Posts by Chuck Harris

Carola Mamberto ’08 and Sabrina Shankman ’09 both worked on “Money, Power and Wall Street,” a four-hour PBS/FRONTLINE investigation into the global financial crisis.

First-year students Debora Silva, Yousur Alhlou and Avni Nijhawan worked in collaboration with KQED’s “This Week in Northern California” program on a piece about gun violence in the Bay Area. Watch it here.

Student work from the Digital TV class’ trip to China last summer was published on The New York Times’ and Washington Post’s websites.

Instructor Ed Dobb has the cover story in the March edition of National Geographic called “The New Oil Landscape.” In the piece, Dobb reports on how the increase in hydraulic fracturing in North Dakota and the community impact.

Sara Bernard ’14 reports on the movement to reduce air pollution in the Bay Area on the National Radio Project’s “Making Contact.” In an effort to promote change, grassroots organizations in Richmond are gaining momentum in the fight to clean up the air, water and soil.

Carrie Ching ’05 directed and produced this animated video about the Navy Seal that killed Osama bin Laden for the Center for Investigative Reporting. The original story, called “The Shooter,” appears in the March issue of Esquire and can be found here.

Leena Pendharkar ’01 finished her first film, called “Raspberry Magic,” which follows the life of a young girl struggling with family troubles. Pendharkar wrote and directed the film which is now available on the Starz network.

Instructor Tim McGirk, from the Investigative Reporting Program, reported on the difficulties that Tibetan lamas face when they leave the monastery and encounter all the temptations and complexities of 21st century life in the West. Read the article here.

The Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and the Internews Earth Journalism Network are partnering to train environmental journalists through a series of courses, international travel opportunities and fellowships for mid-career journalists. Find out more…

Sean Patrick Farrel ’06 and Brent McDonald ’04 worked on The New York Times’ tribute “Last Word: Ed Koch” for the former New York City mayor.