Journalism:
Highlights:
Books:
Short stories:
Acting:
Certifications/Certificates
- Irish Post
- Pasadena Star-News / LA Daily News / San Gabriel Valley Tribune
- KPCC/LAist
- Alta Journal
- Huffington Post
- Culture Honey
- Pasadena Weekly articles (click here to view all 46 of Justin's Pasadena Weekly covers)
- Patch.com articles
- Public Diplomacy Magazine (more)
- Pacific Council on International Policy's Newsroom
- West Pasadena Residents' Association Newsletter articles
- USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy articles
- Daily Trojan articles (more)
- Princeton University's Journal of Public and International Affairs (2017, Guest Editor)
- LA Weekly article
- Berkeley Political Review article
- Ventura Blvd. Magazine article
- South Bay Magazine article
- Skeptics Magazine article
- Arroyo Monthly article
- Foreign Policy News article
- The Argonaut (more) (more)
- Nomination for 2015 LA Press Club Award
Books:
- Saturnalia: Traveling from Cape Town to Kampala in Search of an African Utopia (Rare Bird Books, 2015)
- A Closed Mouth Don't Get Fed (unpublished)
- The Misadventures of Mad Mike Hughes: The Flat Earther Daredevil Rocketeer Who Reached for the Stars (unpublished)
- "The Devil's Breath" (Shahrazad Press Volume One: My Keys Don't Know Where I Am!)
- "All It Takes" and "Rise" (Shahrazad Press Volume Two: For the Sheer Lamb of It!)
- "With Great Beauty Comes Great Pain" (Shahrazad Press Volume Three: One More for the Road)
- "Voyeur America" (Shahrazad Press Volume Four: Some Doors Should Never Be Opened)
- "The Lone Moon Mended" (Shahrazad Press Volume Five: Nocturnal Emissions)
- "Tabula Rasa" (Shahrazad Press Volume Ten: I Thought You Were Dead!)
Poetry:
- At the Top of the Mountains of the Moon (an unpublished collection of poems & prose)
- International Society of Poets' "Poet of Merit Silver Bowl Award” (2005)
- Editor's Choice Award and Outstanding Achievement in Poetry - Poetry.com and the International Library of Poetry (2005)
- Poetry & Cookies: Anthology of Poems by Altadenans & Others (AKA Altadena Poetry Review -- 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014)
- Invoking the Muse
- Message of the Muse (City of El Paso Arts and Cultural Department and the Texas Commission of the Arts)
- Pasadena Weekly (2005)
Acting:
Movies:
- "Problem Child 3: Junior in Love" (nominated Best Young Actor in the Hollywood Reporter's Young Star Awards in 1995)
- "Jingle All the Way"
- "BASEketball"
- "Michael Landon, the Father I Knew"
TV shows:
- "Pasadena Monthly with Justin Chapman"
- "NewsRap Local with Justin Chapman"
- "Well Read with Justin Chapman"
- "NewsRap"
- "Arroyo Live"
- "Arroyo Profiles"
- "Crown City News"
- "Conversations with Stuart Johnson"
- "The Smile Lady"
- "Walker, Texas Ranger"
- "The Pauly Shore Show"
- "Family Matters"
- "Weird Science"
- "Perversions of Science"
- "NewsRap"
- "The Jeff Foxworthy Show"
- "Go Banana!"
