Posts by Marlena Telvick
Eva Rendle (‘19) receives Student Academy Award nomination
Documentary filmmaker and 2019 Berkeley Journalism graduate Eva Rendle has been named one of seven finalists in the 46th Student Academy Awards. Eva’s thesis film “All That Remains” is an intimate portrait of the second responders and vineyard workers who are still dealing with the aftermath of the 2017 North Bay Fires, one year later.…
Read MoreMaking way for new leadership
Dear Colleagues, I write to share the news that after six and a half years leading Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, Edward Wasserman has announced that he will be stepping down as dean and rejoining the faculty full-time. He will continue on as dean this academic year while we conduct a nationwide search for his…
Read MoreBerkeley Journalism’s Annual Excellence Awards Announced
We’re proud of the recognition Berkeley Journalism students get from outside entities, ranging from Student Oscars to Emmy Awards to Online News Association prizes. But every year, we also convene representatives of our own community–teachers and alums–to decide whom they want to single out for outstanding work that exemplifies what the School itself most values.…
Read MoreFour-time Pulitzer Prize Winner David Barstow joins Berkeley Journalism
David Barstow, a senior writer at The New York Times and the first reporter to ever win four Pulitzer Prizes, is the new head of investigative reporting at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Barstow has been named the Reva and David Logan Distinguished Chair in Investigative Journalism, succeeding Prof. Lowell Bergman, who retired…
Read MoreAward-winning documentary filmmaker Carrie Lozano (‘05) named to The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Berkeley Journalism alumna, lecturer and Advisory Board member Carrie Lozano (‘05) is among the 842 artists and executives invited to join The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The highly coveted membership review which takes place just once a year, recognizes filmmakers and others “who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion…
Read MoreBerkeley Journalism mourns the loss of businessman and philanthropist Herb Sandler, 1931–2019
Herbert M. Sandler, founder of ProPublica and a devoted supporter of investigative reporting at the Graduate School of Journalism—among many other passions, from medical research to human rights—died on June 5 at the age of 87. The extraordinary roster of projects and programs either supported or started by the Sandler Foundation runs too long to…
Read MoreThe Investigative Reporting Program announces 2019-20 fellows
The IRP is pleased to announce its fellows for 2019-20: Jameka Autry Jameka Autry is a director, producer and 2017 Impact Partners Creative Producer Fellow. In 2018, she was selected as part of the inaugural DOC NYC 40 Under 40 List. She started her career at Break Thru Films and also was part of the…
Read MoreFour Berkeley Journalism Students Awarded Hearst Foundation Fellowships
Berkeley Journalism students Karla Caraballo-Torres, Alondra De La Cruz, Lorin Eleni Gill and Francesca Fenzi have been named Hearst Fellows. The fellowships, established by the Hearst Foundation in 2016, has provided $200,000 in financial aid over the past three years to 10 promising second-year students. Karla Caraballo-Torres, from Falls Church, Va. is a bilingual multimedia…
Read MoreCongratulations to the Class of 2019!
Mother’s Day column by Navy widow featured in IRP’s “Who Killed Lt. Van Dorn?” runs in The New York Times
Nicole Van Dorn’s quest for answers after the death of her husband is chronicled in the Investigative Reporting Program‘s new documentary “Who Killed Lt. Van Dorn?,” by UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism alums Zachary Stauffer (’08) and Jason Paladino (’15). In total, 18 J-School students and graduates worked on the film. We Planned a Life…
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