Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, Our hearts go out to you and yours in the Los Angeles-area who have been contending with the devastating fires and aftermath. And thanks to all of the devoted journalists who are covering this ongoing crisis. At a time of turmoil in our natural and political worlds, it feels more…

Professor Jennifer LaFleur and alums Brian Howey (’22) and Steven Rascón (’22) have won prestigious duPont-Columbia Awards, which honor the year’s best audio and video “reporting, storytelling and impact in the public interest.” The awards were presented at a ceremony at Columbia University’s Low Library on January 22. “These investigations by faculty, alums and their…

    Four current Berkeley Journalism students and 15 alumni were honored last month in the San Francisco Press Club’s 47th Annual Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards, which celebrate the best journalism from the region. The winning entries represent extraordinary local reporting on everything from the housing and mental health crises, to deadly interactions with…

  Update: Nominees for the 97th Academy Awards, including “I Am Ready, Warden,” were announced on January 23. Congratulations to our Academy Award shortlisted filmmakers! Alexis Bloom (’01) directed “The Bibi Files“, shortlisted for best Documentary Feature Film. Professor Jason Spingarn-Koff (’01) was executive producer of LA Times Short Docs’  “A Swim Lesson” and “Planetwalker,”…

Investigations by a recent graduate and an award-winning data journalism professor at Berkeley Journalism are among those named finalists for the 2025 duPont-Columbia Awards, honoring outstanding public service in audio and video reporting. Brian Howey’s (’22) podcast “We Regret to Inform You,” for Reveal exposed how police officers are trained to delay death notifications to…

Congratulations to our Berkeley Journalism community on awards from the Society of Professional Journalists Northern California (SPJ NorCal)! Professor William Drummond received the Career Achievement Award in print journalism, honoring his longtime and enduring contributions. The media release notes: “His storied career has taken him from New Delhi and Jerusalem as a bureau chief for…

Our Newsletter is Your Newsletter With the North Gate Update newsletter now successfully launched, our volunteers at the alumni advisory committee are already thinking about its future – and hoping that you will want to be a part of it. The opportunities are endless – almost. You could be the editor of North Gate Update…

  By Bonnie Eslinger ‘98 Alsanosi Adam ’16 is a Pulitzer Prize finalist from Sudan who has focused his career on issues of social justice and human rights. He lives in Nairobi, Kenya, working as a documentary filmmaker, producing broadcast pieces for such programs as Voice of America’s 52 Documentary and Al Jazeera’s Africa Direct.…

Warm congratulations to alum Caren Bohan (’92), recently appointed Editor in Chief of USA Today. Bohan is a seasoned newsroom executive with over 30 years of news experience including more than a decade as a newsroom leader. She began her career at Reuters where she spent 20 years, serving as a financial and economics correspondent, and…