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Writing Your First Book

Join us for stories and how-to advice from book writers. What makes a story book-worthy? What is a book pitch and how do you make one? Do you need an agent to write a book? What are publishers looking for in first books? Drinks and hors d’oeuvres provided. THE PANEL: Russ Rymer (moderator) is a…

Career Development Preview Webinar

Meet our Director of Career Development, Betsy Rate, and get an inside look at the career support available to you as an incoming student. She’ll walk you through what to expect from our career development programs, internship opportunities, and the career paths of our graduates.

The image features two panels. The left panel shows the book cover of "Data Baby" by Susannah Breslin, depicting a distorted image of a young child with text overlay, perhaps hinting at a psychological experiment. The right panel is a black-and-white photo of an adult woman smiling in front of a textured wall.

“Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment” Brown Bag Book Talk with Author Susannah Breslin

Author Susannah Breslin in conversation with alum Cecilia Lei (‘19) on her new book “Data Baby”  that shines a light on Big Tech and surveillance technology. Introduction by Mallory Newman (‘19). What if your parents turn you into a human lab rat when you’re a child? Will that change the story of your life? Will…

Side-by-side portraits of John King and Rebecca Solnit. On the left, an older man with glasses, wearing a fedora and coat, stands in a blurred urban background. On the right, a woman with long grey hair and a white shirt looks slightly off-camera, with a softly lit indoor background.

Why It’s Not Too Late: John King talks with Rebecca Solnit about the climate stories we tell

  Join us for the first event in the re-launched Herb Caen Lecture series, sponsored by Berkeley Journalism and The San Francisco Chronicle. Acclaimed author and activist Rebecca Solnit, a Berkeley Journalism alum, will talk with San Francisco Chronicle Urban Design Critic John King about her 2023 co-edited anthology “Not Too Late: Changing the Climate…

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California Local News Fellowship (Zoom) Info Session

  Attention early career journalists! Have questions about the California Local News Fellowship application process? Join us Wednesday, March 22nd at 2pm PST. This is your last opportunity to ask questions about the Fellowship application process and to learn more about the program. Make a profound impact on the future of news in California by…

Book cover titled "Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party" by Stephen Shames and Ericka Huggins. The cover features a black-and-white photo of Black Panther Party women, some with afros, wearing "Black Panther Party" shirts, standing in a group. Captured through the lens of Berkeley Journalism.

Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party

The National Association of Black Journalists UC Berkeley Chapter & The Reva and David Logan Gallery of Documentary Photography at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism invite you to COMRADE SISTERS: WOMEN OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY Featuring a photo book by Stephen Shames and Ericka Huggins + Ericka Huggins, Judy Juanita & Madalynn Rucker…

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Reporting on Trauma with Berkeley Prof. Lisa Armstrong

Berkeley Journalism Prof. Lisa Armstrong will talk about the basics of trauma reporting and her own experience on the subject. The conversation will be moderated by MJ Johnson (’23) and Grace Galletti (’23). Lisa Armstrong is an award-winning journalist with credits in The New York Times, The Intercept, The Daily Beast, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones,…

Join us on May 10, 2021, from 5:15 to 6:30 PM PST for "Deconstructing the Reporting on Anti-Asian Racism and Violence," featuring Berkeley Journalism's Cecilia Lei, Michael Luo, Alyssa Jeong Perry, and Anita Varma. Don't miss this critical discussion with leading voices in journalism.

Deconstructing the Reporting on Anti-Asian Racism and Violence

In honor of Asian Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month, we invite you to a special panel with AAJA-SF President Cecilia Lei (‘19), The New Yorker’s Michael Luo, NPR’s Alyssa Jeong Perry (‘16) and Markkula Center’s journalism ethicist Anita Varma, to deconstruct the media coverage of anti-Asian racism and violence, and the March 2021 spa shooting in Atlanta, Georgia. Hosted by Dean Geeta Anand and moderated by Imran…

Promotional image for an event titled "Journalism on China and US-China Relations: The View from Washington, Beijing, and Berkeley" featuring Berkeley Journalism's Bak Chan alongside Geeta Anand and Edward Wong. The event is on April 22, 2021, from 5:00-6:00 PM (PST).

Journalism on China and U.S.-China Relations: The View from Washington, Beijing and Berkeley

New York Times reporter Edward Wong and Geeta Anand, dean and professor of Berkeley Journalism, discuss international reporting on China and the interplay among journalism, public opinion and government policy. Introduction by CAA Chinese Chapter Board Member and Past President Bak Chan. Geeta Anand is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author who serves as dean…

Two men sit in chairs on a stage engaged in conversation. Behind them, a screen displays the title "Journalism and Politics in the Corn Belt," featuring Pulitzer-winning journalist Art Cullen interviewing Michael Pollan. The logos for Berkeley Journalism and 11th Hour Project are also visible.

Journalism and Politics in the Corn Belt: Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Art Cullen in conversation with Michael Pollan

Art Cullen is editor of The Storm Lake Times, a family-run newspaper published in Storm Lake, Iowa (population 10, 076). In 2017, Cullen won a Pulitzer prize for his reporting on polluted water, fertilizer runoff, and powerful corporate agricultural interests. Just a few days before the Iowa Caucuses, Cullen and Pollan sat down together to…