For those who make, cover and influence the news.

The Press Club is a professional, social and charitable organization of people who make, cover and influence the news. The mission of the Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis is to serve as a primary resource for the journalism and communications industry. The Press Club shall advance understanding of the mass communications discipline, promote scholarship and professional excellence, facilitate communication between mass communicators and their respective publics and promote awareness of significant issues facing the mass communications field throughout the community. Please learn about our upcoming events as well as browse through some of the club's past history.

To contact the Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis office, call 636-230-1973

Special Announcements

Press Club Summer Newsletter. Click Here.

Social Media Workshop and Lunch, Sat. 9-1 Sept. 11, Webster University Library: "Beyond Tweetablogaphobia: The Conversation is Happening -- Are You Part of it?" Click Here for information/reservations/payment.

Make your reservations now: Mike Shannon will be honored as 2010 Media Person of the Year by the Press Club on September 29th at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis By The Arch in downtown St. Louis. Click Here for more information and to pay by credit card.

Shannon greeting guests at VIP Meet and Greet reception on June 30th at Lumen’s Private Events. Photography by William Greentblatt

 

From left, Bob Fox, Mike Shannon and Dick Weiss pose with “Fredbird” doll from Build-a-Bear.  One hundred Fredbirds with Shannon autographed shirts will be donated at September 29th Media Person of the Year Gala.  Build-a-Bear will match the money raised from their sale to support scholarships and journalism fellowships. Photo by William Greenblatt

Fredbird doll autographed by Mike Shannon can be purchased now and picked up at the September 29th Media Person of the Year gala. $50. Click Here to purchase.

2010 Scholarship Winners: Click Here for the news release.

Press Club will provide funding for enterprise journalism stories -- fellowship awards up to $10,000. Click Here for the news release. Click Here for rules and application criteria.

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Press Club’s first enterprise project published in St. Louis Beacon: “Ready or Not: Can St. Louis Cope with Catastrophe?” Click Here to read the article.

Press Club President, Richard Weiss along with Eric Mink and Roy Malone on St. Louis on the Air with Don Marsh discussing our Enterprise Journalism Fellowship program. You can listen to or download the podcast Here.