George Polk Awards go to alums Nick Miroff and Brett Murphy
February 25, 2026
A handful of subjects consumed the news cycle of the last year but none more than the whiplash effects of Trump’s federa…
Chasing the Story — and the Love — at North Gate Hall
February 9, 2026
Four J-School couples from the Class of ’98 on falling in love and three decades of partnership The passion that drives…
Five Questions with Nebiat Assefa (’18)
February 9, 2026
Nebiat Assefa at her desk at Documenting Africa Film Production. Nebiat Assefa (’18) is an award-winning documentary fil…
Berkeley Journalism Quarterly Newsletter: Winter 2026
January 29, 2026
A message from Dean Michael D. Bolden Federal agents late this week arrested journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for…
Spring instructors bring fresh curriculum to lineup
January 12, 2026
From top left: Jamil Smith, Allison McCartney, David Cohn, Eduardo García, Elizabeth Weil, Tom Giles, Matthew Winkler, J…
UC Berkeley student researchers featured in “60 Minutes” story pulled by CBS chief Bari Weiss
December 31, 2025
UC Berkeley team is highlighted in “60 Minutes” story pulled from broadcast The story pulled from “60 Minutes” ju…
Sophia Cutino (‘26) and Seven Wu (‘26) honored in campus-wide Dorothea Lange photography competition
December 17, 2025
Photographer Dorothea Lange pictured in Texas, circa 1934. Paul S. Taylor. Two ambitious photographic proposals from gra…
Alum Monica Lam comes home to Berkeley as CEO of the Daily Californian
December 11, 2025
Alum Monica Lam is new CEO of the Daily Cal ‘It’s not student journalism. It’s just journalism.’ Alum Monica Lam…
Record number of Berkeley Journalism filmmakers nominated in the 41st IDA Documentary Awards
December 4, 2025
From top left: Niema Jordan (MJ/MPH ’16), Bo Kovitz (’19), Lauren Capps (’12), Tommy Nguyen (‘05), Bret Sigler (’…
UC Berkeley Journalism announces fifth cohort of first-generation Dean’s Fellows
November 24, 2025
From left to right: Macie Parker, Steffi Puerto, Akua Parker, Emily Tenorio, Fernando Haro and Angelo Claure. Photo: Mar…
