Bill Drummond

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William J. Drummond’s career includes stints at The (Louisville) Courier-Journal, where he covered the civil rights movement, and the Los Angeles Times, where he was a local reporter, then bureau chief in New Delhi and Jerusalem and later a Washington correspondent. Drummond was appointed a White House Fellow in 1976 by Gerald R. Ford, worked briefly for Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and eventually became associate press secretary to President Jimmy Carter. In 1977 he joined NPR and became the founding editor of “Morning Edition.” Drummond has been honored with a National Press Club Foundation Award, the Sidney Hillman Foundation Award for Journalism Excellence, and the Award for Outstanding Coverage of the Black Condition from the National Association of Black Journalists. His research interest lies in incorporating stress-reduction techniques into journalism education. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Published Stories:

California's Urban Forests in Desert Settings

Soundprint

For Soundprint, Professor Bill Drummond travels out West from mountains to shore to ask: When are trees beneficial and when are they not? This 25-minute program airs as part of Soundprint's ongoing series, Tales from Urban Forests. The program broadcasts nationally on NPR beginning June 2.

Equipping Journalists with Tools for Emotional Balance

Nieman Reports

For Nieman Reports, Professor William Drummond writes about a class he taught in Spring 2004 on "Emotional Balance for Working Journalists.

The Haves and Have Nots

Marketplace Radio

For Marketplace Radio, Professor William Drummond produces a radio piece on Marketplace Radio and KQED-FM examining the shrinking endowment at UC and other institutions of higher learning.

Arc of Crisis

SoundPrint Radio

For SoundPrint Radio, Professor William Drummond produces a public radio documentary about teaching the "Arc of Crisis" class - a course that trained students to bring more context and meaning to reporting about the terrorist attacks and the Middle East.

Classroom Cool

SoundPrint Radio

For SoundPrint Radio, Professor William Drummond produces a radio documentary on how technology is being jammed into all levels of the U.S. educational system

What We Teach

Graduate School of Journalism

For The Graduate School of Journalism, Professor William Drummond writes about how eleven Berkeley journalism students in the Spring 1998 Semester embarked on an experiment to rediscover the roots of community reporting.

Other Works:

The San Francisco Chronicle writes about the "Emotional Balance for Working Journalists" class taught in Spring 2004 by Prof. Drummond  Read more...

Prof. Drummond goes on a NASA laser mapping mission as part of a radio documentary on coastal erosion.

Courses Taught by Bill Drummond:

Fall 2012: Advanced Radio

Spring 2012: Advanced Radio

Spring 2012: The Wire: When Journalism Meets Drama

Fall 2011: The Wire: When Journalism Meets Drama

Fall 2011: Producing the News at the BBC

Spring 2011: Intro to Radio

Fall 2010: Master's Project Seminar

Spring 2010: Hyperlocal Site: Richmond Confidential

Spring 2010: News 21

Spring 2010: Master's Project Seminar

Spring 2010: Freshman Seminar: Revisiting World War II Through the Documentary Lens

Fall 2009: Reporting the News - Drummond/Snow/Griffin

Fall 2009: Reporting the news-lab--Drummond/Snow/Griffin

Fall 2009: World War II Through the Documentary Lens

Spring 2009: Advanced Radio

Spring 2009: Satellite Radio: Breaking the Bonds of Earth

Fall 2008: Satellite Radio: Breaking the Bonds of Earth

Fall 2008: Reporting the News - Drummond

Fall 2008: Reporting the news-lab--Drummond

Spring 2008: Satellite Radio: Breaking the Bonds of Earth

Fall 2007: FSP: Satellite Radio: Breaking the Bonds of Earth

Fall 2007: Emotional Balance for Journalists

Spring 2007: FSP: Satellite Radio: Breaking the Bonds of Earth

Fall 2006: FSP: Satellite Radio: Breaking the Bonds of Earth

Spring 2006: FSP: Satellite Radio: Breaking the Bonds of Earth

Fall 2005: FSP: Satellite Radio: Breaking the Bonds of Earth

Fall 2005: Reporting the News - Drummond/Griffin

Fall 2005: Advanced Radio

Spring 2002: Frosh Seminar: Tabloid Journalism

Spring 2002: Advanced Radio: Inside Oakland

Spring 2002: Covering the Arc of Crisis: Kabul to Jerusalem

Fall 2001: Frosh Seminar: Tabloid Journalism

Fall 2001: Reporting the News-Drummond

Fall 2001: Master's Project Tutorial

Spring 2001: Frosh/Soph Seminar: Journalism of Homicide

Spring 2001: Master's Project Tutorial

Spring 2001: Reporting for Radio

Spring 2001: Advanced Radio: Inside Oakland

Fall 2000: The Journalism of Homicide

Fall 2000: Reporting the News-Drummond

Spring 2000: Frosh Seminar

Spring 2000: Master's Project Tutorial

Spring 2000: Covering a Community

Spring 2000: Advanced Radio: Inside Oakland

Fall 1999: Frosh Seminar: Daily Cal Critique

Fall 1999: J200 Weekly Assembly

Fall 1999: Reporting the News-Drummond

Spring 1999: Advanced News Reporting

Spring 1999: Covering a Community

Fall 2004: FSP: Queer Eye for Straight Journ. Guys

Fall 2004: Reporting the News-Drummond

Fall 2004: MINI: The Journalism of the Blues

Spring 2004: Adv. Radio: Inside Oakland

Spring 2004: FSP: Old Time Radio

Spring 2004: Master's Project Seminar

Spring 2004: Emotional Balance for Working Journalists

Fall 2003: Frosh Seminar: Old Time Radio

Fall 2003: Reporting the News-Drummond

Fall 2003: MINI: GIS for Journalists

Fall 2003: Master's Project Seminar

Spring 2003: Frosh Seminar: Old Time Radio

Spring 2003: Master's Project Seminar

Spring 2003: Advanced Radio: Inside Oakland

Spring 2003: Illustrating your Story with Super Maps

Fall 2002: Frosh Seminar: Crime Reporting

Fall 2002: Master's Project Tutorial

Fall 2002: Reporting on Aviation

Fall 2002: Humor in Journalism