‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Wins the LA Press Club’s Veritas Award

The Los Angeles Press Club is thrilled to announce the winner of its 9th annual Veritas Award for Best Film Based on or Inspired by Real Events and People. This award is judged by the 1,000-member strong LAPC — based equally upon fidelity of subject matter and artistic excellence. The 2024 winner is Killers of the Flower Moon, produced by Apple Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone, directed by Martin Scorsese. Killers of the Flower Moon is based on the true events following the…

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LAPC Board Election Results

The results are in! All incumbent nominees were reelected by the voting members of the Los Angeles Press Club. The L.A. Times’ Brittany Levine Beckman, Vanity Fair’s Rebeca Ford, Bloomberg’s John Gittelsohn, KCET/PBS SoCal’s Nic Cha Kim, The Wall Street Journal’s Sarah Krouse, Starling Lab’s Adam Rose and Variety’s Chris Willman will continue to serve on the LAPC’s Board of Directors. Adam Rose and John Gittelsohn will continue to serve as the press club’s secretary and treasurer, respectively. Click here to learn more about the members of the board.

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The David Robb Civil Justice Award

The Los Angeles Press Club is pleased to announce a new award named after the late investigative reporter David Robb, who covered Hollywood for 40+ years. The stories Robb investigated and reported on changed the entertainment industry for the better. David Robb worked tirelessly to expose injustices, prejudices and corruption inside the entertainment industry. He wrote stories that shined a light on pedophiles working with children, the long work hours imposed on children, and the fact that blacklisted writers of the 1950s still had not received their writing credits. He…

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2024 Board Election – Meet the Candidates!

Candidates are listed in alphabetical order. Asterisks denote incumbents. Vote for no more than 7 (seven) candidates.You need to be an Active, Corporate or Patron member in good standing to vote.Click here to cast your vote! Ballot closes Friday, Feb. 2 at 5 p.m. * Brittany Levine Beckman, Los Angeles Times Since joining the board in 2020, Brittany Levine Beckman has helped the Los Angeles Press Club’s Foot in the Door Fellowship thrive. The fellowship offers mentorship and training to five early-career journalists from communities historically overlooked by the media.…

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2024 Veritas Award Finalists

Running down the competitors for the LAPC’s prize honoring films inspired by true events. The Los Angeles Press Club’s Veritas Award honors movies based on real people and real events. The word “veritas” is Latin for “truth.” But Hollywood demands room for artistic license to bring deeper truths to the big screen. The Press Club’s 1,000 members choose the Veritas winner. Want to participate? Join the Club! Ballots go out in January. Movies that have been honored start with true stories and turn them into great art. Fittingly, journalism played…

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Francine Kiefer, West Coast Bureau Chief for The Christian Science Monitor, Joins LAPC Board of Directors

The Los Angeles Press Club board has appointed a new member, Francine Kiefer from The Christian Science Monitor. Kiefer is the West Coast bureau chief for The Christian Science Monitor and her coverage has received three first-prize awards from the Los Angeles Press Club. Prior to her West Coast post, Kiefer reported for the Monitor from Washington, first as a White House correspondent covering the administrations of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush and most recently as a congressional correspondent. In 1989, Francine reported on the fall of the Berlin…

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Ava DuVernay to Be Honored with LA Press Club’s Visionary Award at December 3rd Gala Event

Writer/director/producer Ava DuVernay will be honored with the Los Angeles Press Club’s Visionary Award for Humanitarian Work. The ceremony will take place at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on December 3rd at the Biltmore Hotel, downtown Los Angeles. The Visionary Award was instituted in 2012 to honor individuals within the Entertainment Industry who use their high-profile status to make the world a better place and to spread information about issues of freedom and social justice. Jane Fonda was the very first recipient, introduced by Robert Redford. DuVernay is being…

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Journalist Safety Reminder for Upcoming Protests in Los Angeles

Recent events in Israel and Palestine are heartbreaking on many levels. In addition to the innocent civilians lost, we mourn the deaths of our journalist colleagues who were covering the conflict. Los Angeles is home to a diverse community, with people connected to and deeply affected by these tragedies. This is one of several reasons for protests that have occurred in our streets and which may occur again in the days ahead. Last weekend, protesters in Los Angeles hit at least three local journalists with pepper spray. Our region also…

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to Receive the LA Press Club’s Career Achievement Award

PBS’ Finding Your Roots, author and Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates has been named the Los Angeles Press Club’s 2023 Luminary Awardee for Career Achievement. “What a wonderful honor, truly a lovely surprise,” said Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Gates has written, produced and hosted the popular PBS show Finding Your Roots for more than a decade. The show focuses on the work of genetic researchers, who give insights to guests about their history and that of their ancestors. “Through these fascinating DNA investigations, Henry Louis Gates Jr. has helped shed light on American…

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WSJ LA Bureau Chief Sarah Krouse Joins LAPC Board of Directors

The Los Angeles Press Club board has appointed a new member, Sarah Krouse from The Wall Street Journal. Krouse is the Los Angeles bureau chief at WSJ. She oversees reporters covering Hollywood, the music industry and gambling, and writes about streaming. “I am thrilled to join the board of an organization that champions high-quality journalism and advocates for press freedom, particularly at a time when it is under threat, as evidenced by Russia’s unjust detention of my colleague, Evan Gershkovich. A free press is key to a free society,” Krouse said. Krouse…

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