Ray Kelly, after meeting with representatives of the city's leading media organizations, has ordered officers not to "unreasonably interfere" with journalists at breaking news events, according to the Associated Press.
The Deadline Club and the Deadline Club Foundation has joined the New York Press Club and other journalism organizations in sending a message to Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly that future police conduct will be monitored.
The Deadline Club condemns the actions of the New York Police Department in detaining journalists who were covering the Occupy Wall Street protests on Nov. 15 and Nov. 17, 2011. As the New York City chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Deadline Club believes that a free press is a cornerstone of our democracy and opposes any police interference with journalists in the lawful pursuance of their reporting.We urge that any journalists who are in custody be released and that any charges against the journalists detained today be dropped immediately.
We asked, and you answered. A group of great volunteers updated our list of nearly 800 media contacts. They will get FREE admission to all Deadline Club events for the rest of 2011 (including our holiday party in December), a free Deadline Club T-shirt/coffee mug/mouse pad and their local dues waived for one year if they join SPJ. Deadline Club members who volunteered will get all of the aforementioned gifts AND have their $30 local membership dues waived in 2012! There will be more opportunities to work with The Deadline Club this year and next year, so if you are still interested in helping with a future project, use our contact form.
The New York Times, the Associated Press and Sports Illustrated took home the most honors at the Deadline Club's annual awards dinner in May, each receiving four awards for excellence in journalism during 2010.
Read on for winners and a video of the keynote interview with the Daily Beast and Newsweek's Tina Brown.
The Deadline Club Awards honor the best in New York area journalism – printed, broadcast or otherwise distributed in 2010. Winners were announced at the annual awards dinner at the historic Waldorf Astoria Hotel, held on May 16, 2011. Read on to see the winners!