The HSSC 2016 Conference will focus on Journalism in Southern California.

Confirmed speakers include:

Bill Boyarsky, Los Angeles Times writer, columnist, and author

Paul Bryan Gray, author of A Clamor for Equality: Emergence and Exile of Californio Activist Francisco P. Ramírez.

Félix Gutiérrez, Professor Emeritus, Annenberg School of Journalism, USC.

Larry Harnisch, Los Angeles Times copy editor.

Amina Hassan, Independent Scholar, author of Loren Miller: Civil Rights Attorney and Journalist.

David Hayes-Bautista, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the School of Medicine, UCLA.

Jim Newton, Former editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times.

Merry Ovnick, Professor, California State University, Northridge.

Kevin Roderick, Los Angeles Times reporter. Founder, publisher, and editor of LA Observed.