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Enter by NOV 6 Early Bird Deadline for the National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards contest. We have categories for print and online reporting, as well as photography, broadcast, radio, podcasts, books and social media. ENTRY FORM: https://lapressclub.wufoo.com/forms/s1sne29d1a2cpfi/... Are you a Press Club member? That gets you another discount. Not a member? Join today! https://lapressclub.wufoo.com/forms/zx0zfwh0anor4w/ Got a question? Email [email protected].

Join us Thursday, November 12, as Jill Stewart interviews Tim DeRoche and Gloria Romero about their new book, A Fine Line: How Most American Kids Are Kept Out of the Best Public Schools. Special guest Nick Melvoin is a board member for District 4 of Los Angeles Unified School District. WHEN: Thursday, November 12 at 4:30 pm WHERE: Zoom... GET THE BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/A-Fine-Line-Tim-DeRoche/dp/0999277626 REGISTER HERE: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MvbDnOwfSYKENq-DTriReg COST: None ABOUT THE BOOK: A Fine Line takes a close look at attendance zones, the boundary lines drawn by school district officials governing who gets into the best public schools and who is kept out. DeRoche shows how these boundary lines echo the racist redlining practices of the early 20th Century and how they contribute to the stark inequalities of our public education system. Illuminating. A must-read for education leaders, policy makers, parents, and anyone who believes that a child’s zip code should not prevent him or her from accessing the best education that a school district offers. Tony Miller, former Deputy Secretary of Education under President Obama. ABOUT TIM DEROCHE: Tim DeRoche is a consultant and writer based in Los Angeles. For 20 years, he has worked with clients in K-12 education, serving public-school districts, charter school networks, and curriculum developers. He has written about education policy for Education Next, Education Week, the Washington Post, Los Angeles Business Journal and Quillette. His first book, The Ballad of Huck & Miguel a retelling of Huck Finn set on the L.A. River was an Amazon bestseller featured on CBS Sunday Morning. ABOUT GLORIA ROMERO: Retired Senator Gloria Romero was the first woman to serve as the Majority Leader of the California State Senate. Representing East Los Angeles and eastern Los Angeles County in the 24th State Senate District, Sen. Romero served as Senate Democratic Caucus Chair and Chair of the Senate Education Committee. ABOUT NICK MELVOIN: Nick Melvoin represents District 4 on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education. Nick began his career as an English teacher at Markham Middle School, an LAUSD campus in Watts. He holds a BA from Harvard University, a Master's Degree in Urban Education from LMU, and a law degree from NYU. ABOUT JILL STEWART: Jill Stewart is former managing editor of LA Weekly and former executive director of Coalition to Preserve LA. She is an experienced broadcast commentator, having appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, KPCC, KCRW and BBC Radio. For seven years, she was a reporter at the L.A. Times. She teaches journalism at Chapman University and serves as a freelance editor, writer and analyst. She is the former President of the Board of the Los Angeles Press Club.

Need a break? Remember that a LA Press Club membership comes with benefits! Right now the club is offering three FREE art classes per week, with Wednesday evening classes geared towards after work class.... As usual Leah Kohlenberg is our teacher and the classes are conducted over zoom. Leah makes it easy and fun and the classes are good for beginners as well as the more experienced artists. Here is the new schedule with three classes at the same time every week: Wednesday: 68 pm Thursday: 911 am Thursday: 35 pm OTHER CHANGES: 1. The zoom link is the same, but it is now password-protected: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3308967073 Password: Artisfun 2. The Reuters Art Classes Link has been changed to "Art at Work Portal," you can find that here: https://www.theroamingstudio.com/art-at-work-portal Password: Artisfun Everything is still there: The art class timing via block, the link to the youtube videos, the link for registering for class (see below), plus links to supplies, etc. 3. New registration system: this is not yet required, but classes will automatically cap out at 30 people. If you want to be assured a place, registering here helps: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSexPpJQczb7ssQgB0/viewform

