The Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists sent the following letter to City Councilmen Dennis Zine, Eric Garcetti and Jack Weiss today in response to Zine’s November motion to curtail paparazzi activity near schools and medical facilities.
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Dear Councilmembers Garcetti, Weiss and Zine:
We represent the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Society [...]
Archive for December, 2008
SPJ/LA Opposes Proposal To Limit Photography Near Schools, Hospitals
Posted in News, SPJ/LA News on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
SPJ/NorCal Chapter seeking FOI nominations
Posted in News, SPJ/Nat'l Events on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Society of Professional Journalists, NorCal Pro Chapter, seeks nominations for its annual James Madison Awards honoring freedom-of-information and First Amendment champions.
Categories include professional journalist; citizen; legal counsel; nonprofit organization; public official; student journalist; source/whistleblower; educator; librarian; electronic access; cartoonist; career achievement; and news media.
If you know of someone not in any of those categories [...]
SPJ/LA elects new board members & officers for 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is announcing the results of its Board of Directors election. The new board members were elected by the chapter’s general membership by mail-in ballot. The new members will begin their service on Jan. 1, 2009.
“We are grateful to have such a solid, varied leadership [...]
The Spin & the Spun: True Tales From The Oscar Campaign Trail
Posted in Uncategorized on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
LA Press Club Event
Thursday, December 11, 2008 from 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM; Program begins at 7:30 PM
Steve Allen Theater, 4773 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
For tickets and information, log onto www.LAPressClub.org
The presidential election may be over, but Oscar campaigning is just heating up. Each year high profile, high cost marketing efforts push major [...]
Annenberg Open Forum on the Tribune Bankruptcy
Posted in Other Local Events on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Join Geoffrey Cowan, director of USC Annenberg’s Center on Communication Leadership, along with journalism school director Geneva Overholser and journalism professor and former Los Angeles Times editor Michael Parks, for an open forum with journalists, faculty, students and community leaders on the impact of the Tribune Company bankruptcy on journalism in Southern California. Additional topics [...]
