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2024 Atlanta Press Club Hall of Fame
Congratulations to the 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees
Four distinguished journalists were inducted into the Atlanta Press Club Hall of Fame on Monday, October 28th, during a ceremony at the InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta. The 2024 Inductees included Valerie Boyd (posthumous, Veta Goler, accepted on Valerie's behalf), Clark Howard, Tony Light, and Maria Saporta. The Hall of Fame dinner is Atlanta media’s biggest night of the year and recognizes journalists who have made a significant impact on journalism in Georgia and around the country. To view each of the inductees video tributes, please click below! To read more about the Hall of Fame and to view this year's event program, please visit https://atlantapressclub.org/awards/#halloffame
View the 2024 Inductee Video Tributes Here!
APC Summer Recap
Catch up on all things APC!
Get a rundown on what's been happening with the Club this July-September! Lots of fun events and programs to recap as we head into Fall!
Read the Recap Here!
ATLANTA PRESS CLUB LOUDERMILK-YOUNG DEBATE SERIES
Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series Hosts General Election Debates
On October 13, 2024 - The Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series will host general election debates for U.S. Congressional Districts Two and Three.
The debates will take place at Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB). They are not open to the public, but they will stream live on The Atlanta Press Club Facebook page and GPB.org.
CLICK HERE FOR THE DEBATE SCHEDULE
2024 Newsmaker Leadership Series
Restoring Faith in Public Elections: What Role Does Media Play?
The Atlanta Press Club welcomed the Georgia Democracy Defense Project leadership team, including Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Gov. Roy Barnes, Gov. Nathan Deal, and Mayor Shirley Franklin, for a Newsmaker discussion on “Restoring Faith in Public Elections: What Role Does Media Play?”. Greg Bluestein, AJC, and Lisa Rayam, WABE, co-moderated the event on September 9 at The Commerce Club.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE PROGRAM
2024 Atlanta Press Club Hall of Fame
APC Announces 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees
Four distinguished journalists will be inducted in the Atlanta Press Club Hall of Fame on Monday, October 28th, during a ceremony at the InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta. The 2024 Inductees include Valerie Boyd (posthumous), Clark Howard, Tony Light, and Maria Saporta. The Hall of Fame dinner is Atlanta media’s biggest night of the year and recognizes journalists who have made a significant impact on journalism in Georgia and around the country. We hope you will join us!
Read the Annoucement Here!
APC Spring Recap
Catch up on all things APC!
Get a rundown on what's been happening with the Club this April-June! Lots of fun events and programs to recap as we head into Summer!
Read the Recap Here!
James Beard Media Award
Mike Jordan Wins James Beard Media Award!
A huge congratulations to Mike Jordan, APC Treasurer and AJC's Black Culture Editor, for winning the Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award at the James Beard Media Awards this weekend in Chicago! Mike was nominated for his exceptional pieces in Atlanta Magazine "Our Brunches, Ourselves: Atlanta's a divided city. Could unity be found on Sunday at 11 a.m.?"; "All Together Now: Pop-up collective Stolen Goods counts some of Atlanta's finest young chefs of color among its ranks"; and "Less Offal, but Still Pretty Good: Holeman & Finch Public House". Bravo, Mike!
Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series
Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series Hosts Primary Runoff Election Debates
On June 9, 2024, the Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series will host primary runoff election debates for U.S. Congressional Districts Two (R), Three (R) and DeKalb County CEO. The debates will take place at Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB). They are not open to the
public, but they will stream live on The Atlanta Press Club Facebook page and GPB.org. They also will air on GPB-TV. The full schedule is below.
In addition, people can watch the debate series on demand on the Atlanta Press Club YouTube page.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL DEBATE SCHEDULE
2024 Summer Journalism Interns
Congratulations to the 2024 APC Summer Journalism Interns!
We are pleased to welcome our largest class of young journalists to our APC 2024 Summer Journalism Internship Program. Thanks to generous support from Georgia Power, Acuity Brands, Norfolk Southern and Georgia Humanities we are able to provide ten students with valuable work experience at nine of Atlanta's top media outlets. Look out for their bylines in your favorite publications this summer!
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT INTERNSHIPS!
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SPJ Georgia & Atlanta Press Club Presents: A Winter Wonderland
12.03.2024
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