Portrait of an Alum: Rudabeh Shahbazi
By Aashna Malpani (‘21) Rudabeh Shahbazi has trudged alone through swamps and braved unbearable heat and cold, laden with heavy camera equipment, just to get a story. She graduated from the J-School in the middle of an economic downturn but was willing to do all that work solo just to make it. “While other Berkeley…
Read MoreBerkeley Journalism launches COVID-19 California reporting initiative with The New York Times
Berkeley Journalism has joined forces with The New York Times to help meet the need for comprehensive reporting on how the novel coronavirus crisis is affecting California.
Read MoreFilmmaker Jennifer Redfearn to lead documentary program
The Graduate School of Journalism announces the appointment of filmmaker Jennifer Redfearn as professor of documentary and director of the School’s prestigious documentary program.
Read MoreStay strong: A message from the dean
The first in an occasional series to students from Edward Wasserman, dean of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
Read MoreProfile: Jim Marshall Fellow Wesaam Al-Badry (‘20)
Wesaam Al-Badry, a second-year master’s student in multimedia at the Journalism School, is this year’s recipient of the Jim Marshall Fellowship for photojournalism.
Read MoreFilmmaker Ashley Omoma named Marlon T. Riggs Fellow
We all have heroes who have inspired our careers––but most of us aren’t lucky enough to win a fellowship in their name. Ashley Omoma, second-year filmmaking graduate student and this year’s Marlon T. Riggs Fellow, managed to do just that. “It’s the best thing ever to be a black female filmmaker granted this award named…
Read MoreBerkeley Journalism photography student captures San Francisco climate march for The New York Times
How documentary photographer James Tensuan (‘20) got the image that dominated a New York Times global package. On Sept. 18, two days before the global climate march, New York Times photo editor Matthew McCann sat at his desk in Manhattan, trying to figure out which photographers he would commission for the Times’ online climate package.…
Read MoreBerkeley Journalism mourns the loss of businessman and philanthropist Herb Sandler, 1931–2019
Herbert M. Sandler, founder of ProPublica and a devoted supporter of investigative reporting at the Graduate School of Journalism—among many other passions, from medical research to human rights—died on June 5 at the age of 87. The extraordinary roster of projects and programs either supported or started by the Sandler Foundation runs too long to…
Read MoreEva Rendle Awarded Inaugural Brian Pollack Documentary Scholarship
Second-year master’s candidate Eva Rendle has been named the recipient of the newly established $3,000 Brian A. Pollack Documentary Film Scholarship. The fellowship, established in 2018, is awarded annually to a promising student of documentary selected by the prestigious program’s faculty. Brian Pollack…
Read MoreDrew Costley Awarded Jim Marshall Fellowship for Photojournalism
The fourth annual Jim Marshall Fellowship for photojournalism has been awarded to second-year student Drew Costley. Costley, originally from Arlington, Va., has redirected his energies to photojournalism after having focused on writing for 15 years. “I chose photojournalism because I want to visualize the stories of those who have spent too long living in…
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