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Journalism. Music.
Amplifying Constructive Voices.

Danny’s principles are at work through partnerships renewed every year with universities, press clubs, publishers, schools and musicians around the world. Each carries his name, and his standards.

Ongoing Collaborations

Daniel Pearl Fellows on a panel at the Los Angeles Press Club

Los Angeles Press Club Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity in Journalism

Initially awarded to Danny in memoriam in 2002, this annual award is presented to a journalist who exhibits courage and integrity in journalism, selected in consultation with the Pearl family.

The Daniel Pearl Foundation is proud to recognize Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, as the recipient of the 2026 Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity in Journalism, presented by Judea Pearl for the Los Angeles Press Club on June 28, 2026.

As co-founder and CEO of the Philippines-based digital news organization Rappler, Ressa has devoted her career to defending press freedom, protecting journalists, and holding power to account.

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Audience at the Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture at UCLA

UCLA Burkle Center Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture series

Established in 2002, in partnership with the Burkle Center for International Relations and Hillel at UCLA. This open public lecture series in journalism and international relations is given each year by scholars, journalists and policy makers who have contributed original analyses or constructive approaches to problems of international concern.

Past guest speakers have included Anderson Cooper of CNN, Bob Woodward of the Washington Post, Fareed Zakaria of CNN, and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

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Audience at the Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture at Stanford

Stanford University Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture series

Danny’s Alma Mater:

Launched in October of 2006 in partnership with Hillel at Stanford and Stanford’s Office of The President. This series honors Danny’s commitment to the improvement of the human condition and features prominent speakers on various aspects of this challenge. The subject matter of the lecture is open-ended and will vary each year to reflect the diverse nature of Danny’s professional and personal interests. It may include journalism, Middle Eastern studies, international relations, music, psychology, political science, philosophy, human rights, and religious, ethnic and racial tolerance.

Past guest speakers have included Christiane Amanpour and Wolf Blitzer from CNN, Bernard-Henri Lévy, and Senator Joseph Lieberman.

Daniel Pearl Magnet High School journalism mural

Daniel Pearl Magnet High School

Daniel Pearl Magnet High School, a place to belong, is the smallest high school in LA Unified. It is proud to take a personal interest in each student and offer a nurturing, family-oriented learning environment. The hands-on curriculum focuses on Journalism and Communications. It also offers honors and AP courses, dual enrollment college courses, and a sports partnership with Birmingham Community HS. Some electives are robotics, video and music production, photography, and newspaper publishing, chorus, guitar, and music composition, and music production.

The school achieved 100% graduation for three years, 95-99% enrollment in college post high school, and are in the top 4% of high schools in the nation, per US News and World Report. It is also the home of award-winning “The Pearl Post” school newspaper

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