Youngstown Press Club
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Non-profit club in the Mahoning Valley, Ohio, supporting journalists and local journalism.
"Without debate, without criticism, no administration and no country can succeed - and no republic can survive."
~ John F. Kennedy
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~ John F. Kennedy
#FreePressFriday #PressFreedom #journalismmatters #FreeSpeechMatters
November 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"Without debate, without criticism, no administration and no country can succeed - and no republic can survive."
~ John F. Kennedy
#FreePressFriday #PressFreedom #journalismmatters #FreeSpeechMatters
~ John F. Kennedy
#FreePressFriday #PressFreedom #journalismmatters #FreeSpeechMatters
The Scholastic Journalism Awards are back! ✨ The contest is sponsored by Andrea Wood & Dennis LaRue, The Houck Agency, The Laney Fitzpatrick Family Fund, WKBN-TV & the Anderson Program in Journalism at YSU. A big thank-you to them for their support! Learn more at www.youngstownpressclub.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The Scholastic Journalism Awards are back! ✨ The contest is sponsored by Andrea Wood & Dennis LaRue, The Houck Agency, The Laney Fitzpatrick Family Fund, WKBN-TV & the Anderson Program in Journalism at YSU. A big thank-you to them for their support! Learn more at www.youngstownpressclub.com
Stay connected with everything happening at the Youngstown Press Club! Sign up for our monthly e-newsletter, ⚡️News Flash!
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November 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Stay connected with everything happening at the Youngstown Press Club! Sign up for our monthly e-newsletter, ⚡️News Flash!
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❄️ Whatever Mother Nature sends our way, the Youngstown Press Club’s member holiday party on Dec. 3 is calling for flurries of fun and a blizzard of happy snow! YPC members, sign up here:
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November 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
❄️ Whatever Mother Nature sends our way, the Youngstown Press Club’s member holiday party on Dec. 3 is calling for flurries of fun and a blizzard of happy snow! YPC members, sign up here:
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We’re thrilled to be a recipient of WRTA ’s Holiday Lights Awards! YPC President Elise Skolnick accepted the honor Monday at the recognition dinner. Thank you to WRTA and our community for this incredible recognition and continued support!
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
We’re thrilled to be a recipient of WRTA ’s Holiday Lights Awards! YPC President Elise Skolnick accepted the honor Monday at the recognition dinner. Thank you to WRTA and our community for this incredible recognition and continued support!
Members of the Youngstown Press Club’s Scholastic Journalism Awards team spent time recently w/the talented students at Choffin Career & Technical Center.It was inspiring to see the hands-on learning & real-world experience these students are gaining! 👏🎥🎧
November 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Members of the Youngstown Press Club’s Scholastic Journalism Awards team spent time recently w/the talented students at Choffin Career & Technical Center.It was inspiring to see the hands-on learning & real-world experience these students are gaining! 👏🎥🎧
"If you want a society that is free and vibrant and successful, part of that formula is the free flow of information, of ideas, and that requires a free press. A free press is a foundation for any democracy."
~ Barack Obama
#FreePressFriday
~ Barack Obama
#FreePressFriday
October 31, 2025 at 6:22 PM
"If you want a society that is free and vibrant and successful, part of that formula is the free flow of information, of ideas, and that requires a free press. A free press is a foundation for any democracy."
~ Barack Obama
#FreePressFriday
~ Barack Obama
#FreePressFriday
20 Youngstown Press Club members got a behind-the-scenes tour of the Mahoning Valley Historical Society’s Stewart Media Archives. Old newspapers, broadcast scripts, recordings, vintage equipment — journalism history right here at home. Huge thanks to Connie Jones and Chris Rutushin for the tour! 🗞️✨
October 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
20 Youngstown Press Club members got a behind-the-scenes tour of the Mahoning Valley Historical Society’s Stewart Media Archives. Old newspapers, broadcast scripts, recordings, vintage equipment — journalism history right here at home. Huge thanks to Connie Jones and Chris Rutushin for the tour! 🗞️✨
Check out this special edition of News Flash, the YPC's e-newsletter. Read all about our scholarship fundraising drive, our amazing donors & accomplished scholarship recipients . If you aren't already subscribed, sign up on our website.
