2017 Excellence Awards Announced

2017 Excellence Award Winners

(LEFT to RIGHT, TOP ROW: Jason Hanasik, Maya Craig, Coby McDonald, Isabel Gottlieb, Brittany Hosea-Small, Jennifer Glenfield; MIDDLE ROW: Lauren Hepler, Teresa Cotsirilos, Leslie Cory, Manjula Varghese, Paayal Zaveri, Hanna Miller; BOTTOM ROW: Leah Rosenbaum, Reis Thebault, Jackeline Luna, Sofia Melo, Abner Hauge, Andrew Beale)

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Dean’s Letter – June 2017

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June 21, 2017 Warm greetings from North Gate Hall: After a raucous year of political shocks, which continue to raise tough questions about the kind of journalism the times demand, it’d be nice to report that we’re all getting some year-end repose under the friendly Northern California sun, admiring the wisteria abloom in the courtyard.…

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Six Berkeley students honored with Society of Professional Journalists Awards

A collage of six women, each in their own individual frame, all smiling softly while looking at the camera. They are Berkeley students, captured from the shoulders up, with diverse outdoor and indoor backgrounds including greenery and bookshelves. This image celebrates their Society of Professional Journalists Awards.

From nonfiction magazine writing, to a post-election web piece in Oakland North and investigative and explanatory reports for radio and television from the Middle East, a record six UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism students, all of them women, were recognized at the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2016 Mark of Excellence Awards on April 28…

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Investigative Reporting Program launches production company

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The chancellor designate of the University of California, Berkeley today announced the signing of a first of its kind affiliation agreement with a unique production company established by the Investigative Reporting Program. The agreement, Carol Christ said, “is the first of its kind for our university and will serve to extend Berkeley’s public mission as…

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