The Los Angeles Press Club exists to support, promote, and defend quality journalism in Southern California. Our task is to encourage journalists by involving the public in recognizing such journalism, in belief that a free press is crucial to a free society. In addition, the Los Angeles Press Club provides a place for journalists, photographers and filmmakers to gather, network, and learn from one another.
The LAPC hosts two major awards, the SoCal Journalism Awards and the National A&E Journalism Awards, as well as the Veritas Award for best movie based on real events and people. Among the ongoing press club programs are: • Foot-in-the-Door, a mentorship program serving underrepresented communities •The Reporting on Systemic Racism Grant • The Charles Rappleye Investigative Grant • The Tony Ross Scholarship • The A-Mark Grant & Prize for Reporting on Misinformation and Disinformation
Thanks to generous grants from GGF, the LAPC has been able to secure our mentorship program and add funds to the Reporting on Systemic Racism program. In addition, GGF has supplied emergency funds to LA Press Club during the pandemic, making it possible for us to ease the burden for SoCal journalists hit hard from lack of income.
