Journalism

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Milestones

Reporting started at UC Berkeley’s Investigative Reporting Program leads to two new police reform laws

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bills last week.

UC Berkeley Journalism student Erika Zaro interviews Berkeley education professor Travis Bristol in a studio as journalism professor Shereen Marisol Meraji watches wearing headphones

Politics & society

Berkeley Talks: Berkeley scholars unpack what’s at stake for U.S. democracy

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Politics & society

New database makes public 1.5 million pages of once-secret California police records

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Campus & community

Three standout stories uncovered by the California Local News Fellowship

Michael Bolden selected to be next dean of UC Berkeley Journalism

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In a tiny boat 7,800 miles from UC Berkeley, graduate students made a daring documentary

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Six UC Berkeley alumni named 2025 Pulitzer Prize winners

Several Berkeley Journalism faculty and alumni honored with 2025 Pulitzer Prizes

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Pulitzer-winning journalism professor discusses a ‘radical’ Berkeley experiment to develop the next generation of investigative reporters

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After a 50-year leave of absence, returning to Berkeley’s School of Journalism

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Journalism professor and alums win awards for ambitious investigative reporting

Academy Award

Berkeley Journalism faculty and alumni shortlisted for Academy Awards

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Berkeley Talks: Veteran news editors on how the media covered the election

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How World War I helps explain what gave rise to Trump’s second term

Michael Pollan and Mina Kim sit on stage in conversation

Berkeley Talks: It’s not just psychedelics that change minds, says Michael Pollan. Storytelling does, too.

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Berkeley Talks: Journalist Jemele Hill on the intersection of sports and race (revisiting)