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Upcoming Events


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YPC Members' Mixer
Friday, Aug. 8, 2025
5 p.m.
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5th Annual
Hall of Fame & Awards Dinner


Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025
5 p.m.
Stambaugh Auditorium
​Youngstown
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Stewart Media Archives Tour & Talk

Tuesday, Oct. 28 2025
5-7 p.m.
YPC Members only
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Inductees to be announced soon!

Nominations for the Youngstown Press Club Hall of Fame, Excellence in Media Award, First Amendment Award, and Medal of Merit are closed, and winners are being selected by our awards committee.

Stay tuned for the big announcement!

Awards will be presented at the Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner on Sept. 24, 2025..
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​Youngstown Press Club

Youngstown Press Club members are journalists, public relations and marketing professionals, communicators, media entrepreneurs, students and retirees. 

You now have the opportunity to pay for a three-year membership!
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Support for
​Press Freedom
On May 3, the Youngstown Press Club joins press freedom advocates worldwide in commemorating World Press Freedom Day.

​Every day, we stand in solidarity with journalists—both locally and globally—to defend and uphold the fundamental freedoms of the press.
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College Scholarships

Committed to education and scholarship, the Youngstown Press Club awards college scholarships to college juniors and seniors studying journalism and related fields.

​Learn more about our 2025 scholarship winners and how y
ou can make a donation to the YPC Scholarship Fund online here.
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Scholastic Journalism

The Youngstown Press Club is proud to announce winners of the first Scholastic Journalism Awards.

Student journailsts from Badger, Boardman, Choffin, Mooney, Salem, Struthers and Ursuline took honors in eight categories of journalism and student media.
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Student Membership

Supporting journalism and communications students is part of our mission. We offer free membership to students in journalism and communications fields and encourage students of all ages to take advantage of our events for networking, learning and growing in their field.  ​
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The Youngstown Press Club, Inc. was founded in 1902 and re-established in 2018. The Youngstown Press Club promotes journalism and related professions in the Mahoning Valley. It operates exclusively for educational and social purposes.

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2025 Scholarship Winners Announced

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Nicarlyle Hanchard
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Aicha Sawaneh
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Emily Willaj

​YOUNGSTOWN - Three Youngstown State University students will receive $4,000 scholarships from the Youngstown Press Club.
 
Aicha A. Sawaneh, of Liberty Township, who is originally from Sierra Leone, West Africa, is a communication major concentrating in digital communication and public relations.
 
A student orientation ambassador, Sawaneh helps to manage student-focused digital campaigns and produce social media content in the university's office of marketing and communications.
 
Nicarlyle Hanchard of Niles is a journalism major with a minor in sociology.
 
A reporter and columnist for The Jambar - the university's student newspaper - Hanchard will soon become that paper's arts and entertainment editor.
 
Hanchard hopes to work as a reporter for a few years before pursuing a master's or law degree.
 
Emily Wilaj of Campbell, is pursuing two degrees, in marketing and sports journalism. 
 
Wilaj works for YSU in three capacities - in marketing and promotions for YSU athletics, on-court PA announcing at basketball games, and is a social media intern with the university.
 
The scholarship recipients will be honored at the press club's Sept. 24 Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner at Stambaugh Auditorium.
 
Youngstown Press Club scholarships are funded by donations and proceeds from the club’s events.
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​Recent Events

Speaker Paul Furiga

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Thursday, May 15, 2025
"Unleashing Your Most Potent Communication Asset: Your Capital S Story
with Paul Furiga
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See photos from this event here.

World Press Freedom Day 

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Saturday, May 3, 2025
World Press Freedom Day Reading of the Names
The Youngstown Press Club's 5th annual remembrance of World Press Freedom Day.
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See photos from this event here.

​Watch on YouTube here.

Annual Dinner with Keynote Speaker Caroline Collins

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Monday, April 21, 2025
"Local Voices, Global Reach: The Digital Transformation of News"
The Youngstown Press Club's annual meeting with keynote speaker Caroline Collins
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See photos from this event here.

​Watch on YouTube here.

A Conversation with the Buckeye Review

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Tuesday, March 11,  2025
"Reimagining the Buckeye Review: Vision for the Future"
A Conversation with Dontaira Terrell and Zakkiyyah Terrell White

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See photos from this event here.

Watch on YouTube here.

Student Press Freedom Day 2025

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Friday, Feb. 28 2025

Students from The Jambar and Jambar TV presented a program celebrating student press freedom.
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See photos from this event here.

​Watch on YouTube here.
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Youngstown Press Club
1 University Plaza
Department of Communication
Youngstown, OH 44555

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 2531
​Youngstown, OH 44507



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    • Meet Our Board
  • Membership
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    • Hall of Fame
  • Scholarship
    • Scholarship Application
    • Donate to the YPC Scholarship Fund
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  • Scholastic Journalism Awards
  • Support the YPC
  • Contact