Visit the J-School on Cal Day

Image showing a promotional flyer for Berkeley Journalism's Cal Day event held on April 22, 2017, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The J-School invites you to visit and enjoy activities such as documentary screenings, lectures, photo exhibits, and a raffle for signed books.

Don’t miss our Cal Day open house Saturday, April 22. #sharecalday @ucbsoj …Among the new Cal Day offerings this year are several by the Graduate School of Journalism. In addition to an open house featuring photo exhibits at North Gate Hall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the school’s dean, Edward Wasserman, will give a…

Read More

Alumni Portrait: Mike Welt on his third film with Ken Burns

A man in a plaid shirt smiles and shakes hands with Mike Welt, who is donned in a military uniform adorned with several badges and insignias. They are standing indoors in front of an arrangement of colorful flowers. The scene evokes the heartfelt storytelling reminiscent of a Ken Burns film, with both men appearing pleased.

Have you ever wondered what’s in the basements of CBS, NBC, and ABC? Alum Mike Welt knows. He’s spent the last few years in some of those basements, sifting through history. Welt co-produced the upcoming 10-part series, “The Vietnam War,” directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. This is the third project Welt has worked…

Read More

Alumni Portrait: For two Polk Award winners, the paths crossed at Berkeley

Black and white photo depicting two smiling men side by side, both facing the camera. The man on the left, with a receding hairline and striped shirt, stands next to the clean-shaven man on the right in a light-colored shirt. Their paths crossed at Berkeley before they later became Polk Award winners.

In spring 2009, Robert Lewis and Ali Winston met to talk about investigative reporting at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. Lewis was about to finish the program, and Winston was weighing whether to enroll. “He convinced me to come to Cal,” Winston said. Fast forward eight years, and there’s a neat symmetry in their…

Read More

Serginho Roosblad Wins Prestigious Overseas Press Club Award

A man with curly hair and glasses, Serginho Roosblad, is speaking at a podium labeled "Overseas Press Club of America" in an elegant room. He is dressed in a dark suit. An older man in a suit and tie stands in the background, listening attentively, possibly awaiting the announcement of an Overseas Press Club Award.

Serginho Roosblad Wins Prestigious OPC Foundation Award NEW YORK CITY (March 6, 2017) — Serginho Roosblad, a graduate student at the US-Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, was awarded an Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholar Award at the Foundation’s 2017 Annual Scholar Awards Luncheon held at the Yale Club in New York City. Rebecca Blumenstein, deputy…

Read More