Events:

J-School Prof. Michael Pollan with John Mackey, chairman of Whole Foods.
Bringing the World to the Journalism School
The J-School hosts public events with distinguished speakers from the media, politics, business and other fields, many at North Gate Hall. The event calendars below are divided into Coming and Recent sections. You can also view lists of events associated with Programs of Study by using the "Events By Category" sub-menus above. Events with associated webcasts have their own page, while Podcasts can be found in the iTunes podcast directory. You can subscribe via email, RSS, or iCal to learn of upcoming events. Campus computer facilities are listed as well. Get directions to UC Berkeley and the J-School.
Coming Events
- Nov
- 30
- ROGER THUROW, Author and Journalist, Wall Street Journal - ENOUGH: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty
Roger Thurow has been a Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent for twenty years and has reported from more than sixty countries, including two dozen in Africa. Co-authors Thurow and Kilman have teamed up to produce a stream of page 1 stories in the Journal that have broken new ground in our understanding of the forces behind famine.
Recent Events
- Nov
- 18
- 2009
- Public Policy: Can it Strengthen the Media's Watchdog Function?
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Jay Hamilton is the Charles S. Sydnor Professor of Public Policy at Duke University. He is the author of All the News That's Fit to Sell: How the Market Transforms Information into News.
- Nov
- 16
- 2009
- Amy Goodman, Host and Executive Producer of Democracy Now
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Her newest book, Breaking the Sound Barrier challenges “experts” frequently quoted by corporate media who, in Goodman’s words, “know so little about so much, explain the world to us, and get it so wrong."
- Nov
- 13
- 2009
- Now That We Know: Torture, Obama and the Politics of Dirty Hands
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Despite the last year’s flood of revelations about torture, one fact has remained constant: the Obama Administration has been unwilling and unable to confront the legacy of torture inherited from the Bush Administration. About this ambivalence and reluctance, one thing is certain: it reflects that of the country.
- Nov
- 09
- 2009
- Facing Japan: A Special Screening of 15 Short Videos Presented by Digital TV and The World Reporters
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Digital TV and The World reporters invite the J-School community and friends to a special screening of “Facing Japan.” Their 15-short videos document the lives of ordinary people in Tokyo and California. The works examine tensions and changing attitudes among Japanese and Japanese Americans on both sides of the Pacific.
- Nov
- 09
- 2009
- David Corvo, Vice President and Executive Producer, NBC News
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David Corvo will be joined in conversation with Samuel Otter, chair of the department of English, and Namwali Serpell, professor of English.
- Nov
- 04
- 2009
- We Are All Bloggers Now
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A talk by Scott Rosenberg, author of the new SAY EVERYTHING: How Blogging Began, What It's Becoming, and Why It Matters.
- Nov
- 02
- 2009
- Richard Lui, CNN News Anchor and Correspondent
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Richard Lui is a news anchor and correspondent for CNN. He has covered live breaking stories including the Virginia Tech shooting, the Hezbollah-Isreli conflict, the Mumbai train terrorist bombings and the Enron guilty verdits.
- Oct
- 26
- 2009
- "Uncrowned": The Story of Four Students Following Their Dream
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This docudrama will focus on four young university students as they follow their dream to build a robot that will win the annual robot competition (ROBOCON) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and bring recognition to themselves and their school.
- Oct
- 22
- 2009
- Photographer Kim Stringfellow presents her latest project - Jackrabbit Homestead: Tracing the Small Tract Act in the Southern California Landscape
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Join us for a fascinating evening with the talented Kim Stringfellow to celebrate the opening of her photographic exhibition at the Berkeley J-School and the publication of her newest book.
- Oct
- 21
- 2009
- New York Times Foreign Editor Greg Winter Discusses the New York Times and International News in the Digital Age
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Have newspapers lost their way in the rush of information charging onto the Internet, or have they become faster, more nimble and more relevant?
- Oct
- 15
- 2009
- Finding Success in Digital Media
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A conversation with David Pescovitz, BoingBoing.net, and Neil Chase, Federated Media Publishing.
- Oct
- 12
- 2009
- The Future of Reproduction: A Personal and Global Perspective
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A conversation with Rachel Lehmann-Haupt, MJ '97, and Michelle Goldberg, MJ '98.