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October 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Check out this special edition of News Flash, the YPC's e-newsletter. Read all about our scholarship fundraising drive, our amazing donors & accomplished scholarship recipients . If you aren't already subscribed, sign up on our website.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
We’re thrilled to share some amazing news! Thanks to extraordinary community support, we've raised $17,000 for student scholarships. The more we raise, the more scholarships we can give. You can donate year-round at yopressclub.com/scholarship.html
October 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
We’re thrilled to share some amazing news! Thanks to extraordinary community support, we've raised $17,000 for student scholarships. The more we raise, the more scholarships we can give. You can donate year-round at yopressclub.com/scholarship.html
If you can't laugh at the serious stuff, you’ll never make it through the hard times. Hang in there, journalists! We love you ❤️
October 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
If you can't laugh at the serious stuff, you’ll never make it through the hard times. Hang in there, journalists! We love you ❤️
In a statement, the Pentagon Press Association says Wednesday marked “a dark day for press freedom” after the Defense Department confiscated nearly all Pentagon reporters’ badges for refusing to sign a policy they say threatens to criminalize national security reporting.
October 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
In a statement, the Pentagon Press Association says Wednesday marked “a dark day for press freedom” after the Defense Department confiscated nearly all Pentagon reporters’ badges for refusing to sign a policy they say threatens to criminalize national security reporting.
The school year is in full swing & it’s time to launch our Scholastic Journalism Awards!
Here’s how to get a head start:
1️⃣ Make sure you’re on our contact list
2️⃣ Review contest rules
3️⃣ Start planning your entries
4️⃣ Stay connected with us
👉 Learn more: yopressclub.com/scholasticjournalismawards.html
Here’s how to get a head start:
1️⃣ Make sure you’re on our contact list
2️⃣ Review contest rules
3️⃣ Start planning your entries
4️⃣ Stay connected with us
👉 Learn more: yopressclub.com/scholasticjournalismawards.html
October 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The school year is in full swing & it’s time to launch our Scholastic Journalism Awards!
Here’s how to get a head start:
1️⃣ Make sure you’re on our contact list
2️⃣ Review contest rules
3️⃣ Start planning your entries
4️⃣ Stay connected with us
👉 Learn more: yopressclub.com/scholasticjournalismawards.html
Here’s how to get a head start:
1️⃣ Make sure you’re on our contact list
2️⃣ Review contest rules
3️⃣ Start planning your entries
4️⃣ Stay connected with us
👉 Learn more: yopressclub.com/scholasticjournalismawards.html
The MVHS's Stewart Media Archives is a true local gem. A big thank-you to MVHS and WKBN 27 Youngstown OH for preserving — and sharing — such a remarkable piece of our region’s media history!
October 13, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The MVHS's Stewart Media Archives is a true local gem. A big thank-you to MVHS and WKBN 27 Youngstown OH for preserving — and sharing — such a remarkable piece of our region’s media history!
Check out the latest edition of ⚡️News Flash!
✅Lori Factor's update on membership
✅Member spotlight on Gerry Ricciutti
✅A recap of the 2025 Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner
✅Upcoming events
✅A big THANK YOU to our institutional members
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✅Lori Factor's update on membership
✅Member spotlight on Gerry Ricciutti
✅A recap of the 2025 Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner
✅Upcoming events
✅A big THANK YOU to our institutional members
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October 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Check out the latest edition of ⚡️News Flash!
✅Lori Factor's update on membership
✅Member spotlight on Gerry Ricciutti
✅A recap of the 2025 Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner
✅Upcoming events
✅A big THANK YOU to our institutional members
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✅Lori Factor's update on membership
✅Member spotlight on Gerry Ricciutti
✅A recap of the 2025 Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner
✅Upcoming events
✅A big THANK YOU to our institutional members
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Do you love writing about the big game, the underdog, the thrill of competition? The Best Sports Story category in the Scholastic Journalism Awards is your chance to shine! 🏅Now seeking sponsors in the Sports Story category!
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September 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Do you love writing about the big game, the underdog, the thrill of competition? The Best Sports Story category in the Scholastic Journalism Awards is your chance to shine! 🏅Now seeking sponsors in the Sports Story category!
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👉 More info: www.yopressclub.com/scholasticjo...
"Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be successfully challenged."
~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
#FreePressFriday
~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
#FreePressFriday
September 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be successfully challenged."
~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
#FreePressFriday
~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
#FreePressFriday
Behind every great event are great planners! Lori Factor and JoAnn Kolarik tackled seating charts today, as we count down to the 5th annual Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner. Thanks to their hard work, guests are guaranteed a fabulous night this Wednesday!
