Journalism Deans and Local News Initiative
At a time when the very survival of local news is at risk, the Press Forward initiative’s pledge to inject more than $500 million into the journalism that sustains civic life inspires new hope. We applaud the coalition of 22 donors, including anchor investors the MacArthur Foundation and the Knight Foundation, who have made a…
Read MoreNational Association of Black Journalists at UC Berkeley Career Fair, Saturday, November 2
The National Association of Black Journalists at UC Berkeley is hosting the first annual Media Career Fair, bringing recruiters from the top media companies around the country to pick fresh talent from the Bay Area. This free event connects journalists as well as journalism and media students in the Bay Area to media companies or…
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 MoreDean Edward Wasserman Op-Ed in NYT: Julian Assange and the Woeful State of Whistle-Blowers
Opinion Julian Assange and the Woeful State of Whistle-Blowers As the media’s indispensable helpmates, don’t they deserve constitutional protection too? By Edward Wasserman Dr. Wasserman is the dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. April 26, 2019 Illustration by Adam Maida; Photographs by aaaaimages and Boris Roessler/picture alliance, via Getty…
Read MoreApril 2019 Dean’s Letter
Dear friends of Berkeley Journalism, Our Spring Welcome visit, which gives recently admitted applicants a chance to see the School up close so they can decide if they want to come, is a powerful reminder of just how strong the appeal of journalism remains. Despite the anti-media cynicism and disparagement that they’ve grown up with,…
Read MoreJohnathan Rodgers Fellows visit Berkeley Journalism during Spring Welcome Week
Ten recently admitted students to the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism traveled from all over the U.S.–and the world—to visit the School during the 2019 Spring Welcome Week, thanks to a fund created by media executive and Berkeley alum Johnathan Rodgers (’67). The Rodgers Fellowships are designed to increase diversity at the…
Read MoreBerkeley Journalism Hiring Associate or Full Professor in Investigative Reporting — Deadline March 25
The Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley, seeks applications from candidates to lead its Investigative Reporting Program and hold the Reva and David Logan Distinguished Professor in Investigative Reporting Endowed Chair. The successful candidate would be eligible to be appointed at the level of associate or full professor. The ideal candidate…
Read MoreInvestigative reporting professor Lowell Bergman to retire
He’s been threatening for years. But this time it’s real. Lowell Bergman is retiring. Briefly. In June, Bergman will step aside as the Reva and David Logan Distinguished Professor in Investigative Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism. A month later, he’ll be back as an emeritus chair who will continue…
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 MoreDean’s Letter – June 2018
June 6, 2018 Greetings from North Gate Hall: At a time when the civic mission of the news media is under assault, the rise of the #MeToo movement reminds all of us of the transformative power journalism can have when determined reporters ignore decades of neglect and expose practices that systematically disadvantage millions of people.…
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