PRESS CLUB SPONSORS DISCUSSION ON
CLEVELAND'S CONNECTION TO THE NEW YORKER
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Why have so many Clevelanders found their way to the staff of The New Yorker?
In partnership with Literary Cleveland, the Press Club of Cleveland is sponsoring a 90-minute online panel discussion with Cleveland natives Andy Borowitz, Mary Norris and Kathryn Schulz. It will explore their backgrounds, their magazine writing, what influence Cleveland had or has on their work, and what makes Northeast Ohio such fertile ground for writers.
The free discussion will take place via zoom from 7-8:30 pm on Saturday, July 17 as part of Literary Cleveland’s annual Inkubator conference.
Andy Borowitz is a best-selling satirist who has written for The New Yorker since 1998; the Borowitz Report, which he created in 2001, has been a regular feature of the magazine since 2012.
Mary Norris worked as a copy editor at The New Yorker for more than 30 years. Her first book, Between You and Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen (Norton, 2015), was a New York Times best-seller.
Kathryn Schulz, a staff writer, won a National Magazine Award and a Pulitzer Prize in 2015 for “The Really Big One,” an article about seismic risk in the Pacific Northwest.
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ACCESS PUBLIC RECORDS FOR FREE AND WIN $300!
🔎 Public Records Are Power💪 is a free course of 7 micro-lessons, each texted once a day to your phone and taking no more than 5-10 minutes. It empowers Clevelanders to access local public records.
For more info on the course – including a story, illustration and social media posts – to share with your audience, email Rachel Dissell.
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SINCERE APPRECIATION TO MARGARET W. WONG & ASSOCIATES
The Press Club of Cleveland sincerely thanks Cleveland attorney Margaret Wong and her firm, Margaret W. Wong & Associates LLC, for the recent generous donation to support the Press Club mission of promoting journalism excellence, educating future journalists and maintaining the rich history of journalism in Cleveland.
Wong has built her Cleveland-based law firm from a one-person, one-desk operation into an internationally recognized immigration law powerhouse, with offices in nine cities and more than 60 employees.
An adjunct professor of immigration law at Case Western Reserve University Law School, Wong has achieved numerous firsts, including first Asian-American president of the Cleveland Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, won a slew of awards and changed countless lives.
Her online profile notes that “She is known for speed, quality, honesty and persistence.”
Sounds like the best journalists we know.
Thank you, Margaret!
To make your own donation to the Press Club of Cleveland contact Kevin Adelstein
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EIJ AWARDS VIRTUAL AGAIN THIS YEAR
Due to COVID-19, we have made the difficult decision to hold the 43rd Press Club of Cleveland Excellence in Journalism awards virtually again this year.
We miss seeing all of you in person, but the All Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards will still go on. We have recently sent all entries out to Press Clubs throughout the United States to be judged. The full list of award winners will be announced and posted on the Press Club of Cleveland website in late June.
Save the Date of June 24, 2021, for our virtual awards presentation.
Event begins at 7:30 PM
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SEEKING PRESS CLUB NOMINATING COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS
The nominating committee is responsible for identifying and nominating potential board members and officers to lead the Press Club of Cleveland.
Bob Rosenbaum, committee chair since 2018, is seeking interested members to join the committee in preparation for the December 2021 election.
The committee operates remotely, and the time commitment is a few hours a month between July and Thanksgiving.
“It’s rewarding work that considers the club’s needs and proactively addresses them by identifying potential leaders who have the right skills and interests,” Rosenbaum says. “It’s trickier than it looks, and it can set the tone for an entire year of club activity.”
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FIVE JOURNALISM TIDBITS FROM NORTHEAST OHIO
-Cleveland.com coordinated an exclusive scoop with the Browns and the City of Cleveland (on the Browns proposed lakefront development plan). One of the Cleveland.com’s reporters, however, unaware of the arrangement, wondered why the city was suppressing information about a public meeting. He reported that story. Editor Chris Quinn, with egg on his face, said Cleveland.com would no longer tolerate the government bending the rules on their behalf.
FIVE JOURNALISM TIDBITS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY + WORLD
-Twenty-two-year-old Associated Press journalist Emily Wilder is fired after a Conservative smear campaign attacking her pro-Palestinian activism in college. More than 100 AP staffers came to her aid, demanding clarity on AP’s decision. AP then announced that it will review its social media policies.
-The Associated Press, according to The Intercept, is now doing “damage control” after staff outcry.
-Incidentally, former AP top editor Sally Buzbee was just named the new executive editor of The Washington Post.
-Nikole Hannah-Jones, lead author of the New York Times’ controversial 1619 project, is denied tenure at the University of North Carolina after the board of directors overturned the journalism department’s recommendation.
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Editor-In-Chief, The Devil Strip, Akron OH
Akron's Community-Owned Magazine
The Devil Strip is seeking an Editor-in-Chief to lead its community-focused newsroom through a key period of growth
Application process:
● Please send a cover letter and your resume to Operations Manager Kelli Smith at kelli@thedevilstrip.com on or before Friday, May 21, 2021.
● If we wish to interview you for the position, we will notify you by Friday, May 28. The selection process will proceed from there.
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WELCOME NEW PRESS CLUB MEMBERS
Amy Eddings, ideastream
Amanda Koehn, Cleveland Jewish News
Becky Raspe, Cleveland Jewish News
McKenna Corson, Cleveland Jewish News
Alex Krutchik, Cleveland Jewish News
Jack Loftus, Freshwater Cleveland
John Copic, Collinwood Publishing
Claudia Longo, LaMega Nota
Lee Chilicote, The Land
Ken Schneck, The Buckeye Flame
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JOIN THE PRESS CLUB TODAY!
In continuous operation since 1887, The Press Club of Cleveland is a home for working journalists, professional communicators and anyone who supports the media’s role to keep watch over democratic processes. We advocate for the importance of journalism; maintain the rich history of journalism in Northeast Ohio; recognize excellence in the field with the All-Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards and the Press Club Hall of Fame; and host programs that bring members together for education, networking and comradery.
We offer membership fees, special rates for young practitioners, and members receive discounts on Press Club events and entry fees in our statewide awards program. Learn more about the benefits of membership here. Join now and your membership runs through Dec. 31, 2021.
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