September 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Behind every great event are great planners! Lori Factor and JoAnn Kolarik tackled seating charts today, as we count down to the 5th annual Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner. Thanks to their hard work, guests are guaranteed a fabulous night this Wednesday!
🎥 Throwback to Press Day, where it all began.
From workshops to writing contests, YSU's Press Day inspired young journalists for more than 80 years. Now, we’re taking that spirit digital with the 2025–26 Scholastic Journalism Awards!
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#ThrowbackThursday
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#ThrowbackThursday
September 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
🎥 Throwback to Press Day, where it all began.
From workshops to writing contests, YSU's Press Day inspired young journalists for more than 80 years. Now, we’re taking that spirit digital with the 2025–26 Scholastic Journalism Awards!
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#ThrowbackThursday
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#ThrowbackThursday
⏰This is the LAST DAY to buy tickets for the Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner Sept. 24. Join us in celebrating HOF honorees, Excellence in Media and Medal of Merit recipients & scholarship winners. Hope to see you there!
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September 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
⏰This is the LAST DAY to buy tickets for the Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner Sept. 24. Join us in celebrating HOF honorees, Excellence in Media and Medal of Merit recipients & scholarship winners. Hope to see you there!
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"The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press."
~ Ida B. Wells, investigative journalist, sociologist, educator, early leader in the civil rights movement, and one of the founders of the NAACP.
#FreePressFriday
~ Ida B. Wells, investigative journalist, sociologist, educator, early leader in the civil rights movement, and one of the founders of the NAACP.
#FreePressFriday
September 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
"The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press."
~ Ida B. Wells, investigative journalist, sociologist, educator, early leader in the civil rights movement, and one of the founders of the NAACP.
#FreePressFriday
~ Ida B. Wells, investigative journalist, sociologist, educator, early leader in the civil rights movement, and one of the founders of the NAACP.
#FreePressFriday
TOMORROW is your last chance to get a ticket to attend the Youngstown Press Club's 5th annual Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner, Wednesday, Sept. 24, at Stambaugh Auditorium.
Tickets are $60/person ($50 for YPC members). Deadline to buy: Friday, Sept. 12.
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Tickets are $60/person ($50 for YPC members). Deadline to buy: Friday, Sept. 12.
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September 11, 2025 at 10:19 AM
TOMORROW is your last chance to get a ticket to attend the Youngstown Press Club's 5th annual Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner, Wednesday, Sept. 24, at Stambaugh Auditorium.
Tickets are $60/person ($50 for YPC members). Deadline to buy: Friday, Sept. 12.
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Tickets are $60/person ($50 for YPC members). Deadline to buy: Friday, Sept. 12.
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Check out this month's issue of⚡️News Flash, the YPC's e-newsletter & catch up on the HOF Dinner ticket deadline (it's Friday!), Scholastic Journalism Awards, a profile on member George Nelson, upcoming events & more.
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Subscribe to⚡️News Flash here: www.yopressclub.com/news-flash.h...
September 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Check out this month's issue of⚡️News Flash, the YPC's e-newsletter & catch up on the HOF Dinner ticket deadline (it's Friday!), Scholastic Journalism Awards, a profile on member George Nelson, upcoming events & more.
Subscribe to⚡️News Flash here: www.yopressclub.com/news-flash.h...
Subscribe to⚡️News Flash here: www.yopressclub.com/news-flash.h...
🥇Congratulations to Peter Milliken, who is being awarded the Medal of Merit by the Youngstown Press Club!
Join us in celebrating Peter and other award winners at the YPC Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner Sept. 24. Tickets on sale 'til Sept. 12 at www.yopressclub.com/event-hall-o...
Join us in celebrating Peter and other award winners at the YPC Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner Sept. 24. Tickets on sale 'til Sept. 12 at www.yopressclub.com/event-hall-o...
September 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🥇Congratulations to Peter Milliken, who is being awarded the Medal of Merit by the Youngstown Press Club!
Join us in celebrating Peter and other award winners at the YPC Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner Sept. 24. Tickets on sale 'til Sept. 12 at www.yopressclub.com/event-hall-o...
Join us in celebrating Peter and other award winners at the YPC Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner Sept. 24. Tickets on sale 'til Sept. 12 at www.yopressclub.com/event-hall-o...