Bashirah Mack Named Marlon T. Riggs Fellow in Documentary Filmmaking

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Producer/director Bashirah Mack (‘22) has been awarded one of Berkeley Journalism’s top honors, the Marlon T. Riggs Fellowship in Documentary Filmmaking. Named for the late filmmaker, alumnus and Professor Marlon T. Riggs (’81), the $10,000 fellowship was created in 2014 through the efforts of Vivian Kleiman, Riggs’ former collaborator with funding from Signifyin’ Works, the…

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Joey Horan Named Brian Pollack Fellow in Documentary Filmmaking

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Joey Horan (‘22) has been named the Brian Pollack Fellow in Documentary Filmmaking at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. The $5,000 fellowship, established in 2018, is awarded annually by a committee of the program’s faculty to a promising second-year documentary film student with a passion for tackling social justice issues and exploring the…

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Bernice Yeung Named Managing Editor of the Investigative Reporting Program

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The Investigative Reporting Program at Berkeley Journalism is pleased to announce that Bernice Yeung, one of the nation’s top investigative reporters, will join its staff as managing editor in January. Yeung, a reporter for ProPublica since 2018, will work with students and IRP staff to produce impactful long-form stories in the public interest. She brings…

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Alumni Portrait: Audio Producer Justin Richmond

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When Justin Richmond (’15) came to UC Berkeley from Southern California for his undergraduate studies in philosophy in 2009, he aspired to be a professor. Little did he imagine that his first job would involve booking Keith Richards for an interview and then stressing about him smoking cigarettes in the recording studio. The pivotal in…

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November 2021 Dean’s Letter

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November 22, 2021 Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, I write at a time of deeply felt gratitude. Gratitude for our extraordinary faculty, students and staff, all working together to navigate this still upside down world. I honor their resilience, their compassion and their utter dedication to our goal of changing the face of who gets to…

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Kimyatta Newby and Olivia Lozano Named Reporters in Residence

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Berkeley Journalism is awarding Reporters in Residence Fellowships to two East Bay journalists, each of whom will receive a $2,000 stipend and opportunities to become part of the school’s community. As Reporters in Residence, Olivia Lozano and Kimyatta Newby will audit the School’s introduction to reporting classes, get one-on-one mentorship from class instructors and earn…

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Documentary by Faculty, Alumni and Class of ’20 Students Named duPont-Columbia Awards Finalist

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“COVID’s Hidden Toll,” written, directed, and produced by 2004 graduates Daffodil Altan, a Berkeley Journalism lecturer and FRONTLINE producer and correspondent, and documentary filmmaker and Professor Andrés Cediel has been named a finalist for the 2022 duPont-Columbia Awards. The documentary, co-produced by María José Calderón (’09), examined how the absence of workplace protections for essential…

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