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Holiday Mixer: December 8

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Press club of toledo holiday mixer

There’s no better place to get in the holiday spirit than the decked halls of The Toledo Club! Join the Press Club of Toledo on Thursday, December 8 for our annual holiday mixer. It will be an evening of cocktails, light hors d’oeuvres, and of course, networking!

Press Club of Toledo Holiday Mixer

  • Thursday, December 8, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
  • The Toledo Club, Sports Bar
  • Light hors d’oeuvres provided, cash bar

We encourage members to invite guests as we celebrate the holiday season with fellow media, PR and marketing professionals.

And we have an exciting offer in store for non-members—a special end-of-year membership deal to those in attendance! Start 2017 off on the right foot as an official Press Club of Toledo member.

Pressing Issues Forum: Election Coverage at Ground Zero

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Pressing Issues Forum

Election Coverage at Ground Zero

Ohio is at the epicenter of the national election—and Toledo serves as the electoral ‘ground zero’ in the key swing state. As we find ourselves in the thick of the 2016 election, the September 29 Pressing Issues Forum will highlight the challenges and opportunities that local news executives and reporters run into when covering an outsized national race that has also turned into a national story. The panel comes at the perfect time as we come off of yet another visit from one of the presidential candidates.

In addition to a big picture view of the race, each journalist will provide insight into how their newsroom is deploying resources, what storylines they are following, which campaign appears to do the best job in telling its story, and the relative emphasis they are giving to local vs. national races

Join us at 9 a.m. on Thursday, September 29 in the Schmakel Room of UT’s Driscoll Center (D1 on UT campus map) for this unique discussion. In addition to a big picture view of the race, each journalist on the panel will provide insight into how their newsroom is deploying resources, what storylines they are following, which campaign appears to do the best job in telling its story, and the relative emphasis they are giving to local vs. national races

Pressing Issues Forums

Pressing issues is free and open to Press Club members, media, students and the general public.  Parking is available and free in the lot on the north side of Driscoll Center – accessible off of University Hills Boulevard just north of Bancroft.

These forums are organized around topics driven by the news of the day. Panelists representing the newsroom, PR industry and digital communications offer advice surrounding issues in the media and invite audience response.

 

 

Connie Schultz to Speak at the 2016 Touchstones

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The  featured speaker for the 2016 Touchstone Awards on Oct. 27 will be Connie Schultz, a nationally syndicated columnist for Creators Syndicate, and Professional in Residence at Kent State University.

In 2005, she won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for columns that judges praised for providing “a voice for the underdog and the underprivileged.” Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Politico, Parade, the Atlantic, ESPN Magazine and Democracy Journal.

Connie Schultz

Also in 20015, Schultz won the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award for Commentary and the National Headliner Award for Commentary. In 2003, she was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in feature writing for her series, “The Burden of Innocence,” which chronicled the ordeal of Michael Green, who was imprisoned for 13 years for a rape he did not commit. The week after her series ran, the real rapist turned himself in after reading her stories. The series won the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Social Justice Reporting, the National Headliner Award’s Best of Show and journalism awards from Harvard and Columbia universities.

In 2004, Schultz won the Batten Medal, which honors “a body of journalistic work that reflects compassion, courage, humanity and a deep concern for the underdog.”

Schultz is also a fellow with the Vietnam Reporting Project. Her 2011 series, “Unfinished Business,” explored the long-term impact of Agent Orange in the U.S., and in Vietnam. Recently, the series won the Associated Press Managing Editors Journalism Excellence Award in International Prospective. She has received six honorary degrees, and for the last two years has served as a Pulitzer Prize juror.

Schultz is the author of two books published by Random House: “Life Happens—And Other Unavoidable Truths,” a collection of essays, and “…and His Lovely Wife,” a memoir about her husband Sherrod Brown’s successful 2006 race for the U.S. Senate. She is currently working on her first novel.

Schultz and her husband have four grown children and five grandchildren. They live in Cleveland, Ohio with their rescue dog, Franklin.

