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Spring instructors bring fresh curriculum to Berkeley Journalism

From audience engagement to business leadership and design thinking to how emerging technologies like AI are reshaping journalism and media, the course lineup reflects an evolving curriculum under new Dean Michael D. Bolden.

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UC Berkeley students provide research highlighted in '60 Minutes' story

Students in the Human Rights Center's Investigations Lab — including J-School first-year Kyle Sweasey — researched conditions at CECOT prison for a story that was pulled by new CBS chief Bari Weiss before airing in January. 

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UC Berkeley Journalism announces fifth cohort of first generation Dean's Fellows

The new cohort of Dean’s Fellows includes Angelo Claure, Fernando Haro, Akua Parker, Macie Parker, Steffi Puerto and Emily Tenorio Molina. 

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Sophia Cutino ('26) and Seven Wu ('26) honored with Dorothea Lange Fellowships

The Dorothea Lang Fellowship celebrates the use of photography by UC Berkeley students or faculty members in scholarly work of any discipline.

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Featured Student

Eli Benton Cohen ('27)

First-year student Eli Cohen publishes A1 story in the San Francisco Chronicle about the  fight against unlawful detentions.

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Featured FACULTY

Ed Wasserman

Professor Ed Wasserman, former dean at UC Berkeley Journalism, writes an op-ed for the San Francisco about attacks on the media. 

Bay Area Black Journalists Meetup Poster

Featured Event

Bay Area Black Journalists Meet-Up February 19th | 6PM

Special guest speakers include Dean Michael D. Bolden, Professor Lisa Armstrong and André Senior.