- Oct
- 09
- 2009
- Crude World: Writing Global Narratives That Keep Readers Awake at Night
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Peter Maass, a New York Times Magazine writer, will discuss the reporting behind his new book, Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil.
- Oct
- 07
- 2009
- The Future of the Documentary/Sneak Preview of SOUND TRACKS
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A preview screening of the pilot for “Sound Tracks,” a new, prime time series for PBS that mixes journalism, travel and music. With executive producer Stephen Talbot, reporter Mirissa Neff, senior producer Bob Calo and associate producer Emily Taguchi.
- Sep
- 29-01
- 2009
- UC Berkeley Media Technology Summit
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The UC Berkeley Media Technology Summit, an invitation-only conference sponsored by the Graduate School of Journalism and Haas School of Business.
- Sep
- 23
- 2009
- The Future of Local Radio
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Silent movies, talkies, television, tape, cable, satellite… local radio has survived and thrived despite all threats. Some say it’s finally met its match with the internet. How can local radio continue to be vital? And how can news lead the way?
- Sep
- 16
- 2009
- Writing Books in a Futuristic Age
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Novella Carpenter, MJ '07, will present a slideshow about her rag-tag farm in the middle of downtown Oakland which is the setting for her memoir Farm City: the Education of an Urban Farmer.
- Sep
- 14
- 2009
- To Live or to Perish Forever
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Come listen to Nicholas Schmidle speak about his experiences reporting in Pakistan and elsewhere around the world, the challenges and opportunities he sees as a freelancer working in hostile environments, and the complexities of writing about the Taliban and al-Qaeda.
- Sep
- 11
- 2009
- American Surveillance by Richard Gordon
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On the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attack, local photographer Richard Gordon will sign and discuss his new book American Surveillance. Gordon's photos graphically explore the USA Patriot Act, which allows law-enforcement agencies unprecedented access to citizens' private communications and records.
- Sep
- 02
- 2009
- Journalism in an Era of Disruptive Change: UC Berkeley's Media Technology Summit
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How will journalism evolve in an age characterized by disruptive changes in technology, consumer behavior and the economics underlying the traditional media? What can journalists do to preserve the values and traditions of this vital profession?
- Aug
- 20
- 2009
- David Corvo and the Future of Television News
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North Gate Distinguished Speaker Series on the Future of News: David Corvo, Vice President and Executive Producer, NBC News.
- Jul
- 12
- 2009
- Knight Digital Media Center July 2009 Lecture Series
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The Knight Digital Media Center's July 12-17 Multimedia Training Workshop for journalists is under way. For those not able to attend, we're webcasting most of our noon and evening presentations.
- Jun
- 15
- 2009
- FRESH: Berkeley Screening
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A new documentary about sustainable agriculture featuring Michael Pollan of the Graduate School of Journalism.
- Jun
- 14
- 2009
- Knight Digital Media Center June 2009 Lecture Series
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The Knight Digital Media Center's June 14-19 Multimedia Training Workshop for journalists is under way. For those not able to attend, we're webcasting most of our noon and evening presentations.
- Jun
- 12
- 2009
- FRESH: San Francisco Screening
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A new documentary about sustainable agriculture featuring Michael Pollan of the Graduate School of Journalism.
- May
- 19
- 2009
- Knight Digital Media Center May 2009 Lecture Series
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The Knight Digital Media Center's May 17-23 Multimedia Training Workshop for journalists is under way. For those not able to attend, we're webcasting most of our noon and evening presentations.
- May
- 16
- 2009
- Graduation 2009
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Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Graduation Ceremony 2009.
- Apr
- 29
- 2009
- Copyright in the Digital Age Panel Discussion
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Please join our guest panelists for what promises to be an engaging, educational and lively discussion about the adaptation and evolution of copyright in the digital age.
- Apr
- 29
- 2009
- Calvin Sims
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Calvin Sims, former Latin America and Asia correspondent of The New York Times and Media Program Officer of the Ford Foundation, visits the J-School.
- Apr
- 28
- 2009
- Frontline/World: Children of the Taliban
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Discussion to follow screening with the film's correspondent, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.
