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FRONTLINE/World's Broadcast on PBS
FRONTLINE/World's June 23rd broadcast on PBS featured work by numerous j-schoolers. All the stories are available to watch online. "Vietnam: Wheels of Change" was reported Marjorie McAffee ('06). "Egypt: Middle East Inc" was produced and shot by Charlotte Buchen ('07). Andres Cediel ('04) served as offline editor. FRONTLINE/World PA's Lyra Frederick ('09), N'Jeri Eaton ('10), Jacob Simas ('09) and Matt Durning ('10) also contributed their efforts to this show. "Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground" investigates the dirty secret of the digital age and was produced by students from the University of British Columbia with correspondent Peter Klein.

City of Albany Recognizes Alumna
Mayor Marge Atkinson of Albany awarded an Appreciation of Work to Linjun Fan, who graduated from the school last month, for her work in developing community news website Albany Today. The Albany City Council lauded the project as an "invaluable asset to our community".

Investigative Reporting Fellowship Winners Announced
A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter from Arizona and a veteran investigative editor and reporter from California have won fellowships in the Investigative Reporting Program. The 2009-2010 fellows are Ryan Gabrielson of the East Valley Tribune in Mesa, Ariz., and Matt Isaacs, a 1999 graduate of the journalism school. Read more (PDF).

Berkeley Degree a `License to Fight'
Award-winning journalist Barbara Ehrenreich inspired new graduates and their loved ones with a rousing commencement speech at the J-School's ceremony honoring the class of 2009.
Read the transcript. See the video.

Michael Pollan Honored For Contributions to Biology
Knight Professor of Science and Environmental Journalism Michael Pollan was named the winner of the 2009 President’s Citation Award for outstanding contributions to biology by the American Institute of Biological Sciences. The award was presented to Pollan during the organization's annual meeting.

Best Student Magazine Winner
Brink magazine, written and published by J-School students, has been designated by the Society of Professional Journalists as the overall NATIONAL WINNER in the Best Student Magazine category and will be awarded the Mark of Excellence at the 2009 SPJ Convention & National Journalism Conference in August.

Neil Henry Chosen as Dean
Dean Henry has accepted the position of permanent dean and will build on new initiatives begun at North Gate over the past two years. Read the University's official announcement.

J-School Students' Website Wins Webby
Mission Loc@l, a community-based news website created and produced by J-School students won the 2009 Webby Award for Best Student Website. Read more.

Students Get Hyperlocal with Multimedia News Sites
The seven hyperlocal news sites staffed by J-School students, and funded by the Ford Foundation, have become vital sources of information for underserved communities in the Bay Area.
Watch the video and read more.

Logan Professor Bergman's Worker Safety Stories Result in Fines
Six years after Professor Lowell Bergman's and the IRP's Pulitzer-prize winning reporting in the New York Times and two PBS "Frontline" documentaries, McWane is fined $8 million for workplace safety and environmental crimes. It is part of one of the most significant federal crackdowns against workplace safety and environmental crimes in the last decade.

Photographer Larry Fink Visits the J-School
Acclaimed photographer Larry Fink visited North Gate Hall last Friday to celebrate the publication of his new book, Night at the Met. Read more.

Deadline for J-School Fellowships for Visiting African Journalists: May 1, 2009
The deadline for the J-School's year-long fellowships is quickly approaching. The fellowships will support the School's new African agriculture reporting project. Further information about this opportunity can be found here.

J-School Alum Cited In Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize for Public Service awarded to the Las Vegas Sun cited the "courageous reporting by Alexandra Berzon," class of 2006, for her "exposure of the high death rate among construction workers on the Las Vegas Strip amid lax enforcement of regulations, leading to changes in policy and improved safety conditions." Read the stories.

Mission Loc@l Nominated for a Webby Award -
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Mission Loc@l, a hyperlocal website covering the Mission District created by J-School students, has been nominated for a Webby People's Voice Award. As part of the People's Voice award, viewers can vote on the sites they consider the best of the net. Please visit the Webby Awards site and vote for Mission Loc@l in the student award category.

Watch News Reports from J-School Students at CNS News
CNS News, an online news program produced by first-year students in the J-School's TV program is now available on Vimeo. Catch the latest report, Bay Area Stories, by clicking here. Watch more videos on the J-School Vimeo Channel.

J-School Alum Wins Keystone Press Award
Sam Kennedy, an Investigative Reporting Fellow and J-School alum, won second prize in the Keystone Press Awards for his series in the Morning Call in Allentown, Pa., on the effects of deregulation of the electricity industry in Pennsylvania. The award reinforces "excellence by individuals in the newspaper profession by recognizing journalism that consistently provides relevance, integrity and initiative in serving readers, and furthers First Amendment values." For more information about the awards, click here.

Variety Recognizes J-School Alumna
Variety named J-School alumna Carola Mamberto one of the Top 10 Film Students in the Nation. Her thesis documentary, "Pizzo," which was shot and edited during her time at North Gate Hall, continues to garner critical acclaim and awards.
Read more.

J-School Wins Eight SPJ 'Mark of Excellence' Awards
The Society of Professional Journalists awarded eight "Mark of Excellence Awards" to the J-School and its students. The awards recognized the outstanding student work in multimedia, radio and print. And the winners are...
Read more.

Frontline and the J-School Present "Black Money"
The Frontline documentary "Black Money" premiered on KQED and other PBS stations nationwide on Tuesday. If you missed it, the piece will air again on local PBS stations (Check your local listings) or watch it online. In the report, Lowell Bergman, Frontline Correspondent and director of the Investigative Reporting Program at the J-School, sheds light on bribery in international business. The documentary and special website "The Business of Bribes" were produced by Frontline World and Frontline West with graduate students and post-graduate fellows in the Investigative Reporting Program. Read more.

J-School Hosting Technology Summit For Media Execs at Google Campus
The Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley, will convene a Media Technology Summit with top executives from media and tech companies this fall. The goal of the Sept. 29-Oct. 1, invitation-only event at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. is to provide the leaders of traditional media operations with new insights into the technologies, consumer behaviors and advertising systems that will affect their businesses in the future. Read full press release. Join mailing list to receive updates and learn more.

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