Celebrating UC Berkeley Journalism's Class of 2026!

A man in a tuxedo holds a mobile phone in his hand and delivers a speech at a microphone at the BAFTA awards as a woman stands with him. They are producers of the winning doc.

Oliver and Karram's thesis film wins Student BAFTA Award for best doc

The documentary by 2025 alums Kelsey Oliver and Zane Karram investigates the killing of Raymond Mattia, a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation, by U.S. Border Patrol outside his home in May 2023.

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California renews funding for pioneering local news fellowships

California is reinforcing its role as the national leader in rebuilding local journalism, renewing its investment in the UC Berkeley Journalism-based California Local News Fellowship and the Maynard Institute’s Propel Initiative. 

Director Jason Spingarn-Koff (Center) with Director of Photography / EP Jon Shenk (Right) filming in the Florida Keys

Spingarn-Koff's new doc, "The Coral Rescuers," premieres in July

Professor Jason Spingarn-Koff ('01) returns to the director's chair — which happens to be on a boat off the Florida coast — to make his latest doc. Read our Q&A with him.

68th SoCal Journalism Awards - Louis White

Alums and Fellows win LA Press Club awards for hard-hitting stories

Ten UC Berkeley Journalism alums and four California Local News Reporting fellows were honored in the Los Angeles Press Club’s 68th Southern California Journalism Awards.

SF Chronicle front page featuring a story by Matt Mitchell and Susie Neilson about Homerise.

Featured Alums

Mitchell and Neilson

Alums Matthew Mitchell (’25) and Susie Neilson (’19) shed light on failures by one of the largest non-profits serving formerly unhoused people in San Francisco.

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Featured Lecturer

Jamil Smith

Award-winning journalist and Guardian columnist Jamil Smith returns to Berkeley Journalism this fall when he will teach our first-year J-200 class. 

Man in blue sports coat and blue shirt smiles in front of the campanile on UC Berkeley campus. He is Tim Richter.

featured staff

Tim Richter

New Assistant Dean Tim Richter comes to UC Berkeley Journalism from the Cronkite School at Arizona State University to lead our advancement team.