Berkeley Journalism is proud of the 2800+ students who have graduated from North Gate Hall. We celebrate the immense contributions they’ve made to the communities and organizations they serve.
Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, In these times of extreme challenge to our democratic institutions, academic freedom, and rule of law — times that disproportionately affect those who are already at risk in our communities — UC Berkeley Journalism remains steadfast in our values and mission. As we prepare the next generation of journalists to…
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UC Berkeley Journalism alums were nominated for multiple 2025 News & Documentary Emmy Awards announced by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on May 1. Winners will be announced at two ceremonies, on June 25 and 26, in New York City. Nominations include: Jeffrey Plunkett (’05), showrunner and an executive producer of…
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UC Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program, multiple alums and a faculty member were honored in the 2025 Pulitzer Prizes announced by Columbia University today. The Pulitzer committee received more than a thousand nominations across 23 categories for awards considered to be among journalism’s top honors. Alums Katey Rusch (’20) and Casey Smith (’20) and UC…
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Two investigations that emerged from UC Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program and other groundbreaking stories by faculty and alums were honored in the 2024 Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) Awards, announced this week. The prestigious annual contest recognizes the most outstanding watchdog journalism of the year by print, broadcast and online media. On the heels…
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Alums Katey Rusch (’20) and Casey Smith (’20), have won the 2025 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting for “Right to Remain Secret,” the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government announced in an awards ceremony today. The winning two-part investigative series, a collaboration between UC Berkeley’s Investigative…
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Berkeley Journalism faculty members, students and alums recently convened in Minneapolis for IRE’s annual data journalism conference NICAR, where members of our community took home two of the three prizes that recognize the best use of social science research methods in journalism. Professor Jennifer LaFleur, who leads Berkeley Journalism’s data reporting, was part of the…
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Narrative Alumni Reunion Details Announced Did you focus on print, long-form, or narrative journalism at Berkeley Journalism? This year’s alumni reunion is designed for you! Scheduled for March 15 at North Gate Hall, the day is aimed at both working journalists and those who have moved on to a new field. It kicks off with…
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Tasneem Raja (‘10) is the Editor-in-Chief of The Oaklandside, a nonprofit, digital newsroom covering Oakland, Calif., where she lives with her family. Founded in March 2020, the newsroom’s mission is to “amplify community voices, share the power of real information, and investigate systems, not just symptoms.” Over her career, Raja co-founded the nonprofit local news…
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Ilana DeBare (‘87) worked as a reporter at the Sacramento Bee and San Francisco Chronicle for about 20 years, then as communications director for an environmental nonprofit. In 2018 she decided to work full-time on her first novel, Shaken Loose, which came out in 2023. Publisher’s Weekly said, “DeBare leavens this fast-paced and often brutal…
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“Right to Remain Secret” — a two-part story about a secret system that has concealed misconduct by California law enforcement officers for decades — by UC Berkeley Journalism alums Katey Rusch (’20) and Casey Smith (’20) and published in the San Francisco Chronicle, has won the Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting, USC’s Annenberg School…
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