Alums Maggie Beidelman and Jackeline Luna win CCNow Award for series on fossil fuels

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  Videographers Maggie Beidelman (’13) and Jackeline Luna (’18) of Los Angeles Times have won the award for the best multimedia journalism covering the climate crisis in the 2024 CCNow Journalism Awards. The winners were selected from more than 1,250 entries, representing outlets around the world. From the announcement: California’s sunny Imperial Valley would seem…

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Quarterly Newsletter From Dean Geeta Anand

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Dear Berkeley Journalism community: At the end of the day, we all want to know that our efforts mean something. Often people ask me: Does supporting a journalism student truly have an impact on journalism and bringing diversity to newsrooms? And if so, how? This question has been on my mind since starting here as…

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Jon Phillips Named Senior Assistant Dean and Chief Administrative Officer

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Berkeley Journalism today announced the promotion of Jon Phillips to Senior Assistant Dean and Chief Administrative Officer at Berkeley Journalism. In this capacity, Phillips will be the most senior staff member at the school and serve as the dean’s chief of staff. He will lead non-academic functions, provide critical leadership and oversee the school’s administrative…

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White House Correspondents’ Association scholars Negar Ajayebi (’25) and Coral Murphy Marcos (’24) attend annual dinner in Washington

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Alum Coral Murphy Marcos (’24) and student Negar Ajayebi (’25) were honored by the White House Correspondents’ Association at a celebration in Washington, DC in late April. Ajayebi was awarded the White House Correspondents’ Association college scholarship in 2024 alongside journalism students from 16 colleges and universities nationwide. Murphy Marcos, who graduated from Berkeley Journalism…

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Alumni honored in 2024 Pulitzer Prizes

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Eight Berkeley Journalism graduates are among those honored for distinguished journalism in the 2024 Pulitzer Prizes, Columbia University announced May 6. Following a string of high honors from the nation’s top investigative reporting competitions, alum Brett Murphy (’16), a reporter on ProPublica’s national desk, won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Judges noted the…

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Misha Kapany Schwarz Named Marlon T. Riggs Fellow in Documentary Filmmaking

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Producer/director Misha Kapany Schwarz (’24) has been awarded one of Berkeley Journalism’s top honors, the Marlon T. Riggs Fellowship in Documentary Filmmaking. Named for the late filmmaker, alumnus and Professor Marlon T. Riggs (’81), the fellowship was created in 2014 with funding from Signifyin’ Works, the Ford Foundation, the Filmmaker Fund, and individual donors. The…

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Alumni honored with 2023 Peabody Awards nominations

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Five Berkeley Journalism alums are nominated for Peabody Awards, an honor that celebrates the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media in 2023. Nominees were chosen by the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors from more than 1,100 entries from television, podcasts/radio and the web. Celebrated filmmaker Violet Du Feng (’04) was…

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