Reason Magazine Wins Seven Awards at Southern California Journalism Awards

The Los Angeles Press Club held the 68th Southern California Journalism Awards on Sunday. Reason magazine received seven awards, including four first-place finishes, two second-place finishes, and one third-place honor. " Reporter C.J.

Producer Andrew Heaton, Director of Special Projects Meredith Bragg, Senior Producer Austin Bragg, and Producer John Carter won first place in best humor and satire writing across broadcast media for "Andor v. " Reporter Billy Binion won first place in best long-form personality profile and interview in the audio journalism category for his interview with anti-death penalty activist Helen Prejean, whose life was chronicled in the movie Dead Man Walking.

" Senior Producer Zach Weissmueller, Contributor John Osterhoudt, and Motion Graphics Artist Lex Villena received second place in human interest feature over five minutes for "Why Trump made a deal to free Ross Ulbricht" and third place in activism journalism for "Snowden was right.

Reason reported that the awards recognize excellence in media across a range of categories.