Films depicts L.A. Times' Pulitzer winners
The documentary film "Below the Fold: The Pulitzer that Defined Latino Journalism" will premiere at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, at The Loft, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. A recpetion with the filmmakers begins at 6 p.m.
The 26-minute documentary tells the little-known story of how a group of young Latino journalists shocked the newspaper industry when they won a Pulitzer for their L.A. Times series called "Southern California's Latino Community." They became the first Latinos ever to win a Pulitzer.
Pulitzer Prize winners George Ramos, Nancy Rivera Brooks, Louis Sahagun and Frank Sotomayor will be present. Sotomayor is a 1966 graduate of the UA journalism department. Tickets are $5. All are welcome.
The event is made possible by the Media Democracy and Policy Initiative and sponsored by several UA departments. For more information, contact Olga Briseno at 626-3731.