The launch of the Forbidden Stories Lab at UC Berkeley Journalism

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2026 National Edward R. Murrow Award Winners

Five UC Berkeley Journalism alums have won national Edward R. Murrow Awards, among the most prestigious in broadcast and digital news.

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Celebrating the career of Jon Else

A beloved UC Berkeley Journalism emeritus professor adds yet another recognition to his storied resume: an endowed fellowship to fuel the filmmakers of tomorrow. The first recipient is Dune Strickland (’27).

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Jason Spingarn-Koff's new doc "The Coral Rescuers"

Professor Jason Spingarn-Koff ('01) returns to the director's chair — which happens to be on a boat off the Florida coast — to make his latest doc. Read our Q&A with him.

JoeBill Muñoz (’19) and Lucas Guilkey’s (’19) joyous reactions during their acceptance speech at the News & Documentary Awards. COURTESY NATAS.

A dozen News & Documentary Emmy Award wins for Berkeley Journalism alums

Following a record 40 nominations, alums took home 12 coveted statues, including a documentary incubated at our Investigative Reporting Program.

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Featured Alums

Mitchell and Neilson

Alums Matthew Mitchell (’25) and Susie Neilson (’19) shed light on failures by one of the largest non-profits serving formerly unhoused people in San Francisco.

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Featured Lecturer

Jamil Smith

Award-winning journalist and Guardian columnist Jamil Smith returns to Berkeley Journalism this fall to teach our first-year J-200 class. 

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featured staff

Michael Paz

Our Interim Director of Student Services believes strongly in the fierce storytellers of this community.