Bill Drummond

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William J. Drummond’s career includes stints at The (Louisville) Courier-Journal, where he covered the civil rights movement, and the Los Angeles Times, where he was a local reporter, then bureau chief in New Delhi and Jerusalem and later a Washington correspondent. Drummond was appointed a White House Fellow in 1976 by Gerald R. Ford, worked briefly for Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and eventually became associate press secretary to President Jimmy Carter. In 1977 he joined NPR and became the founding editor of “Morning Edition.” Drummond has been honored with a National Press Club Foundation Award, the Sidney Hillman Foundation Award for Journalism Excellence, and the Award for Outstanding Coverage of the Black Condition from the National Association of Black Journalists. His research interest lies in incorporating stress-reduction techniques into journalism education. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Published Stories & Highlights:

California's Urban Forests in Desert Settings

Soundprint

For Soundprint, Professor Bill Drummond travels out West from mountains to shore to ask: When are trees beneficial and when are they not? This 25-minute program airs as part of Soundprint's ongoing series, Tales from Urban Forests. The program broadcasts nationally on NPR beginning June 2.

Equipping Journalists with Tools for Emotional Balance

Nieman Reports

For Nieman Reports, Professor William Drummond writes about a class he taught in Spring 2004 on "Emotional Balance for Working Journalists.

The Haves and Have Nots

Marketplace Radio

For Marketplace Radio, Professor William Drummond produces a radio piece on Marketplace Radio and KQED-FM examining the shrinking endowment at UC and other institutions of higher learning.

Arc of Crisis

SoundPrint Radio

For SoundPrint Radio, Professor William Drummond produces a public radio documentary about teaching the "Arc of Crisis" class - a course that trained students to bring more context and meaning to reporting about the terrorist attacks and the Middle East.

Classroom Cool

SoundPrint Radio

For SoundPrint Radio, Professor William Drummond produces a radio documentary on how technology is being jammed into all levels of the U.S. educational system

What We Teach

Graduate School of Journalism

For The Graduate School of Journalism, Professor William Drummond writes about how eleven Berkeley journalism students in the Spring 1998 Semester embarked on an experiment to rediscover the roots of community reporting.

Other Works:

The San Francisco Chronicle writes about the "Emotional Balance for Working Journalists" class taught in Spring 2004 by Prof. Drummond  Read more...

Prof. Drummond goes on a NASA laser mapping mission as part of a radio documentary on coastal erosion.

Courses Taught by Bill Drummond:

Fall 2002: J24 Frosh Seminar: Crime Reporting - Fall 2002

Fall 2002: J294 Master's Project Tutorial - Fall 2002

Fall 2002: J298 Reporting on Aviation - Fall 2002

Fall 2002: J298 Humor in Journalism - Fall 2002

Spring 2003: J24 Frosh Seminar: Old Time Radio - Spring 2003

Spring 2003: J294 Master's Project Seminar - Spring 2003

Spring 2003: J212 Advanced Radio: Inside Oakland - Spring 2003

Spring 2003: J298 Illustrating your Story with Super Maps - Spring 2003

Fall 2003: J24 Frosh Seminar: Old Time Radio - Fall 2003

Fall 2003: J200 Reporting the News-Drummond - Fall 2003

Fall 2003: J299 MINI: GIS for Journalists - Fall 2003

Fall 2003: J294 Master's Project Seminar - Fall 2003

Spring 2004: J212 Adv. Radio: Inside Oakland - Spring 2004

Spring 2004: J24 FSP: Old Time Radio - Spring 2004

Spring 2004: J294 Master's Project Seminar - Spring 2004

Spring 2004: J298 Emotional Balance for Working Journalists - Spring 2004

Fall 2004: J39 FSP: Queer Eye for Straight Journ. Guys - Fall 2004

Fall 2004: J200 Reporting the News-Drummond - Fall 2004

Fall 2004: J219 MINI: The Journalism of the Blues - Fall 2004

Spring 1999: J298 Advanced News Reporting - Spring 1999

Spring 1999: J298 Covering a Community - Spring 1999

Fall 1999: J24 Frosh Seminar: Daily Cal Critique - Fall 1999

Fall 1999: J297 J200 Weekly Assembly - Fall 1999

Fall 1999: J200 Reporting the News-Drummond - Fall 1999

Spring 2000: J39 Frosh Seminar - Spring 2000

Spring 2000: J294 Master's Project Tutorial - Spring 2000

Spring 2000: J201 Covering a Community - Spring 2000

Spring 2000: J298 Advanced Radio: Inside Oakland - Spring 2000

Fall 2000: J39 The Journalism of Homicide - Fall 2000

Fall 2000: J200 Reporting the News-Drummond - Fall 2000

Spring 2001: J39 Frosh/Soph Seminar: Journalism of Homicide - Spring 2001

Spring 2001: J294 Master's Project Tutorial - Spring 2001

Spring 2001: J275 Reporting for Radio - Spring 2001

Spring 2001: J212 Advanced Radio: Inside Oakland - Spring 2001

Fall 2001: J24 Frosh Seminar: Tabloid Journalism - Fall 2001

Fall 2001: J200 Reporting the News-Drummond - Fall 2001

Fall 2001: J294 Master's Project Tutorial - Fall 2001

Spring 2002: J24 Frosh Seminar: Tabloid Journalism - Spring 2002

Spring 2002: J212 Advanced Radio: Inside Oakland - Spring 2002

Spring 2002: J298 Covering the Arc of Crisis: Kabul to Jerusalem - