Help for freelance journalists
The rapid spread of covid-19 is significantly impacting the lives of millions of people worldwide. The Rory Peck Trust is working hard to continue to support freelance journalists through this crisis. The Trust has created a fund to provide practical and financial...
SAVE PUB LIFE – campaign launches to support local pubs hit by covid-19
Pubs are very close to many journalists’ hearts so the London Press Club is pleased to help promote a new campaign launched by the Budweiser Brewing Group to help communities support their local pub while they are closed. Almost 40,000 pubs and bars throughout...
London Press Club Awards Lunch postponed
A message from Doug Wills, London Press Club chair: “It will come as no surprise to you that it has been decided to postpone this year’s London Press Club Awards Lunch because of the coronavirus situation. The lunch was due to take place on Tuesday 21 April at...
Could you be today’s Dickens?
Have you found inspiration in self isolation to be today’s Dickens? 150 years after his death a search has been launched to find the kind of characters the great Charles Dickens would have been describing in the uncertain times of today. A charity, which the...
Awards shortlists announced
The London Press Club today announced the shortlists for its annual awards. The Times and the Mail groups head those lined-up to win. In a tumultuous year of politics and finance dominated by Brexit, the FT and the BBC are also among those being put forward by the...Follow us on Twitter
Bill Hagerty - A tribute to our Director and Journalist Laureate who passed away yesterday. #journalism #journalist
RIP ace journalist Bill Hagerty, former editor of The People.
He was a shrewd, kindly and humorous bloke with an engagingly cantankerous side.
Thinking of Liz and his family and all his friends.
RIP.
https://mailchi.mp/bd45f6a74be4/news-from-the-london-press-club-bill-hagerty . The London Press Club was saddened to learn of the passing of respected journalist and Press Club Director, Bill Hagerty, on Boxing Day. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time.