Berkeley Journalism collaborates with FRONTLINE, ProPublica on “American Insurrection”

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Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program (IRP) is collaborating with the PBS series FRONTLINE and ProPublica on “American Insurrection,” a documentary about the threat posed by militia groups, white supremacists and other extremist groups, scheduled for release on April 13. The 90-minute documentary features in-depth reporting by alumna Gisela Pérez de Acha (’20) and two students…

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Prof. Ken Light awarded prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship

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The Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has announced the 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship recipients. Among them is Reva and David Logan Professor of Photojournalism Ken Light, one of the 184 artists, writers, scholars, and scientists chosen through a rigorous peer-review process from almost 3,000 applicants.  A beloved teacher, colleague and mentor…

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Dean Geeta Anand on Women’s History Month

Geeta Anand

Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, It is ironic that as we celebrate Women’s History Month, there are so many examples around the world of how those of us who are women are still so very unsafe. Just days after the murder early in March of marketing executive Sarah Everard in London, the shooting deaths in Georgia…

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Maia Keyanna Hightower-Johnson (1995-2021)

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Berkeley Journalism is posting this obituary at the request of a member of our beloved alumni community, Shikiri Hightower-Gaskin, Class of 2010. On behalf of our community, we extend our profound condolences to the family for their loss.

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Alumni Portrait: Zainab Khan

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Few people truly understand the way algorithms on the internet work. How they recommend content and draw people in; or how to use them to maximize audience engagement and grow a following. But for Zainab Khan, they’re her expertise. A self-described “student of the internet,” Khan spent years in front of a glowing screen for…

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2020 Excellence Awards Announced

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We’re proud of the recognition Berkeley Journalism students get from outside entities, ranging from Student Oscars and BAFTAs to Emmy Awards to Online News Association prizes. But every year we also convene representatives of our own community to decide whom they want to single out for outstanding first and second-year work that exemplifies what the…

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Alums feature at Sundance Film Festival

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Eight Berkeley Journalism alumni featured prominently at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Four were producers on new cinema vérité documentaries on education equity, one a story producer and editor on a documentary short about a Native Hawaiian queer slam poet, and two pushed boundaries presenting live performances and one recently joined the Sundance Institute as…

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