J296 – Reporting in China

This online course aims to teach students about the fundamentals of doing journalism on China, the world’s most populous nation, second-largest economy and a reborn superpower. For these reasons, reporting accurately and fairly on China is as important as ever. It is also more challenging than ever, as the Chinese government ramps up its control…

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J234 – International Travel – India

About the Project From New Delhi to Mumbai, down to Kerala, over to Bihar and even venturing into Kashmir, students from the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism have crisscrossed India in pursuit of stories. In an effort to better train young journalists to cover a complex country like India, the Graduate School…

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J234 – International Travel – India

Professor Geeta Anand, former foreign correspondent based in India for The New York Times and Wall Street Journal, 2008 to 2017 Students in this class will develop one important, fresh and powerful story about India. Students will spend the first weeks of class finding a great story idea by reading local newspapers, hearing from expert…

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Geeta Anand joins faculty

A woman with short, gray hair smiles at the camera. She is wearing a black top and pearl earrings, seated outdoors against a blurred background of wooden planks. Her serene expression embodies the seasoned perspective of Berkeley Journalism alumni.

Author, foreign correspondent and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Geeta Anand is joining the faculty of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Anand has been a journalist for 27 years, specializing in investigative reporting and narrative writing. A graduate of Dartmouth College, she began her career at newspapers in New England where she covered courts, crime…

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Raissa Robles: "Living Dangerously: Investigative Reporting from Marcos to Duterte"

A woman with long dark hair, wearing glasses and a dark blazer over a red shirt, sits on a chair holding a book titled "Marcos Martial Law: Never Again." Behind her is a backdrop with text "Graduate School of Journalism UC Berkeley," highlighting the importance of Investigative Reporting.

Raissa Robles is the author of Marcos Martial Law: Never Again, A brief history of torture and atrocity under the New Society. It won in October 2016 the International Award for Excellence in Journalism from the International Christian Organization of the Media (ICOM), Geneva. Earlier, Robles wrote a biography on the late Philippine President Elpidio Quirino titled To Fight…

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