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Schedule for Wednesday, May 11 – DAY ONE

2023 Journalism Showcase Profiles Class of 2023 Schedule – Day One: Wed, May 11 Schedule…

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Geeta Anand Video Dispatch to Students on Our Anti-Racism Efforts

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Berkeley Journalism Announces New Advisory Board Member Kathy Im

Kathy Im, who oversees the Journalism and Media program at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, has joined The Graduate School of Journalism of the University of California, Berkeley, as a new member of its distinguished Advisory Board. Im, a recognized leader in journalism philanthropy, oversees MacArthur Foundation programs that include supporting many of…

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Alumni Portrait: Visual storyteller Yolanda “Yoli” Martinez

People come to journalism from different academic and professional backgrounds. In the case of Yolanda “Yoli” Martinez (MJ ’15), she always knew she wanted to work in the media. And so, after completing her undergraduate degree in English, she took an internship and a subsequent job as a website producer for a PBS television station…

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Berkeley Journalism announces new Spring 2022 instructors

Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, Please join me in welcoming the new lecturers who will be teaching this spring semester! We are so thrilled to welcome them and offer our students these wonderful new learning opportunities. These hires reflect the school’s goal of taking the limits off who gets to be a journalist by determining who…

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On Veterans Day, Berkeley Journalism commits to recruiting more veterans into our school and industry

Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, Today, as we celebrate Veterans Day, honoring the contributions of the millions of people who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States, we also acknowledge the lack of diversity of military veterans in journalism. While veterans comprise 7 percent of Americans, they are dramatically underrepresented among journalists, comprising…

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Kimyatta Newby and Olivia Lozano Named Reporters in Residence

Berkeley Journalism is awarding Reporters in Residence Fellowships to two East Bay journalists, each of whom will receive a $2,000 stipend and opportunities to become part of the school’s community. As Reporters in Residence, Olivia Lozano and Kimyatta Newby will audit the School’s introduction to reporting classes, get one-on-one mentorship from class instructors and earn…

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Alums JoeBill Muñoz, Violet Du Feng and Lucas Guilkey receive grants from the Sundance Institute

  Alums Lucas Guilkey (’19), JoeBill Muñoz (’19) and Violet Du Feng (’04) receive grants from the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program! Read the announcement here.

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Janice Hui named Managing Director at PBS FRONTLINE

Longtime Investigative Reporting Program (IRP) Managing Director Janice Hui has been named PBS FRONTLINE’s new managing director, the documentary television series announced today. For a decade, Janice has helped lead the IRP, a professional newsroom and teaching institute at Berkeley Journalism, which has increased its editorial collaborations with FRONTLINE in recent years (American Insurrection, Trafficked…

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Katie Bernstein (’21) named Brian Pollack Fellow in Documentary Filmmaking

Documentary filmmaker Katie Bernstein has been named the Brian Pollack Fellow in documentary filmmaking at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.