Press Club Mixer: Hensville, Downtown Toledo

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Press Club of Toledo Mixer

The Toledo Press Club is teaming up with PRSA – Northwest Ohio Chapter to host a summer mixer at Hensville’s Fleetwood’s Tap Room in downtown Toledo Wednesday, August 17. The club’s mixers serve as a perfect opportunity for local media, PR and marketing professionals to network and strengthen relationships.

PRSA Northwest OhioThis year’s end-of-summer mixer is at Fleetwood’s Tap Room in downtown Toledo. The Press Club, PRSA joint mixer begins at 5:30 p.m. on the first floor, allowing professionals the opportunity to enjoy conversation and light appetizers. Following the social gathering, the group will head over to the stadium for the 7:05 p.m. baseball game! Tickets will be purchased as a group for a special rate of $9. Those interested in attending the game must R.S.V.P. by August 15 by emailing Kathy Jex at inhouse@bex.net.

Press Club of Toledo & PRSA – Northwest Ohio Chapter Hensville Mixer:

The Press Club hosts quarterly mixer events in an effort to bring reporters, editors and producers from all local media to meet each other, in addition to the people they cover. These mixers also serve as a place for local marketing and advertising, nonprofit and other business professionals to interact with the key players in local media outlets.

We also encourage current college students and recent grads to attend our networking events. Our mixers are the perfect time to connect with local professionals as you begin your career and establish your personal brand.

Press Club Mixer: M’ Osteria, Downtown Toledo

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Press Club Spring Mixer
The Toledo Press Club is hosting a spring mixer at M’ Osteria & Bar in downtown Toledo on Thursday, March 24. The Club’s mixers serve as a perfect opportunity for local media, PR professionals and marketing professionals to network and strengthen relationships.

Press Club of Toledo Spring Mixer

  • Thursday, March 24
  • 5:30 – 7:30 at M’ Osteria & Bar
  • Cash bar and light hors d’oeuvres; Admission is free

The Press Club hosts quarterly mixer events in an effort to bring reporters, editors and producers from all local media to meet each other, in addition to the people they cover. These mixers also serve as a place for local marketing and advertising, nonprofit and other business professionals to interact with the key players in local media outlets.

We also encourage current college students and recent grads to attend our networking events. Our mixers are the perfect time to connect with local professionals as you begin your career and establish your personal brand.


For more information about the Press Club of Toledo, visit our Facebook Page and follow us on Twitter @ToledoPressClub.

Pressing Issues: What is a Journalist in the Digital Age?

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 Pressing Issues March 18
The Press Club of Toledo is hosting a Pressing Issues forum on Friday, March 18 from 9-10:30 a.m. focused on the question “What is a journalist in the digital age?” The FREE forum will consist of four panelists who specialize in different areas of media including a news publisher and director, a journalist professor and a blogger.

The forum will be hosted by Toledo Lucas County Public Library, Main Library (325 N. Michigan Street). Moderated by Marlene Harris-Taylor of The Blade, the forum will include presentations by each panelist, as well as Q&A.

What is a Journalist in the Digital Age? 

Today’s digital world provides the opportunity for anyone to become a publisher, whether it is through a personal blog, Twitter account or other social media platform. This availability of information has resulted in people seeking and trusting the information presented from “publishers” without journalism degrees or credentials, which brings up the intriguing question of “what is a journalist in the digital age?”

The Press Club of Toledo’s Pressing Issues forum will provide the opportunity to discuss this current trend of news consumption while highlighting the skills, abilities and responsibilities of a journalist.

The panelists for this Pressing Issues forum include:

The forum will be moderated by Marlene Harris-Taylor of the Blade.

Pressing Issues Forums

The Press Club of Toledo’s ‘Pressing Issues’ forums are organized around
 topics driven by the news of the day. Panelists representing the newsroom, PR industry and digital communications offer advice surrounding issues in the media and invite audience response.