By: Shawn Moynihan Journalists are a tough breed ? insecure, fearful for their jobs, and always looking for new ways to top the competition and please their audience. Which, of course, also makes them ideal musicians.
Four D.C. bands ? composed of journalists from The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, McClatchy Newspapers, the Washington Independent, and Bloomberg News, among other news outlets, will try to claim the title of Best Reporter-Based Washington Rock Group during the inaugural "Journopalooza" battle of the bands on Jan. 9 at the National Press Club.
Who will prevail? The bluesy thump of Nobody's Business? The New Pornographers-esque power pop of Anchorage? The eclectic sounds of Suspicious Package? The spare, dark indie rock of The Surge?
Half the proceeds from the event will benefit the Committee to Protect Journalists' Journalist Assistance Fund, the group's emergency resource to save journalists who must go into hiding or exile to escape threats; journalists in need of medicine and other material support in prison; and journalists injured after violent attacks. The other half will help fund the National Press Club's training programs and scholarships.
The event's commemorative T-shirts were designed by Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Tom Toles of Suspicious Package (and the Washington Post), and are available along with tickets at journopalooza.com.
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