conference promises to be an action-packed and informative weekend for both students and working professionals. Click here to register, and here for our special room rates with the University City Hilton. Special rate until March 1, so act now.
Check back frequently for updates on programming, events and attendees. Prices below:
A good time was had by all at the SPJ/LA holiday party, held on Nov. 30 at McCormick & Schmicks in Beverly Hills. Photo courtesy of SPJ Board Member Richard Saxton.
From left-to-right: Charlie Crumpley, Editor, Los Angeles Business Journal, George McQuade, VP, Mayo Communications, 2012 SPJ Honored Journalist Howard Fine, Los Angeles Business Journal, Actor Robert Davi, SPJ President Frank Mottek, SPJ Board Member Richard Saxton.
The Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists invites you to a festive holiday networking party in the heart of Beverly Hills, where you will have the opportunity to enjoy the wonderful holiday atmosphere of Via Rodeo as we gather to celebrate the season, socialize with friends and colleagues, and network with other professional journalists. The party includes generously served hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, mini desserts and a cash bar.
RSVP now to join your friends, SPJ/LA members, print, online, and broadcast journalists on November 30th in Beverly Hills.
WHAT: SPJ/LA Holiday Networking Party
WHEN: 6:30 – 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
WHERE: McCormick & Schmick’s Pacific Seafood Grill
206 N. Rodeo Drive
On the Via Rodeo
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: (310) 859-0434
COST: $25 for SPJ/LA members
$40 for non-members
Check or cash accepted
Non-members who join the night of the event will enjoy the member price.
Give yourself the gift of SPJ/LA membership at www.spjla.org.
Cash bar
PARKING: $5 after 6pm in the Via Rodeo parking structure with elevator to party. Metered parking also available.
RSVP: Email SPJLosAngeles@gmail.com or call the SPJ/LA hotline at (323) 259-3350.
For more details or questions, please contact Frank Mottek, SPJ/LA President at spjlosangeles@gmail.com.
You are invited to join the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for a festive holiday party in the heart of Beverly Hills. Enjoy the wonderful holiday atmosphere of Via Rodeo as we gather to celebrate the season at McCormick & Schmick’s on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Rodeo Drive, across the street from the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The party includes generously served hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, mini desserts and a cash bar. Space is limited.
RSVP now to join your friends, SPJ/LA members, print, online, and broadcast journalists on November 30th in Beverly Hills.
WHAT: SPJ/LA Holiday Party
WHEN: 6:30 – 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
WHERE: McCormick & Schmick’s Pacific Seafood Grille
206 N. Rodeo Drive
On the Via Rodeo
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: (310) 859-0434
COST: $25 for SPJ/LA members
$40 for non-members
Non-members who join the night of the event will enjoy the member price.
Give yourself the gift of SPJ/LA membership at www.spjla.org.
Cash bar
PARKING: $5 after 6pm in the Via Rodeo parking structure with elevator to party. Metered parking also available.
RSVP: Email SPJLosAngeles@gmail.com or call the SPJ/LA hotline at (323) 259-3350.
For more details or questions, please contact Frank Mottek, SPJ/LA President at spjlosangeles@gmail.com.
The September SPJ/LA event, hosted at the Crawford Family Forum in Pasadena, was well attended. Attendees asked heard from the panel, who included Gary Dauphin, new media director, KCET, Sara Catania, editorial director, NBC-LA, Jimmy Orr, digital managing editor, Los Angeles Times, and Alice Walton, publisher and editor, The City Maven. The panel was moderated by Prof. Dick Hendrickson of CSUN.
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