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Last Call: Keep Berkeley Journalism Strong

Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, As we approach the close of our fiscal year on June 30, I am writing with a friendly reminder that you can still support our amazing students and programs at Berkeley Journalism by clicking here to make a gift. As I finish my first year as your dean, I am so grateful for…

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Geeta Anand Named Dean of Berkeley Journalism

Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, I am thrilled to be the first woman of color—indeed, the first woman—to serve as dean of Berkeley Journalism. After working for nearly 30 years as an investigative reporter, a foreign correspondent and a political reporter—in beats dominated by white men, I know how hard it is to have your work…

Coursework & Degree Requirements

[…] introductory course of your choosing Summer Internship During the summer between the first and second year of study, the student will complete 300 hours of supervised journalism. Internships are typically completed at a range of media outlets in all media platforms. Recent internships for our students include: Al Jazeera America, The New York Times, […]

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Mother’s Day column by Navy widow featured in IRP’s “Who Killed Lt. Van Dorn?” runs in The New York Times

Nicole Van Dorn’s quest for answers after the death of her husband is chronicled in the Investigative Reporting Program‘s new documentary “Who Killed Lt. Van Dorn?,” by UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism alums Zachary Stauffer (’08) and Jason Paladino (’15). In total, 18 J-School students and graduates worked on the film. We Planned a Life…

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Investigative Studios documentary “Who Killed Lt. Van Dorn” now a Reveal podcast

The military’s deadliest helicopter   On a freezing January morning in 2014, a fire broke out in the cabin of a MH-53E Navy Sea Dragon helicopter on a training mission over the Atlantic. Seconds later, it slammed into the ocean. Only two sailors survived. This week, Reveal partners with Investigative Studios, the production arm of the Investigative Reporting Program at…

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Top 9 Things I’ve Learned from My Summer Internship

[…] 9 Things I’ve Learned from My Summer Internship We’re halfway through the summer, and Berkeley J-School students are scattered around the globe working in a variety of internships. Whether joining the staff of an established news team, working with a small documentary crew or pursuing an independent project, second-year students are finding their summer […]

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News & Documentary Emmy nominations for more than a dozen alums

UC Berkeley Journalism alums were nominated for multiple 2025 News & Documentary Emmy Awards announced by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on May 1. Winners will be announced at two ceremonies, on June 25 and 26, in New York City. Nominees include: Jeffrey Plunkett (’05), showrunner and an executive producer of “Trafficked…

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Berkeley Journalism Quarterly Newsletter: Winter 2025

  Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, Our hearts go out to you and yours in the Los Angeles-area who have been contending with the devastating fires and aftermath. And thanks to all of the devoted journalists who are covering this ongoing crisis. At a time of turmoil in our natural and political worlds, it feels more…

A newspaper article titled "Julian Assange and the War on Whistle-Blowers," written by Edward Wasserman, Dean of Berkeley Journalism. The text discusses Assange's imprisonment, extradition, and the implications for government secrecy and journalism ethics. The publisher is The New York Times, dated April 27, 2019.

Dean Edward Wasserman Op-Ed in NYT: Julian Assange and the Woeful State of Whistle-Blowers

Opinion Julian Assange and the Woeful State of Whistle-Blowers As the media’s indispensable helpmates, don’t they deserve constitutional protection too? By Edward Wasserman Dr. Wasserman is the dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. April 26, 2019 Illustration by Adam Maida; Photographs by aaaaimages and Boris Roessler/picture alliance, via Getty…