Marlon Riggs Fellowship awarded to doc students Ebeledike and Karram

A maverick filmmaker in a red shirt and black hat is holding a large video camera, recording an event. The background shows a crowd of people and blurred outdoor elements, suggesting that the scene is taking place in a public space. This could easily be part of one of Marlon T. Riggs' documentary fellowships.

The competitive Marlon Riggs Fellowship that honors filmmaker Marlon T. Riggs (’81) — now in its tenth year — has been awarded to UC Berkeley Journalism Documentary Program students Neenma Ebeledike (’25) and Zane Karram (’25). The fellowship celebrates the life and work of Riggs, an alum who taught in the school’s Documentary Program more…

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Erin Sheridan (’26) named Dorothea Lange Fellow, Honorable mention awarded to Fikremariam Gedefaw

A woman sits on the roof of a vintage car, aiming a large format camera. She is wearing a headscarf, short-sleeve shirt, high-waisted pants, and socks with sandals. The sky above her is filled with scattered clouds and power lines in the background—an intriguing scene straight out of a Berkeley Journalism project.

First-year UC Berkeley Journalism graduate student Erin Sheridan (’26) has been named this year’s Dorothea Lange Fellow by a multidisciplinary panel of judges. The judges, who are photographers, curators and academics, also awarded Fikremariam Gedefaw, a Ph.D. student in political economics at Haas School of Business, an Honorable Mention. The $4,000 fellowship, established in the…

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Faculty and alumni honored in the 97th Academy Awards

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  Update: Nominees for the 97th Academy Awards, including “I Am Ready, Warden,” were announced on January 23. Congratulations to our Academy Award shortlisted filmmakers! Alexis Bloom (’01) directed “The Bibi Files“, shortlisted for best Documentary Feature Film. Professor Jason Spingarn-Koff (’01) was executive producer of LA Times Short Docs’  “A Swim Lesson” and “Planetwalker,”…

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New Dean’s Fellows see opportunity, find community

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UC Berkeley Journalism has selected its fourth group of extraordinary first-generation college students to be Dean’s Fellows, part of an initiative launched by Dean Geeta Anand in 2021 to increase equity in journalism education, remove barriers to the field, and ultimately boost diversity in newsrooms. The Dean’s Fellows Program aims to give Berkeley Journalism graduates the…

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Students, Faculty and Alums honored in SPJ NorCal Awards

An illustrated image of the Golden Gate Bridge with the text "Society of Professional Journalists SPJ NorCal - Northern California" to the right. The background in light grey tones enhances the bridge's dark silhouette and bold black text, celebrating Dean Geeta Anand for her Distinguished Service to Journalism Award.

Congratulations to our Berkeley Journalism community on awards from the Society of Professional Journalists Northern California (SPJ NorCal)! Professor William Drummond received the Career Achievement Award in print journalism, honoring his longtime and enduring contributions. The media release notes: “His storied career has taken him from New Delhi and Jerusalem as a bureau chief for…

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North Gate Update: Berkeley Journalism Alumni News

Our Newsletter is Your Newsletter With the North Gate Update newsletter now successfully launched, our volunteers at the alumni advisory committee are already thinking about its future – and hoping that you will want to be a part of it. The opportunities are endless – almost. You could be the editor of North Gate Update…

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North Gate Update: 5 Questions With Alsanosi Adam ‘16

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  By Bonnie Eslinger ‘98 Alsanosi Adam ’16 is a Pulitzer Prize finalist from Sudan who has focused his career on issues of social justice and human rights. He lives in Nairobi, Kenya, working as a documentary filmmaker, producing broadcast pieces for such programs as Voice of America’s 52 Documentary and Al Jazeera’s Africa Direct.…

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Caren Bohan (’92) Appointed USA TODAY Editor In Chief

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Warm congratulations to alum Caren Bohan (’92), recently appointed Editor in Chief of USA Today. Bohan is a seasoned newsroom executive with over 30 years of news experience including more than a decade as a newsroom leader. She began her career at Reuters where she spent 20 years, serving as a financial and economics correspondent, and…

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