“Mauled” investigation named finalist for Goldsmith Prize
The investigative project “Mauled: When Police Dogs Are Weapons” led by Berkeley Journalism lecturer Abbie VanSickle with research by student Michelle Pitcher (’21) has been named a finalist for the prestigious Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. “Mauled” is a year-long collaboration between The Marshall Project, AL.com, IndyStar and the Invisible Institute and exposed the widespread use and abuse of police dogs…
Read MoreAlumni Portrait: Reporter Parker Yesko of investigative podcast “In The Dark”
Parker Yesko (’16) always knew she wanted to be a criminal justice reporter. But she never would have predicted that just two years out of journalism school, her work would help to overturn a murder conviction and set a man free. About a year after graduating from Berkeley Journalism, Yesko landed a job as an…
Read MoreJournalists explore redressing the wrongs of journalism
Four leading journalists discussed efforts to transform news coverage of race, social justice, agriculture and other key issues in a panel called “Writing and Righting the Wrongs of Journalism” held at UC Berkeley on March 8. Moderated by Berkeley Journalism Dean Geeta Anand, the panel featured Monika Bauerlein, CEO of Mother Jones, America’s longest-established investigative news organization; Wesley…
Read MoreIRP reporter reflects on “The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez”
One year ago, the searing six-part docuseries “The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez” began streaming on Netflix. The film, based on reporting by Garrett Therolf of Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program (IRP), examines the brutal 2013 death of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez by his mother and her boyfriend and how misguided policies fail to protect children in peril. Brian Knappenberger is the…
Read MoreElderly at small residential care homes face challenges getting COVID-19 vaccine
Pictured above: Alberto Solano, a caregiver at Casa Rivera Assisted Living & Memory Care in Rodeo, Calif., receives a COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Christina Ponce on Feb. 5. (Photo by Anne Daugherty ’21) This story appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Feb. 18, 2021 By Anne Marshall-Chalmers (’22) California’s effort to vaccinate people in residential care…
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“Agents of Chaos” documentary nominated for Writers Guild Award
“Agents of Chaos,” a four-hour HBO documentary about Donald Trump and Russia’s interference in the 2016 election based on reporting by Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program (IRP) and Investigative Studios, has been nominated for best documentary script at the Writers Guild Awards. The film was streamed in two parts and each of the two-hour segments were nominated individually. The film…
Read More“California’s Criminal Cops” wins investigative reporting, public service awards from Society of Professional Journalists
A six-month investigation of California police officers with criminal records, led by Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program (IRP) and the Bay Area News Group (BANG), was honored this month by the Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. “California’s Criminal Cops,” which exposed hundreds of current and former police officers with rap sheets across the…
Read More‘How am I going to keep this up?’ COVID intensifies plight of family caregivers
Pictured above: Ann Lucero teaches her mother, Fern, how to use her new tablet at their home in Redwood City. She’s among millions of California’s family caregivers whose efforts are made even more stressful by the COVID pandemic. Photo by Clara Mokri This story appeared in CalMatters on Jan. 21, 2021 By Anne Marshall-Chalmers (’22) It’s impossible not…
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