Hollywood Foreign Press Promises To Get Serious About Journalism, Gives $1.6 million in Grants

By Steve Pond LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The Hollywood Foreign Press Association introduced its new officers and gave out $1.6 million in grants on Tuesday at a ceremony long on congratulations (self and otherwise) but short on any recognition of the rocky recent history the new HFPA president is working to overcome. Incoming HFPA president Theo Kingma has promised a new era of transparency and journalistic responsibility after the stormy tenures of his predecessors, Aida Takla-O'Reilly and Philip Berk. ...



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