http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Sat, 18 May 2013 20:48:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://uctv.tv/shows/Witnessing-History-Arab-Spring-UC-Education-Abroad-24589 http://uctv.tv/shows/Witnessing-History-Arab-Spring-UC-Education-Abroad-24589#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:26:44 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33643 A UCTV Prime story tells how UC Berkeley student Justin Hinton was taking classes in broadcast journalism as part of his semester in Egypt when he found himself at the center of world events. As the Tahrir Square protests erupted around him, Hinton took his camera onto the streets, posting his film dispatches to YouTube and sharing a first-hand glimpse into history unfolding.]]> http://uctv.tv/shows/Witnessing-History-Arab-Spring-UC-Education-Abroad-24589/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/07/ed-wasserman-to-become-new-journalism-school-dean/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/07/ed-wasserman-to-become-new-journalism-school-dean/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:00:13 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33482 Edward Wasserman, an authority on the ethics, evolution and ownership of the news media, will become dean of the Graduate School of Journalism.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/07/ed-wasserman-to-become-new-journalism-school-dean/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/30/field-trip-podcast/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/30/field-trip-podcast/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:38:04 +0000 Barry Bergman http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=24525 Journalism chops, media savvy, nerdiness and (especially) curiosity add up to the "Field Trip Podcast," a radio program created by a trio of J-School grads, and returning soon to a computer or smartphone near you.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/30/field-trip-podcast/feed/ 0 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/real-csi/?elq=5fa70d10371446eb8cd4bc65689c4029&elqCampaignId=170 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/real-csi/?elq=5fa70d10371446eb8cd4bc65689c4029&elqCampaignId=170#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:53:00 +0000 Roxanne Makasdjian http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=28650 Tonight at 10 pm PST on PBS' FRONTLINE, correspondent and UC Berkeley professor Lowell Bergman examines how some well-known tools of forensic science have serious flaws. Students from the Invetigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley helped produced the story. ]]> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/real-csi/?elq=5fa70d10371446eb8cd4bc65689c4029&elqCampaignId=170/feed/ 0 http://berkeley.news21.com/theration/ http://berkeley.news21.com/theration/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:14:09 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=16845 As part of the News 21 initiative, students at the Graduate School of Journalism have launched the Ration, a multimedia online magazine that's all about food, from nutrition and farming to the business of food and the food deserts that blight our urban (and even rural) landscape.]]> http://berkeley.news21.com/theration/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/08/j-school-dean/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/08/j-school-dean/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:13:19 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=14589 Neil Henry, a veteran reporter and editor who has led the Graduate School of Journalism since 2007, is stepping down as dean to return to teaching. Tom Goldstein, who led the school from 1988 to 1996, will serve as acting dean for the next academic year. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/08/j-school-dean/feed/ 0 http://journalism.berkeley.edu/news/2011/jul/21/seoul-video-report/ http://journalism.berkeley.edu/news/2011/jul/21/seoul-video-report/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:14:59 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=14246 Reporters at the Graduate School of Journalism have produced "Seoul," a series of video reports on South Korea. Developed for the school's "Digital TV and the World" project and “Reporting on Korea” class, the pieces explore the everyday lives of South Koreans from many angles — from the struggle to find a job to the plight of the mentally ill and the life of a South Korean woman golfer in California.]]> http://journalism.berkeley.edu/news/2011/jul/21/seoul-video-report/feed/ 0 http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/world/jan-june11/cambodia_06-21.html http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/world/jan-june11/cambodia_06-21.html#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:13:07 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=13418 With genocide trials again set to begin, a new generation of Cambodians is learning about the country's violent and deadly history. Berkeley journalism students Jake Schoneker '11 and Mark Oltmanns '13 explore this development in a video piece that aired June 21 on the PBS NewsHour.]]> http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/world/jan-june11/cambodia_06-21.html/feed/ 0 http://citris-uc.org/news/2011/03/16/crossing_boundaries_new_media_and_shape_international_news_march_1718 http://citris-uc.org/news/2011/03/16/crossing_boundaries_new_media_and_shape_international_news_march_1718#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:27:17 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=8100 A recent panel that brought together executives from Al Jazeera, Associated Press, craigslist and other journalism scholars addressed the impact of digital media on the gathering and consumption of news. ]]> http://citris-uc.org/news/2011/03/16/crossing_boundaries_new_media_and_shape_international_news_march_1718/feed/ 0 http://journalism.berkeley.edu/news/2011/jan/24/j-school-benefactor-dies/ http://journalism.berkeley.edu/news/2011/jan/24/j-school-benefactor-dies/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:02:40 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=4929 David Logan, whose endowment created the Investigating Reporting Program at the University of California, Berkeley, died Jan. 22 in Chicago. He was 93.]]> http://journalism.berkeley.edu/news/2011/jan/24/j-school-benefactor-dies/feed/ 0