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Alumni Portrait: Rudabeh Shahbazi

By Aashna Malpani (‘21) Rudabeh Shahbazi has trudged alone through swamps and braved unbearable heat and cold, laden with heavy camera equipment, just to get a story. She graduated from the J-School in the middle of an economic downturn but was willing to do all that work solo just to make it. “While other Berkeley…

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[…] and graduate students from universities and colleges in the Bay Area regardless of their intersections. Our desired goal is to match companies with the ideal candidates for internships, fellowships, and full-time jobs. WHO: Media and journalism students WHEN: Saturday, November 2, 2019 12:00-5:00PM WHERE: Anna Head Alumnae Hall – Berkeley, CA Anna Head Alumnae […]

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Four-time Pulitzer Prize Winner David Barstow joins Berkeley Journalism

David Barstow, a senior writer at The New York Times and the first reporter to ever win four Pulitzer Prizes, is the new head of investigative reporting at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Barstow has been named the Reva and David Logan Distinguished Chair in Investigative Journalism, succeeding Prof. Lowell Bergman, who retired…

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Richard Koci Hernandez Named Bloomberg Chair

Associate Prof. Richard Koci Hernandez, an award-winning innovator in journalism and multimedia, has been named the Bloomberg Chair at the Graduate School of Journalism. The Bloomberg Chair, formed in perpetuity as part of the $1M Hewlett Challenge, was established by Bloomberg in 2009. This $2M chair provides funds for the faculty chairholder, student fellowships and…

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Alumni Portrait: NPR Editor and Correspondent Ron Elving

It was luck more than anything that got one of the country’s foremost Washington, D.C. journalists into the news business in the first place. Ron Elving, senior editor and correspondent at NPR’s Washington Desk, went to Stanford University without giving The Stanford Daily much thought. He got a Master’s in English from the University of…

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Serginho Roosblad named Marlon T. Riggs Fellow

Photo: Raffi Roy (’18) A multilingual international student and former radio reporter has been awarded one of Berkeley Journalism’s top honors. Serginho Roosblad (’18), a documentary film student whose most recent work focuses on telling stories about homelessness and displacement, is winner of this year’s Marlon T. Riggs Fellowship in Documentary Filmmaking. Named for the…

A woman with long brown hair, wearing a sleeveless black top and large hoop earrings, smiles in front of a wooden shingle wall. Samantha Clark, known for her work in photojournalism, radiates confidence as she stands outside the Jim Marshall Fellowship venue.

Samantha Clark awarded Jim Marshall Fellowship for Photojournalism

[…] track to be a journalist. A South Bay native, she went to San Jose State University, where she studied journalism and history. After a series of reporting internships, she covered the environment and county government at the Santa Cruz Sentinel and freelanced in audio, with work airing on local and national programs. “But being […]

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[…] go deep on data analysis; and an alumni network full of pros who are as well-connected as they are kind. For me, Berkeley was a springboard to internships and a full-time job, and it was a place where I forged lifelong connections with my tremendously talented peers. I’m so grateful for my time there. […]

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Patch Comes to Berkeley

A panel of five UC Berkeley J–School grads will talk about their experiences launching local community news sites in the Bay Area for AOL’s Patch. Executives from Patch also will discuss opportunities for jobs, internships and freelancing at sites Patch is starting all over the country. View the Patch website.

Book Release for Photojournale: Connections Across A Human Planet

Join Fotovision and the Center for Photography in celebrating the book release of Photojournale Connections Across A Human Planet. Connections Across a Human Planet illustrates the common truths that connect the human experience and is represented by photographers from around the world.  The book is drawn as an edited anthology of photo documentary and photojournalism…