10 Facts About Bettina Boxall

Bettina Boxall was born on 1952 and is an American journalist who covered water issues and the environment for the Los Angeles Times.

Bettina Boxall is a recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting.

Bettina Boxall graduated in 1974, with honors, from the University of Maine in Orono.

Bettina Boxall, who is openly gay, has written about civil rights issues and joined in panel discussions about the role of LGBT journalists and writing about the issues that involve the LGBT community.

When she was growing up, Bettina Boxall did not have a deep desire to become a reporter, but in high school she became editor of The Maine Campus which was why she chose journalism as her major in university.

Bettina Boxall enjoyed her geology class with Professor Stephen Norton.

Bettina Boxall began working at Los Angeles Times in 1987 covering environmental and natural resources, focusing on fire and water issues.

In 2020, Bettina Boxall was among six journalists to sue the Los Angeles Times over pay disparities due to race and gender bias.

Bettina Boxall received the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting in 2009 with her colleague Julie Cart.

In 2009 Boxall was given Northern Arizona University's, Robert R Eunson Distinguished Lecturer Award.