Alumni Portrait: NPR Editor and Correspondent Ron Elving
It was luck more than anything that got one of the country’s foremost Washington, D.C. journalists into the news business in the first place. Ron Elving, senior editor and correspondent at NPR’s Washington Desk, went to Stanford University without giving The Stanford Daily much thought. He got a Master’s in English from the University of…
Read MoreJ212 Advanced Audio
The goal of this class is to produce and broadcast sound-rich, captivating, narrative radio. Students will learn the fundamentals of creative radio, including: finding, mapping and planning compelling, narrative stories; successfully pitching major radio programs and podcasts; interviewing skills; editing and script writing for style. This class will leave students with a strong foundation for…
Read MoreJ275 Intro to Audio
Write conversationally! Write powerfully!! Write for Radio!!! Hone your writing skills; learn how to be a narrator; tell stories with sound. J-275 is a hands-on, intensive preparation for the real world. Students are required to cover general news stories and produce a weekly half-hour magazine program on deadline including a live newscast. In addition, students…
Read MoreJust Food Podcast Launch
Join us to celebrate the launch of Just Food, a new 6-part podcast series about cultivating justice and health, produced by the Berkeley Food Institute in partnership with the UC Berkeley Advanced Media Institute at the Graduate School of Journalism. The event will feature a preview of our upcoming episode, “Leveling the Playing Field,” a story about the nation’s first sugar-sweetened beverage tax…
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