J298 Features
“She wakes to the sound of breathing. The smaller children lie tangled beside her, their chests rising and falling under winter coats and wool blankets. A few feet away, their mother and father sleep near the mop bucket they use as a toilet. Two other children share a mattress by the rotting wall where the…
Read MoreJ296 Reporting on China and Taiwan (By application only)
This course will be taught on Zoom. Please fill out this application by Sunday Oct. 29 at 9pm Pacific to be considered for this course. This online course aims to teach students about the fundamentals of doing journalism on China, the world’s most populous nation, second-largest economy and a reborn superpower. For these reasons, reporting…
Read MoreJ234 Reporting on India (By application only)
Please fill out this by Sunday Oct. 29 at 9pm Pacific to be considered for this course. From New Delhi to Mumbai, down to Kerala, over to Bihar and even venturing into Kashmir, students from the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism have crisscrossed India in pursuit of stories. In an effort to…
Read MoreJ213 Visual Storytelling: Realeyes Magazine
An in-depth documentary story telling class where students will work photographing and investigating problems facing California and its people as well as finding uplifting stories of its communities, and will try to visually document the causes and affect, issues such as immigration, schools, homelessness, urban sprawl, development, injustice, individual determination etc. You will work throughout…
Read MoreJ216 Multimedia Master’s Project Workshop
This is a class only for second-year multimedia students working on their master’s project. This is a two-semester class. In this course, students will: Participate in critical discussions of best practices in multimedia storytelling and topics in new media publishing so students are prepared to work in and take on leadership roles at digital news…
Read MoreJ210 Intro to Photojournalism
An exploration of journalistic photography as applied to newspaper, magazine, visual multimedia and the photo essay. The primary goal of the course will be to emphasize the technical aspects in journalistic photography such as composition, editing, and presentation and to support student’s exploration and growth as visual journalists. Students will be working on weekly assignments…
Read MoreJ201 Community Sites Reporting
Students will join the corps of local news reporters across the country whose work informs communities and holds governments accountable. You will cover local government in Richmond and Oakland, developing enterprising and investigative stories. This is a hands-on training ground, with the instructor acting as more of an editor. You will be expected to meet…
Read MoreJ298 Earth Journalism (Travel Course)
This class is by application only. To be considered, please fill this application out by Nov 13, 2022. Notifications will go out on Nov 30. This is a three-credit class aimed at learning about global environmental issues, devising strategies for reporting on them and telling the stories in a compelling way, whatever the medium. We…
Read MoreJ298 How to be an editor
Enrollment dependent upon faculty approval; details to follow. This course is designed to be a tasting platter for the aspiring print or online editor, or anyone curious about the job. It’s also a great course for writers who want to learn how editors think, and use those skills to make their own work better. Almost…
Read MoreJ298 Advanced Narrative Writing
Priority enrollment given, in this order, to 2nd year narrative track students; other 2nd year students; 1st year narrative track students; other first-year students. News is news: “US, Canada Go To War; Naval Battles in Great Lakes” or “J-School Lecturer Nabbed in Bank Heist.” A reader will read to the end of such a story…
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