Vicky Pineda, class of 2024, was a Cal State University Dominguez Hills Golden Globe Foundation Equity in Journalism Fellow who produced a multi-media project on Misrepresentation of Latinas in Sports Journalism. Since graduation, she started a podcast called “Poquito D’ Todo, a little bit of everything,” with three other Latinx student graduates from the Journalism Program at CSUDH. The podcast focuses on Latinx culture and music, AI, and “a little bit of everything.”
Ms. Pineda credits the Golden Globe Foundation grant in her success as a journalist: “The Golden Globe Foundation grant helped me research a career path I was interested in. It helped me explore the topic of misrepresentation of Latinas in the sports industry. It also pushed me to reach out to journalists who are in the field and ask them how their journey went. Because of the grant I got to meet great women [sports journalists]—we followed each other on social media and made great connections. During the National Association of Hispanic Journalist convention in July 2024, I met one of them in person. The grant helped me become a better journalist. I got to produce a multimedia project, creating a podcast, video, and an article, which is something I love doing—without financial restraints.”
JOURNALISM PROGRAM AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS
Authentic stories are created and cultivated at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Located minutes from downtown Los Angeles and beach cities, CSUDH is a model urban university with a highly diverse student body (64% female, more than 87% students of color) dedicated to gaining the knowledge and skills they need to contribute to a complex, global society.
CSUDH’s Journalism Program encourages professional journalistic practice that promotes equity for all students, training them to be sensitive to and provide a voice for underserved, underrepresented, and marginalized communities as a social responsibility.
The journalism industry continues to make strides in diversifying its leadership and content, yet entry into this profession and advancement through its ranks remains especially hard for people of color, marginalized communities, and lower-socioeconomic groups. Golden Globe Foundation funds help level the playing field so that promising students who lack the financial resources and connections have equal access to current and future journalism career opportunities. Golden Globe Foundation fellowships benefit our students by contributing their valuable voices to an industry that desperately needs more diversity of representation, thought, and perspective at this transformative moment.The funds also cover the costs of extra-curricular events that benefit talented CSUDH students majoring in Journalism.
