Berkeley Journalism lecturer, students and alumni honored in 2021 Pulitzer Prizes

New "On Mic" podcast episode on the 50th anniversary of the Pentagon Papers looks at the emotional challenge of whistleblowing

Course of the Empire by Ken Light

An American decade, through a photographer’s searching lens

From polo fields to soybean fields, professor Ken Light documents an empire in decline in his forthcoming book, Course of the Empire.

Black couple with baby

Chronicling Covid

Sarah Hoenicke Flores ('19) reports on the pandemic's impact on doula care in this story for The New York Times. Photos by Stephanie Penn ('21).

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Featured Instructor

Ken Light

Guggenheim Fellow Ken Light has worked as a freelance documentary photographer for over 45 years, focusing on social issues. He has taught at the School since 1983.

Lesley Torres

Featured Student

Lesley Torres ('22)

Lesley Torres ('22) reports on health and Covid-19 as an intern for Bloomberg Law.

Serginho Roosblad

Featured Alum

Serginho Roosblad ('18)

Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker, journalist and photographer Serginho Roosblad is on the global investigative team at The Associated Press as the first hire in a program developed with the Ida B. Wells Society.

Changing the Face of Journalism

Berkeley Journalism intends to be a leader in diversifying the race and gender and class of journalists to ensure that all stories get told.

Berkeley Journalism's Anti-Racism Efforts

How we built on the momentum of a national uprising to make meaningful changes in addressing systemic forms of racism.