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Alumni Portrait: Jimmy Tobias
March 29, 2021
For Jimmy Tobias (’16), investigative reporting is a lot like building a trail. “It’s a slow, deliberate enterprise that…
Maia Keyanna Hightower-Johnson (1995-2021)
March 25, 2021
Berkeley Journalism is posting this obituary at the request of a member of our beloved alumni community, Shikiri Hightow…
Gracelynne West awarded Chauncey Bailey Fellowship
March 20, 2021
Audio, multimedia and investigative reporter Gracelynne West (‘22) has been named the 2021 Chauncey Bailey Fellow at Ber…
Berkeley Journalism Emeritus Professor, current student and alumni nominated for Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
March 20, 2021
Lecturer Abbie VanSickle and researcher Michelle Pitcher (’21) were named one of six finalists, and Emeritus Professor L…
“Mauled” investigation named finalist for Goldsmith Prize
March 17, 2021
The investigative project “Mauled: When Police Dogs Are Weapons” led by Berkeley Journalism lecturer Abbie VanSickle wit…
Alumni Portrait: Parker Yesko
March 17, 2021
Parker Yesko (’16) always knew she wanted to be a criminal justice reporter. But she never would have predicted that jus…
Journalists explore redressing the wrongs of journalism
March 10, 2021
Four leading journalists discussed efforts to transform news coverage of race, social justice, agriculture and other key…
Alumni Portrait: Zainab Khan
March 2, 2021
Few people truly understand the way algorithms on the internet work. How they recommend content and draw people in; or h…
2020 Excellence Awards Announced
March 1, 2021
Top row, left to right: Angélica Ekeke, Ashley Omoma [not pictured], Erin Banks Rusby, Nisha Balaram, Mara Kardas-Nelson…
IRP reporter reflects on “The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez”
March 1, 2021
One year ago, the searing six-part docuseries “The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez” began streaming on Netflix. The film, ba…