- Apr
- 24
- 2009
- A Night at the Met with Larry Fink
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Night at the Met, is an interesting look at the ritual of the donor party at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. So, we invite you, the photo community, our collectors and lovers of photography to celebrate our mutual passion for the arts and photography with our own ritual party.
- Apr
- 24
- 2009
- CNN: Black in America 2
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Black in America 2 will take you to neighborhoods all across America to meet people - some famous, some not - who are working everyday in real-life situations to find solutions to challenges facing their communities.
- Apr
- 09
- 2009
- The Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq
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Columbia J-School Professor Helen Benedict discusses her new book, "The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq".
- Apr
- 03
- 2009
- Investigative Reporting Seminar with Professor Lowell Bergman
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As part of the 3rd Annual Logan Symposium on Investigative Reporting April 3-5th, Professor Lowell Bergman's weekly investigative reporting for print and television seminar will include a handful of print and radio reporters dedicated to reporting in the public interest.
- Apr
- 01
- 2009
- THE JEWS OF SINGAPORE
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Joan Bieder, Associate Dean and Senior Lecturer of the Graduate School of Journalism, discusses her book on the history, deliverance and growth of an Orthodox Baghdadi community and its Southeast Asian legacy.
- Apr
- 01
- 2009
- The Resurgence of al Qaeda and the Taliban in Pakistan
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Hamid Mir will talk about the precarious state of the Pakistani government, the effectiveness of US foreign policy in the region, and what it's like to be an investigative journalist in one of the most turbulent regions in the world.
- Mar
- 31
- 2009
- A Discussion with Professor Lowell Bergman and Nuhu Ribadu
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In his first public appearance in the United States since fleeing Nigeria, embattled prosecutor Nuhu Ribadu will sit down with Professor Lowell Bergman for a discussion on international bribery.
- Mar
- 22-27
- 2009
- Knight Digital Media Center March 2009 Lecture Series
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The Knight Digital Media Center's March 22-27 Multimedia Training Workshop for journalists is under way. For those not able to attend, we're presenting most of our noon and evening speakers as live webcasts.
- Mar
- 16
- 2009
- The SF Chronicle in Transition
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A panel discussion about the plight of Northern California's largest
daily newspaper.
- Mar
- 13
- 2009
- Alumni Weekend 2009
- JSchool Alums visit the campus to share their wisdom as well as learn a little from current students.
- Mar
- 12
- 2009
- Peter Eichstaedt
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Peter Eichstaedt speaks about his most recent book, First Kill Your Family: Child Soldiers of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army.
- Mar
- 10
- 2009
- Abraham Lincoln as a Writer
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Fred Kaplan, biographer of Mark Twain and Henry James, will discuss his new book, Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer, which is cited as among the latest reading of President Obama.
- Feb
- 26
- 2009
- FRONTLINE/World Showcase Screening
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FRONTLINE/World's season eight premiere broadcast was produced entirely by recent alumni of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Meet the journalists and help us celebrate the success of our unique partnership at this special screening.
- Feb
- 24
- 2009
- Africa: A Love Story
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Former Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent and New York Times columnist Gregg Pascal Zachary visits to talk about his new book, Married to Africa.
- Feb
- 23
- 2009
- Practicing Journalism in the Middle East
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Launching a Career as a Foreign Correspondent.
- Feb
- 21
- 2009
- Meet the Reporters
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Join the NABJ at Berkeley for an intimate panel discussion, media
showcase and Q & A session featuring four outstanding African American journalists in TV, radio, print and multimedia.
- Feb
- 20
- 2009
- Ernesto Bazan
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Ernesto Bazan has been photographing the changing lives of Cubans since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
- Feb
- 20
- 2009
- Passing Strange
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Princeton History Professor Martha A. Sandweiss visits Berkeley to discuss her new book probing the secret life of 19th century explorer Clarence King, Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color the Line.
- Feb
- 18
- 2009
- Will the New York Times Survive?
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A Dialogue on the Future of Journalism
- Feb
- 17-19
- 2009
- Knight Digital Media Center February 2009 Lecture Series
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The Knight Digital Media Center invites you to attend the guest speaker presentations for the February 2009 Technology Tools Workshop, in the Journalism School's Bayley Library. These presentations will be webcast live, and available as streaming video archives the following week.
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