Cerritos College receives $20K from the Golden Globe Foundation to support diversity in journalism

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 8, 2024

Media Contact:  Aya Aoki; Public Affairs

Grant Contact: Martha Pelayo, Cerritos College Foundation

NORWALK, Calif. - February 8, 2024 - The Golden Globe Foundation has awarded a grant of $20,000 to the Cerritos College Foundation. The grant is intended to support the Cerritos College Journalism & Media Studies Department by promoting diverse voices. In particular, the funding will be used to create opportunities for current and future students to study journalism and support diversity initiatives aimed at addressing the underrepresentation of diverse voices in news media.

The grant will support the journalism & media studies department's goal of preparing students for careers in journalism through internships, conference attendance, and magazine development. Journalism students will have opportunities to participate in an eleven-week internship at LAist, a non-profit media organization and home to NPR affiliate 89.3 FM, attend the Associated Collegiate Press Spring National College Media Conference, and gain hands-on experience producing the annual WINGS magazine. 

"We're elated at the Golden Globe Foundation's continual funding as we seek to create a pipeline of multimedia reporters and content creators that will tell the stories that matter most to Southeast LA County's diverse communities," said Christian Brown, professor of journalism and department chair of journalism & media studies at Cerritos College. “Multicultural journalism is needed now more than ever – and our department is uniquely positioned to answer the call. This funding will ensure our students' voices are heard and that they are engaged in the future of the regional and global media landscape.”

Cerritos College’s relationship with the Golden Globes is long-standing. In 2022, the journalism & media studies department received a $20,000 grant to advance diversity in journalism. From 2015-17, the college’s culinary arts students helped prepare meals for the Golden Globe Awards dinner at the Beverly Hilton. 

 

About the Golden Globe Foundation: The Golden Globe Foundation was formed in 2023 following the sale of the Golden Globes to Eldridge Globes LLC. The proceeds of that sale and the organization’s existing resources allow the Foundation to continue the long tradition of its predecessor, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Over the last three decades, licensing fees from the Golden Globe Awards have enabled these foundations to donate more than $55 million to a wide range of nonprofit organizations assisting underserved communities, universities and colleges, film restoration projects in the U.S. and overseas, and programs providing aid and assistance to journalists across the globe.

About the Cerritos College Foundation: The Cerritos College Foundation, a non-profit organization, serves as a charitable vehicle for the community, individuals, and alumni to assist with financial support of Cerritos College beyond that which state funding supports. Visit the Foundation online at www.CerritosCF.org. 

About Cerritos College: Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college’s district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers nearly 300 degrees and certificates in nine divisions. Annually, more than 5,000 students successfully complete their course of studies, and enrollment currently averages 21,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at www.cerritos.edu.

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