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A three-part protest-themed image with the words "RESISTANCE IS THE LIFE BLOOD OF AMERICA." The first image shows a Berkeley Journalism student protest with engaged participants. The second is a close-up of a person with "VOTE" on their forehead. The third depicts a crowd in pink hats.

PICTURING RESISTANCE: The Fight for Democracy in America

Note this event begins at 5PM PST. Here’s the Zoom Webinar registration form to receive your link to join this free event: https://berkeley.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AGIRGskCSfSbvqj7fhUzYA Please note, once the Webinar reaches 500 people, the event will be at capacity. You can also watch the entire event live on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/CK8Lekr07pA. (No registration required) Purchase “Picturing Resistance”…

A collage of four people smiling. Top left: A person with long, gray hair, wearing a dark top. Top right: A person with short hair, outdoors in a bright setting. Bottom left: A person with gray hair and a checkered shirt. Bottom right: A person with short, dark hair wearing a black top—Berkeley Journalism at its finest.

Journalism and the Post-Presidential Election Political Scene

Dean Geeta Anand joins a panel of fellow journalists, including Berkeley Journalism instructors David Thigpen and David Barstow, and alumna and NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith for a conversation about journalism in the wake of the presidential election. As priorities at the national political level shift before the new term starts in January 2021,…

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How SF’s Affordable Housing Crisis Is Crushing Retirement For Its Low-Income Seniors

This video was originally published by The San Francisco Standard August 4, 2022.

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The Black Box: Colleges spend thousands on AI to prevent suicides and shootings. Evidence that it works is scant.

By Ari Sen & Dereka K. Bennett This story was originally published in The Dallas Morning News on Decem ber 1, 2022. This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network. Illustration by Michael Hogue. When Social Sentinel representatives pitched their service to Florida’s Gulf Coast State College in 2018, they billed it as…

A police officer in uniform holds back a barking police dog on a leash. The dog, clad in a harness labeled "POLICE," appears to be in a state of alertness. This scene unfolds outside on a grassy area near a white structure—an image that could capture the attention of Berkeley Journalism students.

One Bay Area city, 73 police dog bites, and the law that made them public

How the city of Richmond could be a test case in California’s quest for police accountability Odin lunges during training at the Richmond Police K-9 training facility in November. Richmond police have logged dog bites at a higher rate than their counterparts in the nation’s largest cities, but police argue it’s better to use dogs than…

A scenic view of a dam with a bridge structure spanning a river, surrounded by grassy hills and vegetation. The sky above is partly cloudy with hints of blue, and there is a calm section of water in the foreground, setting the perfect scene for any Berkeley Journalism piece on nature's tranquility.

Drought in the Klamath Basin inflames a decades-old war over water and fish

(Pictured above: The Link River Dam helps hold water for irrigation in Upper Klamath Lake. Photo by  Anne Marshall-Chalmers) This story appeared in Inside Climate News on July 16, 2021. By Anne Marshall-Chalmers (’22) TULELAKE, Calif.—Joey Gentry hesitates before she drives through the fields of alfalfa and wheat that line the roads in the Klamath Basin.…

A couple stands in front of a makeshift shelter. The woman wears a yellow mask and the man, a grey mask. The shelter, reminiscent of scenes often covered by Berkeley Journalism, is constructed from various materials including tarps and wooden panels, and it appears cluttered with household items. The sky is clear and blue.

Hope and disappointment for the homeless in Oakland

(Pictured above: Kymberli and Lenton Wilson outside of the tent where they were living last year. Photo by Jared R. Stapp) This story appeared in the California Today newsletter of The New York Times on July 14, 2021. By Brett Simpson (’21) When Kymberli Wilson opens her eyes in the morning, the sight of a solid roof…

Police SUV with "City of McFarland" text and 911 emblem driving quickly on a road at night, its lights casting blue and amber glows. With the background blurred due to the vehicle's speed, one might imagine this scene featured on a Berkeley Journalism news segment.

How did this California police department hire so many officers with troubling pasts?

Photo above by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG This story appeared in the Mercury News and other newspapers across California on November 11, 2019 By Katey Rusch (’20) and Laurence DuSault (’20) McFARLAND — They hired a cop investigated in an FBI child porn probe, and another caught up in an LAPD burglary ring. They gave…

A police officer wearing a mask speaks with a man and a woman, both also wearing masks and gloves, in an empty parking lot. The man is in a denim jacket, and the woman is wearing a maroon jacket. Trees and a cell tower are visible in the background as Berkeley Journalism students capture the scene.

How do you enforce a law that tramples the land of the free?

Beginning in March 2020, The New York Times joined forces with the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism to provide expanded coverage on how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting California. Led by the IRP, more than 80 students and nearly 20 journalism instructors organized to report on the impact of the novel coronavirus…

A bustling street corner in Berkeley with various shops, including a jewelry store and a professional services office. Pedestrians cross beneath traffic lights, signs visible. The clear weather bathes the scene in sunlight, casting shadows—an everyday tableau captured by keen Berkeley journalism.

Oakland’s Chinatown business owners struggle to weather the pandemic

Tamera Moore and Qinghui Kong on November 5, 2020 Charles Hong is the second-generation owner of Shandong Restaurant. His father started the business in 1991, and the restaurant has been in Oakland’s Chinatown for almost 30 years now. “Before COVID I could put around 12 tables and serve 50 people at the same time,” Hong said. Now, he…