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Join us, + on March 21 at for a screening + panel of #ElEquipo by + , following the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team's crusade to unearth the forcibly disappeared in Argentina + beyond:
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Big congratulations to Derêka Bennett ('22) @DKproduxion! Her short doc, "A Terrorist or a Cry for Help" won awards for best short documentary and best student female director at The @IShortsAwards and was also nominated for best student short @indieshortfest. twitter.com/DKproduxion/st…
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Job alert! @ucbsoj is hiring! We are looking for two folks to join the California Local News Fellowship team:
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***Special Event***
Private screening of and in-person Q&A with #JulianAssange's father & brother in conversation with Prof. David Barstow .
Thu, Mar 2, 2023, 12:00 PM PST
Seats are very limited: bit.ly/3YEC1Iy.
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8 Days at Ware: Private Screening+ Q&A with filmmakers @rachel_muel and @megshutzer ('20) | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND 5:30PM. journalism.berkeley.edu/event/8-days-a
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Big thanks to for battling horrific 880 traffic to offer such excellent career advice to
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Spoke to the future of journalism and it's crazy bright, despite all the challenges we may face. Keep these faces from @aajaberkeley @ucbsoj @UCBerkeleyIRP in mind, esp @its_mjj @sabrinapascua, because they will be our future bosses someday! #journalismmatters #diversitymatters
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A bit of news here. I’m thrilled to be joining @nytimes as a Supreme Court reporter. I’m so grateful for my colleagues and friends @MarshallProj and @UCBerkeleyIRP, and I’m looking forward to getting started. nytco.com/press/abbie-va
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Tomorrow, 1/19, 3p PT!
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Tomorrow! Join us & @cwclub for a virtual discussion of Getting Me Cheap: How Low Wage Work Traps Women and Girls in Poverty- with an all-star cast of New Press authors: Lisa Dodson, Amanda Freeman, @SaruJayaraman, @bmyeung: commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-01. Don't miss!
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Journalists, got a good psychedelics story? Apply for a $10K grant to report in-depth print & audio stories! Deadline 1/31 bit.ly/39Hul4v.
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@POCinAudio @NABJ @NAHJ @aaja @AIRmedia @ScienceWriters @columbiajourn @MedillSchool
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On 1/19, we're teaming up with for a virtual discussion of Getting Me Cheap: How Low Wage Work Traps Women and Girls in Poverty- with an all-star cast of New Press authors: Lisa Dodson, Amanda Freeman, , : commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-01. Don't miss!
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📢🌶️Job opportunity alert! is hiring a bilingual profe with experience in broadcast and/or audio production. Please help us get an amazing person for this job. Spread the word! Questions? LMK!
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A new year of great conversations. Coming up: & more!
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Next #book on the #ReadingList “In A Day’s Work: The Fight to End Sexual Violence Against America’s Most Vulnerable Workers” by
It elucidates the abuse that #immigrant women face by their employers.
#MustRead #GenderViolence #WorkViolence
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Can't work. Can't vote. Can't buy a home. This is life in Zimbabwe when you've been disappeared by the government. Great reporting by , one of 's best, thanks to an fellowship.
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SPECIAL EVENT Book release and policy conversation of "The Riders Come Out at Night: Brutality, Corruption and Cover Up in Oakland" with authors (’10) and 1/31/23. RSVP.
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Read the story here pulitzercenter.org/stories/zimbab. Thank you for the support and for being an incredible editor and being patient with me.
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Our 2022 UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism (@ucbsoj) Reporting Fellow, Iqra Salah (@salahiqra), will be reporting on stateless people in Zimbabwe, the challenges they face, and the hurdles encountered on the path to citizenship. Welcome, Iqra! bit.ly/3QEokWC
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Grateful for this support and the opportunity to work with the fantastic and
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Want a job covering public safety through hard-hitting accountability stories that emphasize data-backed solutions? Berkeleyside’s award-winning nonprofit newsroom is hiring a new senior reporter. Salary: $75k-$85k.
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#MacFellow is working to bridge the two separate healthcare systems in the US: for people who are or are not incarcerated. Read more via
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Berkeley Journalism introduces second cohort of first-generation college student fellows!
“We passionately believe that who the storytellers are matters because we each see the world through the prism of our own lived experiences.”
--, Dean
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As the advisor, I hope you'll consider donating and supporting the smart, ambitious and wonderfully diverse journalists at . TIA!
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Labor Department Finds 31 Children Cleaning Meatpacking Plants
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Announcing as the 1st Richard J. Levine Journalism Champion. "Anand’s demonstrated commitment to journalism education & rigorous, impactful news coverage, as well as strong values including diversity, make her a standout choice.” bit.ly/3NvS7zI
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Join us for a panel discussion on media suppression in South Asian democracies on Nov 2, 2022, at LMC, North Gate Hall, from 12-30-2 pm.
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Gov. John Bel Edwards of Louisiana said this week that he was calling for an investigation into Ware Youth Center after and I published a story in , documenting a long record of repeated abuse and lenient oversight there.
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‘Dying Inside’: Chaos and Cruelty in Louisiana Juvenile Detention | IRP Reporters ('20) and ('20) investigate the horrifying legacy of abuse at a Louisiana juvenile detention center.
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Alums Meg Shutzer & Rachel Lauren Mueller's investigation into a horrifying legacy of abuse at a Louisiana juvenile detention center ran on the front page of The New York Times today. Here's the backstory of this heartbreaking story from . journalism.berkeley.edu/ware_investiga
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Don't miss our special event with , In the Mouth of the Wolf: A Murder, a Cover-Up and the True Cost of Silencing the Press, with author + (’20) TUES NOV. 15TH 5:45PM | UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
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But what Hollywood execs say privately is a "different story. Some revert to sexist and racist language. Certainly, much of the fervor is gone."
After #MeToo Reckoning, a Fear Hollywood Is Regressing
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For every five people shot and killed by police, four others were shot and survived.
This is the unseen reality of police use of deadly force.
Our latest investigation from @WesleyLowery @SteelandBallast @dataeditor wapo.st/3DbYXG3
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I'm really looking forward to being in conversation with this all-star group... Big thanks to for coming up with the idea and making this panel happen!
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Join @manny_garcia1, @Kimbriell, @Newsgirl84 and moderator @bmyeung at #DBEI22 as they imagine new ways to lead that don’t reproduce the cycles of organizational bias and racism that disproportionately affect journalists of color. ire.org/training/confe
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. reports on how cross-border labor trafficking is hidden in plain sight in Massachusetts in the first installment of #TraffickingInc, a new ICIJ reporting collaboration.
📧 Sign up for more in this series: bit.ly/3bkNEOJ
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Flagging a big story you may have missed today: The U.S. government may finally change the way it regulates salmonella contamination in chicken and turkey. propublica.org/article/salmon
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There's still time to register for the DBEI Symposium! Join panelists , , and for an engaging discussion on reimagining leadership on Fri Oct 21 from 1:30 - 2:45pm ET. mije.org/events/2022/10
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