The nods span categories across photography, feature writing & culture news. "Weird Al" Yankovic photographed at Dust Studios on April 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Joe Pugliese/Billboard Trending on Billboard The Los Angeles Press Club announced finalists for the 2026 Southern California Journalism Awards and Billboard has received seven nominations. For more than we 60 years, the L.A. Press Club’s SoCal Journalism Awards has been “calling attention to LA’s fine journalists while promoting excellence in new and emerging media.” Every year, the press club honors journalists across print, audio, television and online platforms in categories spanning everything from faith reporting to hard news, cultural criticism to photography and graphic design. This year, Billboard is nominated across two photography, three feature and one entertainment news categories.…