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Applications now being accepted for Berkeley Journalism’s Reporters-in-Residence program

For the fifth straight year, the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism is giving aspiring journalists from Contra Costa County an opportunity to hone their skills in the classroom and on the beat.  Applications are now being accepted for the Reporters-in-Residence program, part of the school’s initiatives to bring new voices into journalism and remove…

A black-and-white close-up photo of a man with short hair and glasses, looking directly at the camera. He is outdoors, with trees and sunlight visible in the blurred background. Captured by Reuters, this image of IRP Fellow Matt Isaacs hints at his investigative work on organized crime in Macau.

IRP Fellow Matt Isaacs’ Project on Organized Crime in Macau Launches through Reuters

The Investigative Reporting Program (IRP) at the Graduate School of Journalism, UC Berkeley, announces the publication of a major investigation by one of our 2009-2010 IRP Fellows.

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Alums JoeBill Muñoz and Lucas Guilkey produce ‘The Strike’ — highlighting historic uprising in a California supermax prison

Amid the redwood trees on the California-Oregon border sits one of the most infamous prisons in United States history. Pelican Bay is a labyrinthine construction of solid cement blocks — a supermax prison — opened in 1989 and designed specifically for mass-scale solitary confinement. For decades, it held men alone in tiny cells indefinitely. Then…

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Bay Area News Project Leaders Meet J-School Students

[…] burning question on several attendees’ minds was: What about jobs? Weber and Frazier anticipate hiring 15 journalists by late spring. There is also the possibility of paid internships and freelance opportunities for students and professionals alike. However, at this early stage, details are still taking shape.   In the meantime, the two will concentrate […]

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Alum Brian Howey (’22) wins George Polk Award for Justice Reporting

Berkeley Journalism alum Brian Howey (’22) has won a 2023 George Polk Award for Justice Reporting for his exposé in the Los Angeles Times and podcast on Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting about a deceptive practice used by police when interviewing family members of people killed by police officers.  The prestigious award for investigative…

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Bloomberg Journalism Diversity Program cohort announced

[…] of diverse backgrounds. By focusing on students earlier in their academic careers, this program aims to inspire and motivate students to take the necessary classes and secure internships that will prepare them for a career in the business reporting field. Bloomberg Journalism Diversity Programs are part of Bloomberg’s larger Global Business and Financial Journalism […]

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Berkeley Journalism announces Advisory Board for California Local News Fellowship program

Berkeley Journalism announces the Advisory Board for its new California Local News Fellowship program, a multi-year, state-funded program to support and strengthen local news reporting in California, with a focus on underserved communities. The initiative is believed to be the largest state allocation ever made in California and in the U.S. to support local journalism.…

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Producer Rae de Leon’s (’14) “Victim/Suspect” to screen at the Sundance Film Festival

Reporter and producer Rae de Leon’s (’14) new documentary, “Victim/Suspect,” will screen as an official selection of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Documentary Competition. The film is the result of a four-year investigation and features a first-of-its-kind case study of investigations in which police charged self-reporting sexual assault and rape victims with…

Berkeley Journalism Jobs

Lecturer/TSP Jobs   Fall 2025 (Filled) Teacher of Special Programs (TSP) 5-7 hours per week for 15 weeks. Berkeley Journalism is seeking Teacher of Special Programs (TSP) roles for teaching assistant positions for the J211 Introduction to Reporting Seminar classes. These positions support the main instructor for the course. Duties include meeting with students one-on-one…

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Alumni Portrait: Documentary Producer/Director Michael Milano

Michael Milano doesn’t like interviews. It is not that he doesn’t like people — he loves people, and people, generally, love him. But he says everything he wants to say is in his work. He gave very few interviews after his two widely acclaimed films came to light and those were not to the biggest…