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Berkeley Journalism alumni discuss covering extraordinary election

Every four years, voices in the political industrial complex proclaim the upcoming presidential election the most important of our lives — perhaps even the most important since some long-ago marker like the Civil War. Each election, we’re told, is a fight for the very soul of America!  This year is certainly no different, but what…

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Clara Mokri (‘21) named Jim Marshall Fellow for Photojournalism

Clara Mokri, a second-year documentary student at Berkeley Journalism, has been selected as this year’s recipient of the fifth Jim Marshall Fellowship for photojournalism.  The fund was created in 2015 after an exhibit of Marshall’s work at the School’s Reva and David Logan Gallery of Documentary Photography. Named after renowned photographer Jim Marshall, the fellowship…

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Recent grads’ COVID-19 reporting appears in The New York Times and PBS NewsHour

Alyson Stamos (’20) and Meiying Wu (’20) reveal how early planning and communication spared San Francisco’s Chinatown from the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic. In January, Meiying Wu (’20) had flown to China for Chinese New Year. Unlike previous holiday visits, she couldn’t go out to see family and friends. An epidemic had started in…

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Search for new dean of the Graduate School of Journalism begins

The University of California, Berkeley seeks a visionary leader, courageous innovator and accomplished journalist to serve as the next dean of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

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Berkeley Journalism instructor Edwin Dobb dies

Edwin Dobb, an eminent reporter and author who was highly esteemed as a classroom inspiration, died Friday of complications from a heart condition. He was 69. Ed had taught narrative writing and environmental journalism at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism since 2000. A former senior editor and acting editor-in-chief of The Sciences, Ed…

Bloomberg Journalism Program

Applications Closed for 2025 Bloomberg Journalism Programs Applications Open 2026 About The Program   May 12 – 16, 2025 | In-person, New York City The Bloomberg Journalism Program is a partnership with the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media and the Graduate School of Journalism at UC, Berkeley that welcomes students who are interested in learning about…

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Portrait: UC Berkeley Chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists

[…] the NAHJ Bay Area chapter and technology reporter at CNET en Español. “As a professional chapter,” Cruz added, “we’ve successfully helped the UC Berkeley NAHJ chapter acquire internships at The San Francisco Chronicle, publish work in other media outlets, get funding to attend NAHJ’s national convention, and network with local reporters.” Newly-elected Vice President […]

Dean’s Letter – November 2016

November 16, 2016 Warm greetings from North Gate Hall: The fall term is hurtling toward an unusually eventful close. The electoral outcome not only triggered fevered talk about press failings, social media power, and the need for a courageous Fourth Estate. It also touched off several nights of raucous street protest in Oakland, which J-students…

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Dean’s Letter – November 2015

November 18, 2015 Warm greetings from North Gate: The intensity and creative richness of the Graduate School of Journalism never cease to impress me, as I’m sure they do you as well. From tales of injustice and unchecked power to stories of wrongs righted and corruption exposed, North Gate Hall produces an uninterrupted flow of…

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Quarterly Dean’s Letter – March 2017

March 30, 2017 Warm greetings from North Gate Hall: Keeping up with the flood of news about our students, teachers and alums is one of the true pleasures of this job. The latest happenings include a continuing cascade of honors for our journalists, a two-week Robert Frank photography show that brought hundreds to North Gate Hall,…