UC Berkeley and Stanford join forces on groundbreaking database on police misconduct and use of force, combining human tenacity with AI to benefit the public
August 5, 2025
UC Berkeley and Stanford join forces on groundbreaking database on police misconduct and use of force, combining human t…

A new database on police use of force and misconduct in California makes public 1.5 million pages of once-secret police records
August 4, 2025
For Immediate Release August 4, 2025 Contact: Journalism@berkeley.edu A new database on police use of force and miscondu…

Investigative Reporting Program named ‘Media That Matters’ honoree by Editor & Publisher
July 22, 2025
Editor & Publisher has selected UC Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program (IRP) as one of its “Media…

UC Berkeley Journalism launches statewide project documenting ‘The Stakes’ of Trump policies
July 11, 2025
UC Berkeley Journalism students are reporting on “The Stakes” of President Donald Trump’s executive orders and policies…

California expands historic commitment to local journalism fellowships
July 1, 2025
The second cohort of the California Local News Fellows. California expands historic commitment to local journalism…

Alumni Portrait: Lauren Capps (’12) part of RFK Award-winning team of “The Sing Sing Chronicles”
June 17, 2025
Executive Producer Kimberley Ferdinando, Director Dawn Porter and Lauren Capps at DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary…

L.A. Press Club honors recent graduates and alumni
June 13, 2025
From top left: Katie Licari, Semantha Raquel Norris, Erin Stone, Eliza Partika and Jill Replogle. Four recent graduates,…

Michael Bolden selected to be next dean of UC Berkeley Journalism following national search
June 10, 2025
Michael Bolden. Photo by Douglas Zimmerman. Journalist Michael Bolden will be UC Berkeley Journalism’s eighth permanent…

Alums and IRP students win regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
June 3, 2025
From top leftt: Lisa Pickoff-White, Tyche Hendricks, Bella Arnold, Brian Krans, Krissy Waite, Simmerdeep Kaur, Hanisha H…

Investigative Reporting Program and alums win National Headliner Awards
May 30, 2025
From top left: Garance Burke (’04), Bill Whitaker (’78/’16), Casey Smith (’20), Katey Rusch (’20), Serginho Roosblad (’1…
