Alumni Highlights

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.

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Alumni Portrait: Daphne Matziaraki and the making of “4.1 Miles”

February 1, 2017

Filmmaker, lecturer and alum Dan Krauss teaching Daphne Matziaraki to shoot in 2014.

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A composite image: on the left, a close-up of Dan Krauss with a beard and short hair, wearing a dark jacket and shirt against a reddish background; on the right, Daphne Matziaraki with long hair wearing a light blue jacket, gray top, and lanyard, standing by a wooden wall.

J-School alums Daphne Matziaraki and lecturer Dan Krauss make Academy Awards early shortlist

November 10, 2016

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has narrowed the field of documentary award contenders for the 89th Academy Awards to 10 films, two of them produced by graduates of the Berkeley J-School. Five of the shortlisted films will earn Oscar nominations. May 2016 documentary graduate Daphne Matziaraki‘s stunning thesis film “4.1 Miles”–on the…

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J-School Graduates Win Prestigious ONA Award for Multimedia Thesis Project

September 23, 2016

They didn’t announce the winners until last weekend. But since mid-August, this year’s Online News Association top student award for small projects was going to two UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism alums. Rachel Hiles (’16) and Nina Zou (’16) won the David Teeuwen Student Journalism Award for their master’s theses, the multimedia project “Chasing…

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J-School Sweeps At News & Documentary Emmy Nominations

July 22, 2016

In what may be a record, five UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism professors, four lecturers and nineteen alums have been honored in the latest round of News & Documentary Emmy Award nominations. “These awards are a tribute to the outstanding work being done by men and woman at the highest level of the broadcast…

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Film executive produced by alum Pamela Harris and Vivian Kleiman receives Oscar nomination

January 25, 2016

Pamela Harris (’07) and Vivian Kleiman.

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MacArthur Foundation Awards 3 J-School Alums Documentary Film Grants

January 22, 2016

Pete Nicks (“÷99), Daffodil Altan (“÷04) and AndrÌ©s Cediel (“÷04) .

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New book by alum/lecturer Kara Platoni explores intersection of technology and sensory perception

December 8, 2015

The J-School alum credits the school with training her to be publishable, to dig, and to ask good questions.

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From her booth inside the White House, Tamara Keith talks about how she got to a national stage

November 4, 2015

Tamara Keith (’01)

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A man with short hair, beard, and glasses, wearing a dark blazer over a black shirt, smiles at the camera against a dark background. Mark S. Luckie stands confidently after leaving Twitter to focus on publishing a novel.

Mark S. Luckie on leaving Twitter, publishing a novel and becoming an advocate

November 2, 2015

He took the first multimedia course the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism ever offered. After 10 years pioneering in digital journalism, Mark S. Luckie (’07) is choosing the printed word to advance his new mission.

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Jill Replogle on multimedia journalism, moving to Costa Rica, and building a digital newsroom at the Tico Times

October 23, 2015

Is it crazy to quit what some journalists would call one of the best full-time jobs in the business? Jill Replogle (’10) can’t say for sure, yet. But she’s making a pretty strong case for her decision.

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