Posts by Marlena Telvick
Prof. Ed Wasserman report: “Digital Defamation, the Press, and the Law” in The American Prospect
Digital Defamation, the Press, and the Law Can we reform the online culture of rampant libel without making it too easy to harass legitimate media? BY EDWARD WASSERMAN Although nobody keeps score, it seems safe to say that our flourishing digital media routinely leave more people bruised and bloodied than any prior communication technology—more people than…
Read MoreCelebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, I write together with our National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) chapter chair, Lesley Torres (‘22), to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month which began September 15th and goes through October 15th. It is a time to recognize the extraordinary contributions and lasting influence of the Hispanic, Latino/Latinx, and Chicano/Chicanx community. In…
Read MoreUC Berkeley pioneers first multidisciplinary OSINT training for journalism and law students
The Human Rights Center (HRC) at Berkeley Law and the Investigative Reporting Program at Berkeley Journalism have launched the country’s first multidisciplinary investigative reporting course using open source intelligence (OSINT) at a university. Building off the skills and knowledge incubated in the HRC Investigations Lab at Berkeley Law, the course will introduce journalism and law…
Read MoreTim Ferriss Gift Creates Journalism Fellowships at Berkeley’s new Center for Science of Psychedelics
An $800,000 gift supports The Center for Science of Psychedelics at Berkeley Journalism Leading podcaster and bestselling author Tim Ferriss has made a substantial gift to help grow the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for the Science of Psychedelics (BCSP). Launched last fall, the BCSP was co-founded by Michael Pollan, a longtime faculty member at…
Read MoreJanice Hui named Managing Director at PBS FRONTLINE
Longtime Investigative Reporting Program (IRP) Managing Director Janice Hui has been named PBS FRONTLINE’s new managing director, the documentary television series announced today. For a decade, Janice has helped lead the IRP, a professional newsroom and teaching institute at Berkeley Journalism, which has increased its editorial collaborations with FRONTLINE in recent years (American Insurrection, Trafficked…
Read MoreBerkeley Journalism begins pilot internship program for students
With the aid of $245,000 from the Knight Foundation, Berkeley Journalism creates new program to guarantee students a paid summer internship between the first and second year of the school’s prestigious two-year graduate program. To address the lack of diversity in the field and cutbacks in internship budgets around the country, Berkeley Journalism announced today…
Read MoreBerkeley Journalism Community Recognized at 2021 News & Documentary Emmy Awards
Five alumni from the Berkeley Journalism school community were honored, some multiple times, in nominations announced July 27 by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the 42nd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. The News & Documentary Emmy Awards honor programming content from more than 2,200 submissions. They originally premiered in calendar-year…
Read MoreKristen Hwang (‘21) named finalist in Student Academy Awards
Kristen Hwang’s thesis documentary, “When They’re Gone,” about humanity’s fragile dependence on nature and the consequences of industrializing honey bees for crop pollination, has been named one of 7 documentary finalists in the 48th Student Academy Awards. The project dates back eight years to a TED Talk she heard by entomologist Dennis VanEngelsdorp, entitled “A…
Read MoreNew “On Mic” podcast episode on the 50th anniversary of the Pentagon Papers looks at the emotional challenge of whistleblowing
Together with whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, and his wife Patricia, we probe the “civic courage” that led them to release the Pentagon Papers—and the spiritual strength it took to survive. This summer marks the 50th anniversary of the newspaper publication of the Pentagon Papers, one of the largest leaks of secret government documents to the press…
Read MoreLast Call: Keep Berkeley Journalism Strong
Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, As we approach the close of our fiscal year on June 30, I am writing with a friendly reminder that you can still support our amazing students and programs at Berkeley Journalism by clicking here to make a gift. As I finish my first year as your dean, I am so grateful for…
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