A press club is an organization for journalists and others who are professionally engaged in the production and dissemination of news . A press club whose membership is defined by the press of a given country may be known as a National Press Club of that country.
3-545: Birmingham Press Club is a press club based in the English city of Birmingham . Established in 1865, just six years after Concordia Press Club in Vienna , became the second oldest organisation of its type in the world. The club hosts a number of prestigious events, including the annual Midlands Media Awards . Members include print journalists from newspapers and magazines, as well as those from radio and television from around
6-457: The Midlands , while several prominent figures have been inducted as honorary members, including journalists Ludovic Kennedy and Michael Parkinson , as well as Earl Spencer , the brother of Diana, Princess of Wales , and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher . In April 2012 local broadcaster Ed James was named as the new Chairman of Birmingham Press Club. He succeeded John Lamb,
9-451: The press and PR manager for Birmingham Chamber of Commerce who had held the position since 2005. This article about a professional association is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Press club Press clubs for foreign correspondents are called Foreign Correspondents' Clubs . In Japan , press clubs are called kisha clubs. They often create close relationships to their sources , effectively monopolizing
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