Upcoming EventsThursday, April 18, 2024
Annual Meeting and Dinner Carmen Gentile War correspondent, author and founder of PostIndustrial “From the Battlefield to Postindustrial America: How One Reporter Roamed the World Before Returning Home to Create His Own Outlet ” 5:30 p.m. Stambaugh Auditorium 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown Register to attend here Friday, May 3, 2024 World Press Freedom Day Reading of the Names of journalists killed in pursuit of a story 12 noon Mahoning County Courthouse Rotunda 120 Market St., Youngstown See more information here Hall of Fame & AwardsMembers of the YPC may submit nominations for the 2024 Hall of Fame, First Amendment Award, Excellence in Media Award and the Medal of Merit.
Nomination deadline is May 1, 2024. Support for
Press Freedom On May 3 the Youngstown Press Club joins press freedom advocates worldwide to commemorate World Press Freedom Day.
This year the club pledged to support press freedom and the First Amendment by making a donation to Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, to help their efforts to support news organizations under fire. ScholarshipsCommitted to education and scholarship, the Youngstown Press Club awards college scholarships to college juniors and seniors studying journalism and related fields.
You can now make a donation to the YPC Scholarship Fund online here. YPC MerchandiseThe Youngstown Press Club rolls out some of its brand-new merchandise. Check out our selection of shirts, bags, blankets, caps and more.
MembershipYoungstown Press Club members are journalists, public relations and marketing professionals, communicators, media entrepreneurs, students and retirees.
Student MembershipSupporting journalism and communications students is part of our mission. We offer free membership to students in journalism and communications fields and encourage students of all ages to take advantage of our events for networking, learning and growing in their field.
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The Youngstown Press Club, Inc. was re-established in 2018 to promote journalism and other communication-related professions in the Mahoning Valley. The Youngstown Press Club operates exclusively for educational and social purposes. The Youngstown Press Club maintains a registered office in Youngstown, Ohio.
Press Club renews call for reporter's releaseYOUNGSTOWN - The Youngstown Press Club is renewing its call for the release of a reporter from a Russian prison as the first anniversary of his arrest approaches.
Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, was arrested on an espionage charge on March 29, 2023, and still awaits trial. Gershkovich, the WSJ and the U.S. government vehemently deny that charge. "We continue to stand with Evan on the one-year anniversary of his imprisonment," said Lori A. Factor, Youngstown Press Club president. "A free press is the hallmark of a civilized society. Journalism is not a crime, and journalists should never feel as though danger dictates their reporting in any country," she added. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has declared Gershkovich wrongly detained; and President Biden has promised to bring him home. Last month, the press club sponsored an "I Stand with Evan" event in Youngstown, which featured Paul Beckett, the Wall Street Journal's assistant editor, who is working full-time to secure Gershkovich's release. Gershkovich, 32, is the American-born son of Soviet-era emigres to the United States. He learned Russian from his parents and built a career as a journalist focused on Russia. He joined The Wall Street Journal in January 2022 after having reported from Moscow for Agence France Press and The Moscow Times. Since his arrest, he has been held in the Stalin-era Lefortovo Prison, largely cut off from the world and spending 90 percent of his time in a small cell. Gershkovich is the first American journalist charged with espionage in Russia since the Cold War. He has profiled Russian dissidents, written extensively about the Kremlin's war effortsand reported from Russian border towns on the war's toll since Russia invaded Ukraine. The Youngstown Press Club was re-established in 2018 to promote journalism and related professions in the Mahoning Valley. x Upcoming event
2024 Scholarship Applications Due April 1The Youngstown Press Club will award two $2,000 scholarships again this year. The scholarships will go to college juniors and seniors who live in a five-county area in the Mahoning and Shenango valleys, who are majoring in journalism, communications, broadcasting, marketing, public relations or another communication-related field.
Deadline to apply is April 1, 2024. Access scholarship application HERE. See scholarship criteria and requirements HERE. For more information, contact the Youngstown Press Club at youngstownpressclub@gmail.com. x Recent Events
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Thursday, March. 21, 2024
"How AI Is Shaping the Media Landscape" with Nikita Roy 12 p.m. The Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County See more about this event here. |
Student Press Freedom Day
with YSU Journalism Students
with YSU Journalism Students
#IStandWithEvan
with The Wall Street Journal's Paul Beckett
with The Wall Street Journal's Paul Beckett
"Building a Regional Public Media Newsroom"
with Mike McIntyre of Ideastream
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