Archive for 2007

Happy Holidays!

Friday, December 28th, 2007 Posted in APC programs | No Comments »

Wishing all Press Club members and staff all the best for the New Year. Make it one of your resolutions to recruit new members and get more involved in the Club (ok, that's TWO resolutions). If you'd like to volunteer ...

Close Encounters of the Chinese Kind…

Thursday, December 13th, 2007 Posted in On Location | No Comments »

The trip to Beijing has gone swimmingly well so far with one exception. Here's what happened... After an exhilarating visit to the Great Wall, my guide convinced me that I had to pay a visit to the Beijing Traditional Chinese Medical ...

Some Atlanta “media moves”

Thursday, December 13th, 2007 Posted in APC programs | No Comments »

Courtesy of PR professional extraordinaire Mitch Leff, here are some recent changes in Atlanta's media world: AP education and legislative writer Doug Gross is now at CNN; Urvaksh Karkari has joined the Atlanta Business Chronicle as healthcare writer; AJC business ...

Beijing - Photos from Day 1.5

Sunday, December 9th, 2007 Posted in On Location | No Comments »

Beijing is a city of contrasts...Have to run but click here to see photos from Day 1.5.

Beijing - Day One

Saturday, December 8th, 2007 Posted in Atlanta Press Club, On Location | No Comments »

After a relatively uneventful plane ride on United Airlines from Atlanta to Beijing via Chicago, I checked into my hotel tired but in good spirits. It's been 22 years since my last visit to Beijing and I was a teenager traveling ...

Six Nights in Beijing

Saturday, December 8th, 2007 Posted in On Location | No Comments »

I am in Beijing, China for the International Women of Influence Awards presented by GlobalExecWomen in recognition of female executives at the forefront of international business and trade and for the next six nights, I'll be posting entries from Beijing.

A Festive Atmosphere!

Thursday, December 6th, 2007 Posted in Atlanta Press Club Events, Holiday Author Party | No Comments »

Though I am not good at estimating numbers, it seemed a few hundred revelers enjoyed themselves last night at the annual Holiday Author Party at the New World of Coke museum. We sincerely thank the HAP committee, APC staff, authors ...

Please send us your comments!

Friday, November 30th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I'll admit we were lax for a while about going through the deluge of spam that comes to us every day to search for legitimate comments for the blog...but now there are multiple people involved in keeping up with it and ...

Republican Youtube debate Wednesday

Sunday, November 25th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Ok, I admit this is a bit of nepotism at work here, but CNN is offering a glimpse at some of the questions being posed to the Republican presidential candidates via Youtube. The debate in which some of these questions will be ...

Atlanta mag runs a “Second Draft”

Friday, November 16th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Atlanta magazine is getting some well-deserved national attention for its recent interpretation of the Michael Vick saga. In its November issue, the magazine runs the text of a glowing profile of Vick from four years ago -- only crossed out and ...