The J-School hosts numerous public events of interest to students and the general public. The events listed below are of particular interest to students in our program. Use the "Events View" picklist below to see events associated with other programs.
- Monday, March 16th, 2009
- The SF Chronicle in Transition
A panel discussion about the plight of Northern California's largest
daily newspaper.- Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
- Today: Award-Winning Science Journalist Tim Ferris
Tim Ferris, award-winning astronomy writer and author of the acclaimed books, Seeing in the Dark, Life Beyond Earth, and the Whole Shebang, returns to North Gate to discuss his newest book, The Science of Liberty. Reception for School community at 5:30 pm.
- Thursday, October 30th, 2008
- Four Days to Go: McCain, Obama and the 2008 Campaign
Senior Lecturer and political reporting veteran Susan Rasky moderates a topflight panel of journalists, scholars, and analysts discussing the 2008 campaign and election, including Professor Henry Brady, AP corresondent Kathleen Hennessy, SF Chronicle columnist Chip Johnson, Democratic pollster Am
- Monday, October 27th, 2008
- Obama-McCain: The View from Europe
Distinguished Professor of World Politics Hans-Henrik Holm from the Danish School of Journalism at Aarhus University visits to give a lunchtime talk about European press coverage of the U.S presidential campaigns.
- Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
- The Financial Meltdown: A Report from Wall Street
Lunch for students, staff, and faculty as Matt Winkler, editor in chief of Bloomberg News, visits to discuss the financial crisis from his Wall Street vantage.
- Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
- American Society of Journalists Grants Seminar 2008
- Over 30 people listened to advice and pointers about obtaining grants and research during Tuesday's, Oct. 21, 2008 American Society of Journalists and Authors Grants and Fellowships for Writers meeting at UC Berkeley's North Gate Library.
- Monday, February 11th, 2008
- Silicon Valley Spotlight: Covering Takeovers, Titans & Technology
Panelists are: Matt Richtel, the New York Times; Chris Gaither, the Los Angeles Times; Vauhini Vara, The Wall Street Journal; Owen Thomas, Valleywag; Andreas Kluth, The Economist; Elizabeth Corcoran, Technology Editor, Forbes.com; Jeanette Borzo, freelancer for The Economist and the Wall Street J
- Thursday, April 19th, 2007
- Careers in Business Journalism
We are hosting a dinner featuring editors from the business media to discuss the direction of their publications, their web strategies and what editors want in pitches. Publications include The Wall Street Journal, Business 2.0, Red Herring, MarketWatch and The San Francisco Chronicle.
- Friday, October 20th, 2006-Wednesday, September 20th, 2006
- "Covering Private Companies and Non-Profits"
A free one-day business journalism workshop will be held on Friday, Oct. 20, 2006. The "Covering Private Companies and Non-Profits" program covers critical areas such as regulatory filings, financial disclosure and gaining insight into how effectively companies and organizations are being run. Re
- Tuesday, April 11th, 2006
- Who Says Business is Boring?
J.J. Yore, Vice President of Programming and Executive Producer for Marketplace will be joined by Liza Tucker a commentary editor and Karen Lowe a foreign editor from Marketplace.
- Saturday, April 8th, 2006-Sunday, April 9th, 2006
- Alumni Weekend
Please join us at North Gate Hall to reconnect with old friends and professors. The weekend's events include a cocktail party, the all-school picnic, the North Gate Professional Seminar on radio journalism, and a public talk by NPR's Robert Siegel.
- Saturday, April 8th, 2006
- North Gate Professional Seminar
Join radio reporters, producers and hosts from across the country as they discuss their craft in a day-long training seminar designed for working journalists. In the evening, Robert Siegel, host of NPR's All Things Considered will give a public talk about the future of radio journalism.<
- Wednesday, February 8th, 2006
- The Forgotten War in Northern Uganda
Please join us for a screeening of Lost Children, a documentary about six former child soldiers and the hardships they face as they try to re-integrate into their communities and readjust to family life in Northern Uganda.
- Monday, January 30th, 2006
- Writing for the Greater Good: A Launch Party for Greater Good Magazine
Please join us to celebrate the publication of the latest issue of Greater Good, the new magazine based at UC Berkeley. Panelists, including UC Berkeley Professor Arlie Hochschild, will discuss the new issue's contents and the magazine's unique blend of science reporting and storytelling, explain
- Tuesday, December 13th, 2005
- China and the Media
Is China the powerhouse of the 21st century? Please join us for this discussion about China and the media between Dean Orville Schell and Director of the China Internet Project, MacArthur Fellow Xiao Qiang.
- Monday, December 5th, 2005
- The Press in Kenya
A long time journalist and educator, Dr. Monyenye will discuss Kenya's new press freedoms under multi-party governance and Africa's image in the western media. Dr. Monyenye is also a Professor in the Philosphy Department at the Univesity of Nairobi.
- Monday, November 21st, 2005
- Grassroots Media & Social Justice in India
The Asia Colloquium presents a special film screening and discussion with Stalin K., Drishti Media Collective, Jessica Mayberry, and Video Volunteers on grassroots media and social justice in India.
- Wednesday, November 16th, 2005
- Are Big Business, Government and Wall Street Undermining the American Dream?
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner James Steele is widely acclaimed as one of the best investigative reporters in American Journalism. Steele co-authored with Donald Bartlett, "How Health Care in America Became Big Business - And Bad Medicine".
- Tuesday, November 15th, 2005-Monday, December 5th, 2005
- Jack Hitt: The Art of the Query
Back by popular demand, Jack Hitt's Query Workshop. Hitt is a regular contributor to Harper's Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, and This American Life. Aside from a brief stint as senior editor at Harper's, he's worked freelance his entire career. This event has been archived as streaming video.
- Events Outside the J-School:
- UC Berkeley Campus
- School of Information
- Commonwealth Club
- Bay Area Journalism Calendar
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