{"id":729,"date":"2026-07-02T23:10:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T23:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pioneerrelocationnews.com\/?p=729"},"modified":"2026-07-02T23:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T23:10:07","slug":"reason-earns-7-southern-california-journalism-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pioneerrelocationnews.com\/?p=729","title":{"rendered":"Reason Earns 7 Southern California Journalism Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Los Angeles Press Club recognized Reason<\/em> seven times\u00a0on Sunday at the 68th Southern California Journalism Awards, which celebrates excellence in media across a range of categories. The magazine received four first-place wins, along with two second-place finishes and one third-place honor.<\/p>\n

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Science Correspondent Ron Bailey\u00a0<\/strong>won best national politics\/government reporting across print and online for “Can America Get Out of the Gerontocracy Trap?” which “takes on an emotionally charged topic,” the judges said, “and turns it into a clear, data-driven, hopeful narrative.”<\/p>\n

Reporter C.J. Ciaramella\u00a0<\/strong>won best activism journalism across print media for “Texas and Florida Have Become National Models for Using the Police State To Wage Culture War Battles,” in which he explores how both states are leveraging law enforcement to fight instances of alleged wokeness.<\/p>\n

Producer Andrew Heaton<\/strong>, Director of Special Projects Meredith Bragg<\/strong>, Senior Producer Austin Bragg<\/strong>, and Producer John Carter<\/strong> won best humor\/satire writing across broadcast media for “Andor v. Star Trek: How Star Wars gets government right”:<\/p>\n