Cerise Castle Explained

Birth Place:California, U.S.
Alma Mater:Emerson College
Occupation:Journalist
Years Active:2014–present
Notable Works:"A Tradition of Violence: The History of Deputy Gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department"

Cerise Castle is an American journalist. She received the IWMF Courage in Journalism Award and the American Mosaic Journalism Prize for her investigative series on deputy gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.[1]

Career

Castle previously worked as an associate producer for Vice News Tonight.[2] In 2020 she was hired as a producer at KCRW. While reporting a Los Angeles George Floyd protest in May 2020, Castle was shot with a rubber bullet by LAPD. During her rehabilitation, she spent six months investigating the history of deputy gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LACSD).[3]

Castle accepted a buyout to leave her position at KCRW in February 2021.[4] In a statement posted to Twitter and an interview on LA Podcast, she stated she had experienced racist microaggressions during her time as an employee.[5]

In March 2021, she published her LACSD gangs series, "A Tradition of Violence: The History of Deputy Gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department" in Knock LA.[6] Her reporting stated that multiple gangs are active in the department and alleged that gang members have killed 19 men of color around Los Angeles.[7] One month after the series was published, Castle was detained at an LACSD press conference while reporting the event.[8] A year after publication, the city's civilian oversight board launched an investigation into the deputy gangs. In 2022 she received the American Journalism Online Award for Best Use of Public Records and the IWMF Courage in Journalism Award for the series.[9] In 2023 she received the American Mosaic Journalism Prize for her reporting, an award for freelance journalists.[10]

Castle has freelanced for the Daily Beast, the Los Angeles Times, LA Magazine, and multiple podcasts.[11] Her freelance reporting broke the story of the Citizen app's misidentification of an arson suspect.[12] Her reporting has been cited by Newsweek, LA Weekly, and The Ringer.[13] [14] [15] In late February, 2023, it was announced Castle had signed with CAA. In March 2024 she was hired as a staff writer for California-based nonprofit publication Capital & Main.[16]

Personal life

Castle was raised in southern California. In 2014 she moved to Los Angeles after completing her bachelor's degree at Emerson College[17] to become a freelance reporter.[18]

She is a lesbian.[19]

Accolades

2022

2023

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Castle '15 wins American Mosaic Journalism Prize for exposing LA sheriff's gangs . Ertischek . David . February 28, 2023 . Emerson Today . June 19, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306185218/https://today.emerson.edu/2023/02/28/castle-15-wins-american-mosaic-journalism-prize-for-exposing-la-sheriffs-gangs/ . March 6, 2023.
  2. Web site: Drury . Sharareh . Gardner . Chris . Press . The Associated . 2020-05-30 . Journalists Detail Being Hit by Rubber Bullets, Attacked While Covering Nationwide Protests . 2022-10-10 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  3. Web site: Cagle . Kate . Investigative reporter creates database of alleged deputy gang members . 2022-10-10 . spectrumnews1.com . en.
  4. Web site: Chan . J. Clara . 2021-02-25 . KCRW President Apologizes After Former Producer Accuses Radio Station of 'Blatant Racism' . 2022-10-10 . TheWrap . en-US.
  5. Web site: Roberts . Randall . Hernandez . Daniel . 2021-02-25 . Uproar at KCRW as former producer accuses public radio giant of 'blatant racism' . 2022-10-10 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  6. Web site: Journalist Cerise Castle signs with CAA (exclusive) . Vlessing . Etan . February 27, 2023 . The Hollywood Report . June 19, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230227224842/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/journalist-cerise-castle-signs-with-caa-exclusive-1235335668/ . February 27, 2023.
  7. News: Diaz . Jaclyn . 2022-03-25 . Alleged gangs in the LA Sheriff's Department to be investigated by oversight panel . en . NPR . 2022-10-10.
  8. Book: Muñiz, Ana . Borderland circuitry : immigration surveillance in the United States and beyond . 2022 . 978-0-520-97676-4 . Oakland, California . 1293662725.
  9. Web site: American Journalism Online Awards - 2022 Winners . 2022-10-10 . NYU Journalism . en-US.
  10. Web site: Castillo . Amaris . 2023-02-24 . For freelancers struggling with resources and time, a surprise award offers relief . 2024-06-11 . Poynter . en-US.
  11. News: 2022-11-02 . The International Women's Media Foundation's 2022 Courage in Journalism Awards Hosted by Norah O'Donnell . Washington Post.
  12. News: Lerman . Rachel . Kelly . Heather . The latest feature on crime app Citizen raises alarms as it accuses the wrong man of arson . en-US . Washington Post . 2022-10-10 . 0190-8286.
  13. Web site: Roos . Meghan . 2020-11-26 . Protesters Chant 'F*** Garcetti' Amid Rumors L.A. Mayor May Join Biden Team . 2022-10-10 . Newsweek . en.
  14. Web site: Weekly . L. A. . 2012-04-20 . L.A. Sheriff's Gang 'Jump Out Boys' Reportedly Prides Itself on Officer-Involved Shootings . 2022-10-11 . LA Weekly . en-US.
  15. Web site: Lathan . Van . 2021-12-31 . Michelle Obama 2024 and Cerise Castle on LAPD's Use of Force . 2022-10-11 . The Ringer . en.
  16. Web site: Hong . Peter . 2024-03-13 . New Roles for Top Journalists at Capital & Main . 2024-06-11 . capitalandmain.com . en-US.
  17. Web site: Pho . Brandon . 2022-11-11 . Q&A: Cerise Castle . 2023-05-16 . The Objective . en-US.
  18. Web site: Stories . Local . Meet Cerise Castle - Voyage LA Magazine LA City Guide . 2022-10-10 . voyagela.com . 29 April 2021 . en-US.
  19. Web site: 3 Black queer journalists share their advice for breaking into the journalism industry and what publications should do better to recruit minority employees . February 28, 2021 . June 19, 2024 . Business Insider México . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20221011012900/https://businessinsider.mx/3-black-queer-journalists-share-their-advice-for-breaking-into-the-journalism-industry-and-what-publications-should-do-better-to-recruit-minority-employees-2/ . October 11, 2022.
  20. News: 2023-02-15 . California-based freelance journalists win $100,000 prizes . Associated Press . 2023-02-15.

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