Senate Debate Cancelled
Friday, November 21st, 2008 Posted in APC programs, Debate Series | No Comments »Atlanta Press Club cancels U.S. Senate debate Thursday, November 20, 2008, 04:39 PM The Atlanta Journal-Constitution A few minutes ago, the Atlanta Press Club officially canceled its plans for hosting U.S. Senate runoff debate for Sunday, executive director Lauri Straus said. Neither Democrat Jim ...
Have you attended recent APC events?
Thursday, November 20th, 2008 Posted in APC programs, Atlanta Press Club | No Comments »Would you care to share your comments about them? We've had some fantastic recent programs, including one with the National Press Club and Georgia Public Broadcasting, and a lunch featuring Ted Turner. If you attended any one of our recent events, ...
Gannett Cutting 1K Newspaper Jobs
Friday, August 15th, 2008 Posted in APC programs | No Comments »According to a Reuters article posted this afternoon, Gannett Company Inc., has announced in a memo its plan to cut 1,000 newsroom jobs in its Community Publishing division, which accounts for more than 80 publications (not including USA Today). About ...
Olympics: Covering the Cringe-Worthy
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in APC programs | No Comments »I've found it interesting some of the stories coming out of Beijing these last few days since the Olympics started. First was the report that some of the fireworks we saw on TV during the Opening Ceremony were fake. Then there ...
R.I.P., Skip Caray
Monday, August 4th, 2008 Posted in APC programs | No Comments »Spirited Atlanta Braves announcer Skip Caray died in his sleep Sunday, having faced numerous health problems over the years including diabetes and congestive heart failure. A part of Braves history for more than three decades, he will be missed by ...
AJC Public Ed. Explains Changes
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 Posted in APC programs | No Comments »In her column published Saturday, AJC Public Editor Angela Tuck shared with readers how leadership at the paper made its decisions about many of its changes. "The newspaper puts more resources into covering those areas where we have the most ...
“We Ask the Tough Questions”
Saturday, July 19th, 2008 Posted in APC programs | No Comments »Bob Edwards, host of The Bob Edwards Show on XM Satellite Radio and Bob Edwards Weekend on Public Radio International, reminded the audience at tonight's annual awards gala that our job as journalists is to ask the tough questions. Investigative ...
Congratulations and Thanks!
Saturday, July 19th, 2008 Posted in APC programs | No Comments »Congratulations to the 2008 Journalists of the Year, Alan Judd and Andy Miller of the AJC, recognized tonight at the annual awards gala for their 2007 series on Georgia's mental hospitals. Congratulations also to the JOY category winners: Janet Conley of The ...
Big Week for Natl, Local Media Outlets
Friday, July 18th, 2008 Posted in APC programs | No Comments »Unless you were in outer space, you have heard about the controversy surrounding this week's The New Yorker magazine. It's said any publicity is good publicity! Personally, I was more taken with Jill Lepore's story on the evolution of children's ...
Another Gone Too Young
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 Posted in APC programs | No Comments »My same age and a lifelong news junkie like me, Chanda Taylor sounds like someone I would've been friends with. Unfortunately, I will never know the CNN producer and former WSB-TV news producer, who died last week of brain cancer. ...