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Meet the Media: The State of Local Journalism
October 26,2022
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Windows on the River
2000 Sycamore St.
Cleveland, OH
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Please attend The Press Club of Cleveland’s Meet the Media: The State of Local Journalism panel discussion, THIS WEDNESDAY, October 26 at 11:30 a.m. at Windows on the River, 2000 Sycamore Street, Cleveland. Elizabeth McIntyre, Editor of Crain’s Cleveland Business will moderate the conversation. Hear from local news publishers and broadcast / digital leaders about how a rapidly changing media landscape has posed new challenges and encouraged creative solutions in providing 24/7 news and information. How have technology, consumer habits and social listening changed local news and storytelling? How important are things like building the right team, leadership and brand? Bring your questions! | |
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Panelists include:
- Signal Cleveland Managing Editor/News, Mark Naymik
- WKYC Digital Operations Manger, Brandon Simmons
- Director of Engaged Journalism for ideastream, Marlene Harris-Taylor
- Senior Writer at Cleveland Scene, Sam Allard
- Cleveland Magazine Editor, Dillon Stewart
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Cost:
Press Club members $35
PRSA members $37
Non-members $45
Table of 8 $320
Table of 10 $400
Click here to register online
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
2022 JOURNALISM HALL OF FAME AWARDS
Wednesday, November 16
11:30-1:30 PM
Location: City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Ave., 2nd Floor
The Press Club Journalism Hall of Fame Induction ceremony returns! After a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19 precautions. The Press Club is set to induct a fantastic class this year: Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer, Rick Jackson of ideastream, and Jim O'Bryan of The Lakewood Observer. The 2022 Chuck Heaton Award winner is Monica Robins of WKYC, and the late Michael Heaton of the Plain Dealer/cleveland.com will receive a Special Recognition. This year's event will be a luncheon at The City Club of Cleveland on November 16 beginning at 11:30. Click here to reserve.
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The Press Club Trivia Night continues to test trivial knowledge of local journalists and communicators! The latest Trivia Night was held on Wednesday, September 21 at Market Garden Brewery on W. 25th Street. Prizes included Cleveland Guardians merchandise and tickets to a 2023 game! | |
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WRITER MICHAEL HEATON, WIDELY KNOWN AS THE "MINISTER OF CULTURE," DIED ON SEPT. 19 AT THE AGE OF 66
He began writing his weekly "Minister of Culture" column for the Plain Dealer in 1987. The feature soon became a must-read in the paper's Friday! magazine. In addition to writing "entertainingly about entertainment," as he once described his column, Heaton wrote about all-things Cleveland, raising his three daughters -- otherwise known as Miss Thing, Peaches and Shorty in his columns -- and heartfelt tributes to figures who'd recently died. He explained in his final "Minister" column in 2018 that the column was "a great place to fool around about a wide range of topics, including myself."
Heaton also reviewed concerts, movies and TV, and books and wrote in-depth profiles for the paper's Sunday Magazine. He was one of the first reporters at Ground Zero on Sept. 11, 2001
He published two books, which were collections of his work: "The Best of the Minister of Culture" and "Truth and Justice for Fun and Profit." He co-authored several books, including "Motherhood and Hollywood" with his sister, the actress Patricia Heaton, who starred in the television shows "Everybody Loves Raymond" and "The Middle."
His father was Chuck Heaton, the longtime Cleveland Browns reporter for the Plain Dealer, who died in 2008 at the age of 90.
Among his family and friends mourning his loss are his beloved daughters Madison, Zoe and Sydney. Zoe shared a quote from one of her dad's favorite writers, Hunter S. Thompson, on social media and in her remembrance of him during his funeral Mass at St. Ignatius of Antioch Church: "Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'Wow! What a Ride1'"
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THE PRESS CLUB PARTNERS WITH THE CITY CLUB FOR CHUCK TODD EVENT:
On October 4, The City Club of Cleveland welcomed NBC’s Meet the Press host, Chuck Todd, to speak at a special breakfast program. The City Club reached out to The Press Club prior to the event to become a community partner to help sponsor and promote. Press Club board members, Marlene Harris-Taylor and Bob Rosenbaum represented The Press Club at the breakfast and talked to those beforehand who might be interested in joining The Press Club!
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Press Club board member Cliff Anthony has published an upmarket fiction titled Tears in God’s Own Country.
The novel narrates the story of an Indian musician’s dream of making it big in America. However, caught up in the labyrinth of colorism and political deception, the protagonist never reaches the airport.
The book pooh-poohs the follies of colorism, religious fanaticism, and political deception prevalent in the world, Anthony said. To drive this point home, Anthony deftly creates a fictional village in the South Indian state of Kerala, where he grew up before making America home in 1986.
The protagonist is called Chenda because he loves to play the chenda kettledrum, and nobody knows his real name or his relatives.
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The novel is replete with humor: An errant tennis ball sparks a religious riot, and so does a missing cow. And a political party chooses a blue symbol because it is cheap. Such vignettes are sprinkled throughout the novel without undermining its profound symbolism, according to Anthony, who teaches journalism at Lorain County Community College.
Bruce Weigl, 2013 Pulitzer finalist for poetry and an Oberlin resident, commended, “Cliff Anthony vividly paints the social and political milieu of a small village in India, whose themes and focus represent a universal concern. Driven by powerful cultural images, including the caste system, this book sails gracefully down the page.”
Sarah Willis, the author of Some Things That Stay and a Cleveland Heights resident, wrote, “With humor and pathos, Cliff Anthony delivers an important time in India’s history through the story of a man called Chenda, as we learn about who he is and the strange and sometimes disturbing characters and events that frame his life.”
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OPPORTUNITY FOR FREE LANCERS | |
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Columbus-area hospital system is looking to add some freelancers for an end-of-year project. Feel free to research us at www.genesishcs.org. Our most common freelance assignments are for blogs, patient testimonials and feature stories for our signature magazine, LiveWell.
Pease review the blog samples below. If you are interested, send your fee requirements and a few writing samples, preferably human-interest stories, to kshields@genesishcs.org.
Blog Examples
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
- Sharon Holbrook
- Andy Fishman, Fox 8
- Mark Puente
- Evan Demmarell
- Joe Kubic, Adcom
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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.
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.
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