- and more
Commercials:
- Sunny Delight
- Nintendo
- Hyundai
- Anti-smoking
- Long John Silver
- and more
Plays:
- "Tartuffe"
- "Blood Wedding"
- "The Skin of Our Teeth"
- "Under Milk Wood"
- and more
Shorts/Student films:
- "Song for Lindy"
- "Undefeated"
- "Chewy Freak"
- "Naive Melody"
- "Dani, the Girl"
- "Consuming Colin"
- "Sly Sy the Private Eye"
- "Kiki Roth"
- "Ease the Pain"
- "Silent Drums"
- "The Violet Delerious"
- "Victory Over Suzy Dirge"
- "Damsel"
- "Numbered Days"
- and more
Complete List of Publications:
- Irish Post
- Inventors Digest Magazine
- LA Daily News
- Pasadena Star-News
- San Gabriel Valley Tribune
- KPCC/LAist
- Alta Journal
- Huffington Post
- Culture Honey
- Pasadena Weekly
- LA Weekly
- LA Citybeat/Valleybeat
- Arroyo Monthly
- ColoradoBoulevard.net
- The Courier (Pasadena City College)
- Spotlight Magazine (Pasadena City College)
- Berkeley Political Review
- Patch.com (10 hyper-local news sites)
- Public Diplomacy Magazine (USC)
- USC Center on Public Diplomacy
- USC Center on Communication Leadership and Policy
- Foreign Policy News
- Daily Trojan (USC)
- Pacific Council on International Policy
- WorldNomads.com
- Skeptic Magazine
- The Daily Vision (Uganda)
- Pasadena Sun (LA Times Community News)
- South Bay Magazine
- Ventura Blvd. Magazine
- Ventura County Reporter
- Pasadena Magazine
- The Argonaut
- LA Progressive
- Afro.com
- Pasadena Black Pages
Awards
- 1st place in the Music/Arts Feature category — 65th annual LA Press Club Southern California Journalism Awards (2023)
- 1st place in the Culture News category — 65th annual LA Press Club Southern California Journalism Awards (2023)
- 3rd place in the Entertainment News/Feature category — 65th annual LA Press Club Southern California Journalism Awards (2023)
- Finalist in the Anchor/Host category — 65th annual LA Press Club Southern California Journalism Awards (2023)
- Finalist in the TV Talk/Public Affairs category — 65th annual LA Press Club Southern California Journalism Awards (2023)
- 3rd place in the Film Features category — 15th annual LA Press Club Nationals Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards (2022)
- Finalist in the Entertainment Features category — 15th annual LA Press Club Nationals Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards (2022)
- 1st place in the Travel Reporting category — 64th annual LA Press Club Southern California Journalism Awards (2021)
- 3rd place in the TV/Public Affairs category — 64th annual LA Press Club Southern California Journalism Awards (2021)
- 3rd place in the Entertainment Features category — 64th annual LA Press Club Southern California Journalism Awards (2021)
- 2nd place in the News Programming (Community Producer) category — Alliance for Community Media West's WAVE Awards (Western Access Video Excellence) (2021)
- Finalist in the News Programming (Professional) category — Alliance for Community Media West's WAVE Awards (Western Access Video Excellence) (2021)
- 2nd place in the Hard News category — 63rd annual LA Press Club Southern California Journalism Awards (2020)
- 3rd place in the Obituary/In Appreciation category — 63rd annual LA Press Club Southern California Journalism Awards (2020)
- Finalist in the News Feature category — 58th annual LA Press Club Southern California Journalism Awards (2014)
- Nominated Best Young Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-series for "Problem Child 3: Junior in Love" — Hollywood Reporter's inaugural Young Star Awards (1995)
- Television Producer and Virtual Media Production — Pasadena Media
- Adobe Premiere Pro CC Master Class — StackSkills
- Hootsuite Platform Certification — Hootsuite Academy
- Social Media Marketing Certification — Hootsuite Academy
- Minus 185 Club — Lake Arrowhead's underground tunnel
- Google Analytics for Beginners — Google Analytics Academy
- Citizens Police Academy — Pasadena Police Department
- Graphic Design Software Essentials Certification (Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign) - Pasadena City College
- Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) — LA County Fire Department
- Advanced Filmmaking/Special Projects — LA County High School for the Arts
- Extraordinary Energy and Effort in Theatre — LA County High School for the Arts
- Outstanding Achievement in Theatre — LA County High School for the Arts
- Skydiving Certificate — Perris Valley Skydiving School
- Outstanding Ambassadorial Achievement as a Student Ambassador — People to People International
- Ordained Reverend Certificate — Universal Life Church Monastery
- Promoting the Exchange and Dissemination of Knowledge Between Those Who Have Had Adventures Off the Beaten Path —Adventurers Club of Los Angeles
- Certificate of Recognition — California Assemblymember Chris Holden
- Editor's Choice Award and Outstanding Achievement in Poetry — Poetry.com and the International Library of Poetry