Emma Cott
Emma Cott is a journalist and documentary filmmaker who has produced work across the United States, and in Latin America and South Asia.
She spent a decade as a video journalist on staff with The New York Times, where she reported and produced visual journalism across a broad coverage range, from an investigation of a rising leader in the far right, to an explainer of the way Pfizer makes its Covid-19 vaccine. Her work at the Times won numerous awards, including two Picture of the Year Awards (POYi) for a series on the future of robotics, a Human Rights Press Award for a video about India’s crackdown on Muslim citizens, and a Front Page Award for an investigation into misleading advertising by a chain of anti-abortion centers.
Before joining the NYT, Emma worked in documentary film in the Bay Area and New York City. She spent nearly a year embedded in the emergency department of Oakland’s public hospital for the Oscar-shortlisted documentary, The Waiting Room. She has also worked on several films for PBS, including a digital project about women trailblazers called MAKERS: Women Who Make America, and Frontline’s The Suicide Plan, an Emmy-nominated exploration of the underground world of assisted suicide.
Emma has a B.A. in History with a concentration in Latin American Studies from Oberlin College, and an M.J. from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism’s documentary track.
TEACHING SCHEDULE:
| Sec. | Title | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 002 | J282 Intro to Visual Journalism – Section 2 * click here for complete room assignments Fall 2019 | M 1:00 - 4:00; Th 9:30 - 12:30 | 108 North Gate (Lower News) — 108 North Gate (Lower News) |
| 001 | J285 Short Form Video Reporting Master’s Project Spring 2024 | Wed 1–5pm | 101 North Gate (Production Lab) — 101 North Gate (Production Lab) |
| 001 | J285 Shortform Video Reporting Fall 2023 | TU 9am–1pm | 104 North Gate — 104 North Gate |