J243 Advanced Narrative – Health and Medicine
This course offers an accessible introduction to science reporting. Students in the course will learn what constitutes the science beat and how journalists find and report such stories. By the end of this course, you will have a robust toolkit of science reporters’ resources in your personal files. Because this is a graduate-level course, we…
Read MoreJ298 OSINT Seminar – Open Source Investigations
This class will be two part: a seminar focusing on a particular story in collaboration with the Associated Press, and a lab portion focusing on using cutting edge Open Source investigative techniques, pioneered by Berkeley’s Human Right’s Center, with investigative reporting and multimedia skills. This course will be co-taught by representatives from the Human Right’s…
Read MoreJ219 MINI: Guarding against disinformation (5 Weeks)
Class sessions will be the middle five weeks of the semester, DATES: Wednesdays Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1, Mar 8, and Mar 15. This is a five-week mini course that will cover topics related to guarding against disinformation. It’s designed to teach students how to build resiliency in their reporting, protect their sources, and…
Read MoreJ298 San Quentin Editing (Section 1)
The San Quentin News Editing Project gives student journalists hands-on experience inside a prison newsroom to help publish the award-winning San Quentin News, the only newspaper of its kind in the country. Now entering its seventh year of existence, the editing class has not only sharpened the editing and writing skills of many Berkeley students,…
Read MoreJ256 MINI: Journalism Law (Section 2) Required first years
This is a degree required course required for all first year students. The class will be the second-half of the semester. First class is on March 16. Both sections are identical, and students are free to sign up for either section based on what works best for their schedule. This course will familiarize you with…
Read MoreJ256 MINI: Journalism Law (Section 1) Required first years
This is a degree required course required for all first year students. The class will be the second-half of the semester starting March 15. Both sections are identical, and students are free to sign up for either section based on what works best for their schedule. This course will familiarize you with the basic principles…
Read MoreJ234 Reporting on Latin America (International Travel Class)
This class is by application only, but is open to students of any track. Apply here by Tuesday Dec 13, 11:59pm: https://forms.gle/p4vZpxKkUchtBC8T7 This course is designed to teach students to work as international correspondents for the semester. Students will learn how to operate safely in an unfamiliar setting, how to be resourceful and problem solve,…
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