J-School Opens Competition for Investigative Reporting Fellowships

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The Investigative Reporting Program (IRP) at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism is accepting entries for its prestigious yearlong fellowships. The Investigative Reporting Program has hosted the nation’s leading post-graduate fellowships in investigative reporting since 2007. The one-of-a-kind program, founded by Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Lowell Bergman, is open to all working journalists, with…

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UC Berkeley Journalism Teacher and New Media Pioneer Paul Grabowicz Dies

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Paul Grabowicz, an old-school newspaper reporter who became an ardent supporter, innovator and teacher of digital journalism, died Thursday. He was 66. The cause was cancer. Grabowicz was a senior lecturer and administrator for two decades at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, where he held the Bloomberg Chair. At the School, he is remembered…

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UC Berkeley Documentary Professor Orlando Bagwell’s 10 Favorite Films

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A respected and introspective filmmaker himself, Orlando Bagwell writes what made these pictures resonate: from life-affirming stories of race and justice, to art’s central role in society, to evocative treatments of love, redemption and often tragedy. 1. Searching for Sugarman is a great story of discovery and myth. This is a beautiful portrait of a…

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UC Berkeley Documentary Professor Orlando Bagwell’s 10 Favorite Films

Bagwell films

A respected and introspective filmmaker himself, Orlando Bagwell writes what made these pictures resonate: from life-affirming stories of race and justice, to art’s central role in society, to evocative treatments of love, redemption and often tragedy. 1. Searching for Sugarman is a great story of discovery and myth. This is a beautiful portrait of a…

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