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…
See MoreFrancine 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…
See MoreAva 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…
See MoreJournalist 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…
See MoreHenry 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…
See MoreWSJ 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…
See MoreLetter to President Gallagher, Chancellor Rodriguez and the LACCD Board of Trustees
May 30, 2023 Dear President Gallagher, Chancellor Rodriguez and the LACCD Board of Trustees, As a coalition of journalism organizations, press advocates and media law experts, we are concerned that the First Amendment rights of Los Angeles Collegian student journalists have NOT been respected at Los Angeles City College. We are aware of multiple incidents of student press censorship at Los Angeles City College, including: 1. On May 2, prohibiting a student photojournalist from covering a campus music event honoring the college’s outgoing president; 2. On May 19, sending armed…
See MoreGiselle Fernandez to Receive the LA Press Club’s President’s Award
Spectrum News 1’s Giselle Fernandez has been named the Los Angeles Press Club’s 2023 President’s Awardee for Impact on Media. “Giselle has skillfully interviewed everyone from world leaders and celebrities to everyday heroes,” said LA Press Club President Lisa Richwine. “Each time, she helps uncover a common humanity that improves viewers’ understanding of Los Angeles and the world.” Fernandez is best known for her award-winning journalism with leading U.S. broadcast news organizations CBS and NBC News, where she covered major international news stories and events. Among her numerous posts, Fernandez hosted NBC’s…
See MoreBernard-Henri Lévy is the 2023 LA Press Club Daniel Pearl Awardee
Bernard-Henri Lévy is the recipient of the 2023 Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity in Journalism. He is an internationally renowned philosopher, writer, filmmaker,and playwright who has written more than 40 books. His latest documentary “Slava Ukraini” is currently screening around the world. “I take great honor in presenting the 2023 LA Press Club Daniel Pearl Award to Bernard-Henri Lévy, a true champion of humanity, whose life, writings and journeys so closely personify the meaning of the words: ‘Courage and Integrity in Journalism,’” said Judea Pearl on behalf of The Daniel Pearl Foundation,…
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