Christine Schiavo
Christine Schiavo is local news editor at Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program, where she leads coverage of the school’s community news sites: Oakland North, Richmond Confidential and Emeryville Today. She also teaches classes in local news reporting and works closely with students to publish news stories, features and investigative projects.
Schiavo comes to the Journalism School from The Morning Call in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where she was senior content editor for enterprise and investigations from 2007 to 2021. In that role, she assigned and edited the stories of about 30 reporters. Three investigative projects she directed won the Pennsylvania News Media Association’s G. Richard Dew public service award.
Her reporting career includes seven years at The Morning Call, six years at The Philadelphia Inquirer and four years at the Fairmont, Minnesota, Sentinel.
Schiavo also has taught journalism courses at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and Cedar Crest College in Allentown.
TEACHING SCHEDULE:
| Sec. | Title | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | J298 Developing Your Blockbuster Investigative Story Fall 2026 | Wed 2-4pm | 2481 Hearst Ave (IRP) — 2481 Hearst Ave (IRP) |
| 001 | J201 Local Enterprise Reporting Spring 2026 | Mon. 9am-12pm | 106 North Gate (Upper News) — 106 North Gate (Upper News) |
| 003 | J211 Reporting the News Seminar (Section 3) Fall 2025 | Wed 9am-12pm | 104 North Gate — 104 North Gate |
| 001 | J201 Local Enterprise Reporting Spring 2025 | Mon 9am–12pm | 106 North Gate (Upper News) — 106 North Gate (Upper News) |
MEDIA PLATFORMS
Investigative journalism