Don’t Be Socially Awkward
Thursday, May 17th, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »For the first time in history, breaking news is disseminated instantly via Twitter, rather than people reading about the previous day’s news over breakfast. Now, letters to the editor have become comments on a Facebook wall, and viewers can connect ...
Attorney General Talks about the Revamped Sunshine Laws
Thursday, May 10th, 2012 Posted in Atlanta Press Club, Freedom of the press | No Comments »Attorney General Sam Olens visited the Atlanta Press Club to discuss the complete overhaul of Georgia’s open meeting and records laws Tuesday. The restructured sunshine laws include some major changes. However, some are still asking for further improvements. When Associated Press ...
World Press Freedom Day
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 Posted in Freedom of the press | No Comments »Nearly 20 years ago the United Nations General Assembly enacted World Press Freedom Day. Now, every year on May 3, humanity is asked to review the condition of media freedom throughout the world, honor journalists who have perished while performing ...
Atlanta Press Club May Membership Drive!
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »There are many benefits to belonging to one of the largest local press clubs in the United States, including networking with the city’s leading media professionals, discounted rates to our signature events, free admission to monthly forums such as Social ...
Report on House Bill 1176
Monday, March 26th, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »By: Georgia First Amendment Foundation We wanted to update you about House Bill 1176, and some of its provisions that may undermine open government and transparency in Georgia. We hope that the Georgia ...
In memory of Furman Bisher — Services to be on Saturday
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 Posted in Atlanta Press Club | No Comments »By Maria Saporta, SaportaReport, Atlanta Business Chronicle, and Atlanta Press Club Board of Directors. We are in mourning at SaportaReport over the passing of Furman Bisher, our beloved colleague who was the legendary sports columnist for the Atlanta Journal, ...
Senate Panel OKs Proposed Public Records Changes
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 Posted in Freedom of the press | No Comments »By Errin Haines, Associated Press Reporter and Atlanta Press Club Board of Directors ATLANTA (AP) - Legislation to change Georgia's open government laws could soon come up for a vote in the state Senate now that a committee has approved ...
Atlanta Press Club Hall of Fame Recipient Dies at 93
Monday, March 19th, 2012 Posted in Atlanta Press Club Events, Hall of Fame | No Comments »The Atlanta Press Club and the journalism community are mourning the loss of legendary sports journalist Furman Bisher who died Sunday of a heart attack. Bisher’s career spanned more than six decades most of it at the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, where he ...
Lawmakers ban cameras from committee meeting voting on open government bill
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »The Daily Report’s Kathleen Baydala Joyner has followed the progress of a proposed rewrite of the state’s open government laws. The committee considering the legislation took an unexpected action limiting press access to its own meeting Monday. Read the story ...
Atlanta Press Club Remembers Legendary Journalist
Monday, February 20th, 2012 Posted in Freedom of the press | No Comments »Anthony Shadid, legendary reporter for The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and most recently, The New York Times passed away Thursday, February 16 from an acute asthma attack while reporting in Syria. Shadid, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, won ...