A panel discussion about the plight of Northern California's largest
daily newspaper.

Tim Ferris, award-winning astronomy writer and author of the acclaimed books, Seeing in the Dark, Life Beyond Earth, and the Whole Shebang, returns to North Gate to discuss his newest book, The Science of Liberty. Reception for School community at 5:30 pm.

Senior Lecturer and political reporting veteran Susan Rasky moderates a topflight panel of journalists, scholars, and analysts discussing the 2008 campaign and election, including Professor Henry Brady, AP corresondent Kathleen Hennessy, SF Chronicle columnist Chip Johnson, Democratic pollster Am

Lunch for students, staff, and faculty as Matt Winkler, editor in chief of Bloomberg News, visits to discuss the financial crisis from his Wall Street vantage.

Distinguished Professor of World Politics Hans-Henrik Holm from the Danish School of Journalism at Aarhus University visits to give a lunchtime talk about European press coverage of the U.S presidential campaigns.

Panelists are: Matt Richtel, the New York Times; Chris Gaither, the Los Angeles Times; Vauhini Vara, The Wall Street Journal; Owen Thomas, Valleywag; Andreas Kluth, The Economist; Elizabeth Corcoran, Technology Editor, Forbes.com; Jeanette Borzo, freelancer for The Economist and the Wall Street J

We are hosting a dinner featuring editors from the business media to discuss the direction of their publications, their web strategies and what editors want in pitches. Publications include The Wall Street Journal, Business 2.0, Red Herring, MarketWatch and The San Francisco Chronicle.

A free one-day business journalism workshop will be held on Friday, Oct. 20, 2006. The "Covering Private Companies and Non-Profits" program covers critical areas such as regulatory filings, financial disclosure and gaining insight into how effectively companies and organizations are being run. Re

J.J. Yore, Vice President of Programming and Executive Producer for Marketplace will be joined by Liza Tucker a commentary editor and Karen Lowe a foreign editor from Marketplace.

Please join us for a screeening of Lost Children, a documentary about six former child soldiers and the hardships they face as they try to re-integrate into their communities and readjust to family life in Northern Uganda.

Back by popular demand, Jack Hitt's Query Workshop. Hitt is a regular contributor to Harper's Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, and This American Life. Aside from a brief stint as senior editor at Harper's, he's worked freelance his entire career. This event has been archived as streaming video.

Is China the powerhouse of the 21st century? Please join us for this discussion about China and the media between Dean Orville Schell and Director of the China Internet Project, MacArthur Fellow Xiao Qiang.

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner James Steele is widely acclaimed as one of the best investigative reporters in American Journalism. Steele co-authored with Donald Bartlett, "How Health Care in America Became Big Business - And Bad Medicine".

The Asia Colloquium presents a special film screening and discussion with Stalin K., Drishti Media Collective, Jessica Mayberry, and Video Volunteers on grassroots media and social justice in India.

Please join us to celebrate the publication of the latest issue of Greater Good, the new magazine based at UC Berkeley. Panelists, including UC Berkeley Professor Arlie Hochschild, will discuss the new issue's contents and the magazine's unique blend of science reporting and storytelling, explain

Please join us at North Gate Hall to reconnect with old friends and professors. The weekend's events include a cocktail party, the all-school picnic, the North Gate Professional Seminar on radio journalism, and a public talk by NPR's Robert Siegel.

A long time journalist and educator, Dr. Monyenye will discuss Kenya's new press freedoms under multi-party governance and Africa's image in the western media. Dr. Monyenye is also a Professor in the Philosphy Department at the Univesity of Nairobi.

Join radio reporters, producers and hosts from across the country as they discuss their craft in a day-long training seminar designed for working journalists. In the evening, Robert Siegel, host of NPR's All Things Considered will give a public talk about the future of radio journalism.<