Posts by Marlena Telvick
Major Journalism Schools Condemn Revocation of Jim Acosta of CNN’s Press Credentials and Alarming Attacks on the Press
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: No single action exemplifies press freedom as perfectly as that of the lone reporter standing to question the president before the public. That’s why we the undersigned, leaders of journalism education, strongly condemn the White House decision to revoke CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s press pass for doing just that. While…
Read MoreMeet Berkeley Journalism’s 2018 Student Leadership Committee
The Student Leadership Committee, or the “TLC” as it is known in the hallways of the School, is back— with a fresh set of faces and voices— to continue a longstanding tradition of serving the needs and answering the questions of students in both years. In simple terms, the TLC is a group of first-…
Read MoreJohnathan Rodgers Fellows Visit Berkeley Journalism
On an unusually warm day in October, some 30 prospective students stepped into North Gate Hall, home of UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. They were greeted by Dean Ed Wasserman before sitting in on classes. They ended the day sampling samosas from a local eatery and enjoying the early evening air in the North…
Read MoreLauren Schwartzman Named One of Three Winners in Student Academy Awards
By Javaria Khan (‘19) Documentary filmmaker and 2018 J-School graduate, Lauren Schwartzman, was on her way to meet a sound recordist for coffee when she got the call. She was excited and humbled but had to keep her focus on microphones and mixers. On any other day, that would be normal for a documentary filmmaker.…
Read MoreDrew Costley Awarded Jim Marshall Fellowship for Photojournalism
The fourth annual Jim Marshall Fellowship for photojournalism has been awarded to second-year student Drew Costley. Costley, originally from Arlington, Va., has redirected his energies to photojournalism after having focused on writing for 15 years. “I chose photojournalism because I want to visualize the stories of those who have spent too long living in…
Read MoreDocumentary on deadly Navy helicopter by alums Zachary Stauffer and Jason Paladino to premiere at Mill Valley Film Festival
Nearly five years after a Berkeley Journalism graduate student began reporting on a deadly Navy helicopter crash, his work has led to the first feature documentary film from UC Berkeley’s Investigative Reporting Program. “Who Killed Lt. Van Dorn?” follows the death of a pilot concerned about the safety of his aircraft to reveal larger…
Read MoreMichael Pollan Names 10 Food and Farming Journalism Fellows
Journalists with a passion for reporting on food and agriculture will have a chance to pursue their interest yet again, owing to The 11th Hour Project, a program of The Schmidt Family Foundation created by Berkeley Journalism alumna Wendy Schmidt (’81). The 11th Hour Project funds 10 Food and Farming Journalism fellowships of $10,000 each.…
Read MoreAward-winning radio correspondent Mary Kay Magistad to lead Berkeley Journalism audio program
Mary Kay Magistad, an award-winning former East Asia correspondent for PRI’s “The World” and for National Public Radio (NPR), has been named director of audio at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Magistad succeeds Ben Manilla, a Peabody Award-winning producer who in 2014 was appointed head of audio and will continue to teach at…
Read MoreBerkeley Journalism receives record number of Student Academy Award nominations
Recent graduates of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism dominate the nationwide slate of finalists for Student Academy Awards in documentary film, which was posted Aug. 12. The 2018 thesis films of four graduates —Grace Oyenubi, Lauren Schwartzman, Alan Toth and Nani Sahra Walker — accounted for three of seven finalist spots in the documentary…
Read More2018 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.…
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