Pulitzer winner to speak on the future of journalism

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Michael Hiltzik will present a program on the future of journalism today, Jan. 16, in Clubhouse 4 at 2 p.m., hosted by the Seniors For Peace club.

Hiltzik will be speak about how he sees journalism being affected in the foreseeable future and how he and his fellow journalists plan to deal with it.

Hiltzik has written for the Los Angeles Times for more than four decades, serving as a financial and political writer, investigative reporter, technology writer and editor, and foreign correspondent in Africa and Russia. He is the author of seven books. The most recent, “Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America,” 2020, covers the nation’s history during the Gilded Age of the late 19th century. His next book, a history of California, will be published in February.

With his colleague Chuck Philips, Hiltzik received the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news for articles exposing corruption in the entertainment industry. His other awards for excellence in reporting include the 2004 Gerald Loeb Award for outstanding business commentary and the Silver Gavel from the American Bar Association for outstanding legal reporting. A graduate of Colgate University and Columbia University, he lives in Southern California.

All LW residents and their guests are welcome. On Feb. 6, the Seniors for Peace will host writer, filmmaker, investor, and philanthropist Pam Roy, who will be present a program inspired by the philosophy of Viktor Frankl, author of “Man’s Search For Meaning.”

Call Pat Kruger at 562-357-4040 for further information.