Mastercard Foundation Scholars thrive at UC Berkeley Journalism
March 5, 2025
From left to right: James Mawien Manyuol, Victor Ochieng, Jennifer Ugwa and Daniel Ekonde. Photo: Marlena Telvick Four g…

North Gate Update: February 2025
February 18, 2025
Narrative Alumni Reunion Details Announced Did you focus on print, long-form, or narrative journalism at Berkeley Journa…

North Gate Update: Five Questions for Tasneem Raja (’10)
February 18, 2025
Tasneem Raja. Photo: Kelly Sullivan Tasneem Raja (‘10) is the Editor-in-Chief of The Oaklandside, a nonprofit, digital n…

North Gate Update: Five Questions for Ilana DeBare
February 18, 2025
Ilana DeBare Ilana DeBare (‘87) worked as a reporter at the Sacramento Bee and San Francisco Chronicle for about 20 year…

‘Right to Remain Secret’ wins George Polk Award for Justice Reporting
February 17, 2025
Katey Rusch and Casey Smith On the heels of winning the Selden Ring Award, alums Katey Rusch (’20) and Casey Smith (’20)…

Akbari and Marino named Jim Marshall Fellows: ‘Capturing the world in a way words often cannot’
February 4, 2025
Denis Akbari and Walter David Marino The competitive Jim Marshall Fellowships have been awarded to two second-year stude…

Selden Ring Award goes to alums Rusch and Smith who — with the IRP and SF Chronicle — expose system for concealing police misconduct
February 3, 2025
Katey Rusch and Casey Smith “Right to Remain Secret” — a two-part story about a secret system that has concealed miscond…

Berkeley Journalism Quarterly Newsletter: Winter 2025
January 31, 2025
Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, Our hearts go out to you and yours in the Los Angeles-area who have been cont…

New lecturers enrich Berkeley Journalism’s spring lineup
January 28, 2025
Clockwise from left: Matt Winkler, Michelle Pera-McGhee, Boris Muñoz, Jay Caspian Kang and Cyrus Farivar. A slate of new…

Applications open for the annual Bloomberg-UNC-Berkeley Business Journalism Diversity Program
January 27, 2025
Applications are open now through February 15 for the Bloomberg Business Journalism Diversity Program, in partnership wi…
