LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Last week San Diego investigative
reporter John Mattes was attacked by the subject of one of his stories. The
assault was caught on camera. Other attacks are not as easy to prove.
While covering a story for KABC near downtown Los Angeles in June Sandy
Wells claims he was assaulted and harmed physically and emotionally. Hear
Wells' story and discuss what it means for journalists, their employers,
and the First Amendment.
Buck Tharp is a veteran war correspondent that covered the war in
Vietnam, the L.A. riots, the wars in Bosnia, Kosovo and many other war
scenes. He was also an assistant boys varsity basketball coach, San Pedro
High School during six years. He will explain how coaching teenaged boys of
all races, and traveling to games throughout LA, helped him both as a
journalist and to know the city and the cultures.
WHAT: "Reporters At Risk/Workplace Safety"
WHEN: Thursday 9/14
Cocktails at 6:30 pm,
Program at 7:30 pm.
WHO: Sandy Wells, reporter/anchor of Metro Networks and
journalist professor/veteran war correspondent Buck Tharp
of Cal State Fullerton.
MODERATED BY: L.A. Press Club President Anthea Raymond of NPR.
WHERE: L.A. Press Club at the Steve Allen Theater
4773 Hollywood Blvd., 2 blocks west of Vermont
Hollywood, 90027
PARKING: Plenty of free parking behind the building
METRO: Sunset/Vermont
COST: None for press club members and journalist students with
valid student ID, all others $10. Free if you join the
club.
CO-SPONSOR: PR Newswire
RSVP, to: rsvp@lapressclub.org
http://www.lapressclub.org
SOURCE LA Press Club
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