"Our America: Living While Black" You are invited to an exclusive media-only virtual screening and live Q&A panel for ABC's "Our America: Living While Black." The 45-minute screening spotlights stories told by Black voices addressing generations of systemic racism and structural barriers while seeking to create a better life. When: Friday, October 23, 2020 Screening: 4-4:45 p.m.... Q&A panel starts after the screening Panelists will answer questions from members of the media. PANELISTS: JENNIFER MITCHELL -- SVP, Content Development, ABC Owned Television Stations MAXINE CROOKS -- VP, Talent Development, ABC Owned Television Stations TAMALA EDWARDS -- Anchor, 6abc/WPVI-TV Philadelphia MONICA BARNES -- Community Engagement Director, ABC 11/WTVD-TV Raleigh-Durham MARIEL CALIZO MYERS -- Executive Producer, Premium Content and Development, ABC7/KGO-TV San Francisco JUSTIN ALLEN -- Senior Producer, Content Development, ABC Owned Television Stations RSVP (REQUIRED) https://www.cs-links.com/regi/our-america-100820.php Registration closes promptly on October 22 at 5 p.m.

APPLY for the LosAngeles PressClub FOOT IN THE DOOR Fellowship: About the Fellowship Everyone needs someone to open a door for them when they’re starting out in journalism. Too many talented young reporters from communities historically excluded from the media might never get their foot in the door with a reputable journalism opportunity because they came up in worlds where the people who know and respect them are outside of journalism.... The LA Press Club wants to change that. Each year five talented recent journalism college grads will be paired with a veteran in the field to actively work on securing a valuable work opportunity. More than a mentoring relationship, this will be a direct partnership between the fellow and the journalism veteran to figure out how to launch career dreams and take concrete steps together to get there. https://lapressclub.org/about/foot-in-the-door-fellowship/ Who Can Apply This fellowship is open to any young journalist looking to move to their next big opportunity. You might be a senior in college studying journalism, a recent grad, or you might be in an entry-level position or internship at a media company. If you have been in journalism for less than five years, you should apply! Application Timeline * November 23, 2020 Deadline * December 18, 2020 Fellows Announced * January 2020 Fellowship Begins * June 2020 Fellowship Culminates APPLY https://lapressclub.wufoo.com/forms/s1hqwkoa0ye1geb/

Join us THIS WED OCT 21 at 11 AM for Malina Saval in conversation with author Amy Klein about her latest book The Trying Game: Get Through Fertility Treatment and Get Pregnant without Losing Your Mind REGISTER: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AFKPRuRnQaaxuJngjb-wcw ABOUT THE BOOK: A reassuring, no-nonsense guide to both the emotional and practical process of trying to get pregnant, written with the smarts, warmth, and honesty of a woman who has been in the trenches.... https://www.facebook.com/events/1079186479197526

Want to join the Los Angeles Press Club’s Trivia Team for the virtual Trivia Bowl tomorrow evening at 7pm, arranged by AAJA-Los Angeles? As usual the event is emceed by David Ono of KABC7. Quizmasters are Lynn Yu and Chris O’Brien. Email [email protected] for your spot.

Malina Saval in conversation with author Amy Klein about her latest book The Trying Game: Get Through Fertility Treatment and Get Pregnant without Losing Your Mind WHEN: Wednesday, October 21 at 11 AM WHERE: Zoom... HOW TO GET THE BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Trying-Game-Fertility-T//1984819151 REGISTER: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AFKPRuRnQaaxuJngjb-wcw COST: None ABOUT AMY KLEIN: Amy Klein wrote the Fertility Diary column for The New York Times’s Motherlode blog for three years. She writes frequently about health and fertility for publications such as Newsweek, Slate, The Washington Post, and others. She is the former editor of the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. ABOUT MALINA SAVAL: Malina Saval is a features editor at Variety covering the film, TV and music beats. She’s the author of The Secret Lives of Boys: Inside the Raw Emotional World of Male Teens, a non-fiction account of male adolescence published by Basic Books in 2010. Saval also serves on the board of the Los Angeles Press Club. ABOUT THE BOOK: A reassuring, no-nonsense guide to both the emotional and practical process of trying to get pregnant, written with the smarts, warmth, and honesty of a woman who has been in the trenches. A compassionate, often funny, well-researched, and ultimately empowering guide.Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone Jewish Journal Forward BOOK TALK: Amy Klein, author of The Trying Game"