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APC Summer Recap!

Catch up on all things APC with the 2025 summer recap! Read and see what has been happening from July - September at the club. See you this fall!

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Loudermilk-Young Debate Series

Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series Hosts 2025 General Election Debates 

This October, The Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series, in partnership with WABE, will host general election debates for Public Service Commissioner District Two and Three, Atlanta City Council President, and City of Atlanta Mayor. The debates will be available via WABE radio and television broadcasts (schedule forthcoming), as well as for viewers to watch on demand after October 10 on WABE and on The Atlanta Press Club's website and YouTube channel.

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APC News

APC signs on to additional letter calling for ICE to release journalist Mario Guevara after 2-month detention

The Committee to Protect Journalists and Free Press led a coalition of local and national civil society and press freedom organizations on Thursday, August 14, in a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expressing alarm about the continued detention of journalist Mario Guevara. Read the full letter below.

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Hall of Fame

Atlanta Press Club Announces 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees

Five distinguished journalists will be inducted in the Atlanta Press Club Hall of Fame on Monday, November 3, during a ceremony at the InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta. 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. This year's inductees include Bill Nigut, Ernie Johnson Jr., Jon Shirek (posthumous), Janis Ware and J. Lowell Ware (posthumous). Thank you to our co-title sponsors Coca-Cola and Southern Company. We hope you will join us on November 3!

2025 Hall of Fame Inductees
APC Quarterly Newsletter

APC Spring Recap!

Catch up on all things APC with the 2025 spring recap! Read and see what has been happening from April - June at the club. See you this summer!

Read the Recap Here!
APC News

APC signs on to letter expressing alarm over the detention of journalist Mario Guevara

The Committee to Protect Journalists led a coalition, including the Atlanta Press Club, of local and national civil society and press freedom organizations on Friday, June 20, in a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expressing alarm about the detention of journalist Mario Guevara. Read the full letter below.

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2025 Summer Journalism Interns

Congratulations to APC's 2025 Summer Journalism Interns!

Congratulations to APC's 2025 Summer Journalism Interns! Special thanks to the APC Board of Directors and Internship Committee members who organize our Summer Journalism program each year. Thanks to generous support from Georgia Power, Acuity, and Norfolk Southern, we can provide nine students with valuable work experience at eight of Atlanta's top media outlets. Look out for their bylines in your favorite publications this summer. Welcome to our summer interns!

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Upcoming Events

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Bending Without Breaking

10.21.2025

You are invited to join us for an evening of connection, conversation and insight about trauma-informed journalism. Enjoy light refreshments and a chance to...

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2025 APC Author Event & VIP Reception with Karine Jean-Pierre

10.30.2025

A groundbreaking, revelatory assessment of America’s broken two-party system. A Cappella Books and the Atlanta Press Club proudly present an evening with former White House press...

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The 2025 Atlanta Press Club Hall of Fame

11.03.2025

Five distinguished journalists will be inducted in the Atlanta Press Club Hall of Fame on Monday, November 3, 2025 during a ceremony at the...

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