Upcoming Events

"Local Voices, Global Reach: The Digital Transformation of News"
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The Youngstown Press Club's Annual Meeting & Dinner with keynote speaker Caroline Collins
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Monday, April 21, 2025
5:30 p.m.
Stambaugh Auditorium
Christman Hall

Sponsored by Farmers National Bank
World Press Freedom Day
Observance & Reading of the Names

Saturday, May 3, 2025
12 p.m.
Kirk Road Pavilion
6685 Kirk Road, Austintown
at the MetroParks Bikeway Trailhead
"Unleashing Your Most Potent Communication Asset: Your Capital S Story"​

Lunch and speaker Paul Furiga

Thursday, May 15, 2025
12 p.m.
Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor

​Sponsored by Pecchia Communications
"FOIA: What You Need to Know About the Freedom of Information Act"​

Lunch and panel discussion

Thursday, June 12, 2025
12 p.m.

​Sponsored by Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County

Nominations are open!

Nominations for the Youngstown Press Club Hall of Fame, Excellence in Media Award, First Amendment Award, and Medal of Merit are now open. 

Press club members in good standing may nominate in all award categories. 

Nominations will be accepted until May 1, 2025.

Join the
​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!
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.

College Scholarships

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

You can now make a donation to the YPC Scholarship Fund online here.

Scholastic Journalism

The Youngstown Press Club is launching the Scholastic Journalism Awards, a journalistic writing contest for high school journalists, with a focus on print and broadcast journalism and other media

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.  ​
The Youngstown Press Club, Inc. was re-established in 2018 to promote journalism and other communication-related professions in the Mahoning Valley. The Youngstown Press Club operates exclusively for educational and social purposes. The Youngstown Press Club maintains a registered office in Youngstown, Ohio.

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Youngstown Press Club seeks award nominations

The Youngstown Press Club is seeking nominations for its Hall of Fame and for its excellence in media and First Amendment awards and medal of merit.
 
Hall of Fame nominees must have at least 20 years of professional media experience and must have made notable contributions in Mahoning Valley media.
 
The excellence in media award honors a person or organization currently doing exemplary work in mass communication in the Mahoning Valley.
 
The First Amendment Award honors a person or organization for exceptional efforts in defense of the freedoms protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
 
The medal of merit is an internal award recognizing a Youngstown Press Club member for outstanding contributions to the club.
 
Only YPC members may make nominations for the Hall of Fame and for the other awards.
 
The nomination deadline is May 1, 2025.
 
Hall of Fame inductees and winners of other awards will be selected by a committee of YPC members and announced in early July.
 
Honorees will be recognized at the club's Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner at 5 p.m. Sept. 24, 2025, at Stambaugh Auditorium.
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​Recent Events

A Conversation with the Buckeye Review

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

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.

YPC Members' Holiday Party

Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024

The annual holiday party was at ​The Avalon Downtown, where we celebrated with friends old and new!
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See photos from this event here.

"Empowering Communities Through Local News"
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​with Loretta Chao, Mark Naymik and Mary Ellen Huesken

Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024
"Empowering Communities Through Local News"
with Loretta Chao, Mark Naymik and Mary Ellen Huesken
12 p.m.
​The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County
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See photos from this event here.

​Watch on YouTube here.

"Protecting Journalists' Rights"
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​with Gunita Singh

Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024
"Protecting Journalists' Rights" 
with Gunita Singh
12 p.m.
​Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor
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See photos from this event here.
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​Watch on YouTube here.

Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner

Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024
Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner
5:30 p.m.
​Stambaugh Auditorium

See photos from this event here.

​Watch on YouTube here.

YPC Members Mixer

Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024
YPC Members Mixer
5 p.m.
​The MVR
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See photos from this event here.

"The Lighter Side of Sports Reporting"
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​with Joe Scalzo

Thursday, June 20, 2024
"The Lighter Side of Sports Reporting" 
with Joe Scalzo
8 a.m.
​The Butler's Collections Cafe

See photos from this event here.
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​Watch on YouTube here.

"An Insider's Look at Covering Elections"
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​with Mark Niquette

Thursday, May 23, 2024
"An Insider's Look at Covering Elections" 
with Mark Niquette
5:30 p.m.
​V2 Wine Bar and Trattoria

See photos from this event here.

World Press Freedom Day

Friday, May 3, 2024
World Press Freedom Day
Reading of the Names
12 noon 
Mahoning County Courthouse Rotunda

​See photos from this event here.
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​Watch on YouTube here.
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"From the Battlefield to Post-Industrial America"

with Carmen Gentile

Thursday, April 18, 2024
"From the Battlefield to Post-Industrial America"
with Carmen Gentile
5:30 p.m.
Stambaugh Auditorium

​See photos from this event here.
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​Watch on YouTube here.

"How AI Is Shaping the Media Landscape"
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with Nikita Roy

Thursday, March. 21, 2024
"How AI Is Shaping the Media Landscape"
with Nikita Roy
12  p.m.
The Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County

​See more about this event here.
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​Watch on YouTube here.
Student Press Freedom Day
with YSU Journalism Students
Friday, Feb. 23, 2024
Student Press Freedom Day
a program by Youngstown State University journalism students
1  p.m.
YSU's Kilcawley Center

​See more about this event here.
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Watch on YouTube here.
#IStandWithEvan
with The Wall Street Journal's Paul Beckett
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024
"I Stand With Evan"
with The Wall Street Journal''s Paul Beckett
5:30 p.m.
DeYor Performing Arts Center
260 W. Federal St., Youngstown

​See more about this event here.
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Watch on YouTube here.

"Building a Regional Public Media Newsroom"

​with Mike McIntyre of Ideastream

Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024
"Building a Regional Public Media Newsroom"
with Ideastream's Mike McIntyre
12 p.m.
Concept Studio
17 W. Federal St., Youngstown

See event photos here.
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​Watch Mike's talk on YouTube here.
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