Advisory – 2/18/09 SPJ-LA Panel “City Without A Paper”

For Immediate Release
Friday, February 6, 2009

SPJ-LA Panel “Imagine a City Without a Newspaper”l

Moderated by veteran KTTV FOX 11 TV reporter John Schwada and featuring special guests Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and USC Annenberg School of Journalism Director, Geneva Overholser

Los Angeles, CA – SPJ-LA holds regular events and mixers for its members and supporters on interesting topics and pressing issues of the day. Join them later this month for a panel of civic leaders to explore the real possibility that the country’s second-largest city will be left without a daily newspaper.

WHO: The Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists Members and Supporters; Featured Guests: John Schwada, Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, and Geneva Overholser

WHAT: SPJ-LA Panel “Imagine a City Without a Paper”

WHEN: Wednesday, February 18, 2009; 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: The Metropolitan Water District, 700 N. Alameda St., Los Angeles, CA

WHY: Budget cuts, massive layoffs and looming bankruptcy in tough economic times could lead to the disappearance of our local newspapers.

FYI: $10 for SPJ-LA and $15 for everyone else; Please R.S.V.P. to spjlosangeles@gmail.com or 323.593.3350. Parking will be provided; drive around to the back of the building to the employees’ parking garage and a security guard will let you in.

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