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Since its founding 52 years ago during Berkeley's watershed Free Speech Movement, the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism has graduated more than 2,000 students. Alumni have gone on to win virtually every major industry award and to staff--and run--the country's top news organizations. Widely regarded as one of the country's best journalism programs, it is also one of the only remaining two-

year master of journalism programs in the United States and is the only graduate-level journalism program in the vast, publicly funded University of California system. The School's core master's program enrolls approximately 120 students, while its summer-only journalism minor serves another 300 undergraduates. Its Investigative Reporting Program routinely produces award-winning reports for national media outlets, and its UC Berkeley Advanced Media Institute (BAMI) offers certification courses in specialized training for mid-career professionals.

Zane Karram (’25) and Kelsey Oliver’s (’25) thesis documentary, “Strangers on Our Land,” has been selected for the longl...
06/17/2026

Zane Karram (’25) and Kelsey Oliver’s (’25) thesis documentary, “Strangers on Our Land,” has been selected for the longlist of the prestigious Student BAFTA Awards, the international student equivalent of the Student Academy Awards.

The documentary investigates the killing of Raymond Mattia, a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation, by U.S. Border Patrol outside his home in May 2023.

This year’s BAFTA Student Awards had submissions from more than 600 universities globally in the film, games and immersive categories. Three finalists in the documentary category will be announced on June 22.

We could not be prouder.

UC Berkeley Journalism offers a two-year Master of Journalism (MJ) degree and a summer minor, preparing students for careers in journalism.

"Access to truth requires trusted news organizations. It requires journalists who understand the communities they serve....
06/15/2026

"Access to truth requires trusted news organizations. It requires journalists who understand the communities they serve. It requires institutions that can endure." — Martin G. Reynolds, co-executive director of The Maynard Institute, on why California should continue its groundbreaking public investment in local news.

California lawmakers are finalizing a budget that would cut aid for local newsrooms, gutting a nascent effort to revive local journalism.

06/12/2026

UC Berkeley Journalism and Contra Costa Pulse are offering two Contra Costa County residents a chance to learn how to be a reporter this fall.

The Asian American Journalists Association, which has honored excellence in journalism for nearly 40 years, celebrates t...
06/04/2026

The Asian American Journalists Association, which has honored excellence in journalism for nearly 40 years, celebrates the power of journalism that informs, investigates, uplifts communities, and tells the stories that matter most. This year’s winners include several UC Berkeley Journalism alums — including 2026 graduate Ava Hu — who will be honored during a gala at the AAJA’s annual convention June 24-28, 2026, in Minneapolis.

Hu won the Student Excellence in Written Reporting category for “Deported over a speeding ticket? Dozens of US students’ visas abruptly revoked,” for The Guardian.

Kori Suzuki (’23) won the Excellence in Written Reporting, Features category for “The murder, the museum and the monument,” for High Country News.

Yutao Chen (’19) won the Excellence in Online/Digital Journalism, Immersive Storytelling category for “Russia bombs Ukraine almost every night. This is what it sounds like”, for the Washington Post.

Cecilia Lei (’19) won the Excellence in Written Reporting, News category for “Bay Area Japanese Americans Draw on WWII Trauma to Resist Deportation Threats,” for KQED News.

https://journalism.berkeley.edu/aajas-2026-journalism-excellence-awards-honor-berkeley-alums/

Please join us for a talk at Berkeley's Hillside Club on Monday, June 1: "The State of Journalism in 2026," featuring Sa...
05/22/2026

Please join us for a talk at Berkeley's Hillside Club on Monday, June 1: "The State of Journalism in 2026," featuring San Francisco Chronicle editor-in-chief Emilio Garcia-Ruiz, UC Berkeley Journalism Dean Michael Bolden and Trust Project CEO Sally Lehrman. RSVP at the eventbrite link below. The event is free and open to the public.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fireside-meeting-june-2026-registration-1988042195724?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true&fbclid=IwY2xjawRwk-9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFtNnQ4V0ZodkpWVHR3Y2lIc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHpiIrWxcxMB17p_YuLJGQtX4uKSLEVdx3aEJ56ke6aoPj6Gm-GOyLs_niFq2_aem_Bjw8RKIpiqyklUZvDfg5EQ

A Discussion on the State of Journalism in 2026

05/16/2026

Alumni reporting on last year's most urgent stories in California, the nation and the world earned one of journalism’s highest honors.

🎓 What wonderful, inspiring work from the Class of 2026, presented during our first two days of Showcase at Berkeley Art...
05/16/2026

🎓 What wonderful, inspiring work from the Class of 2026, presented during our first two days of Showcase at Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive and North Gate Hall. We could not be prouder.

Photo 1: The doc cohort by Xavier Zamora ('27)
Photo 2: The multimedia cohort by Richard H. Grant ('26)

https://journalism.berkeley.edu/event/class-of-2026-commencement/

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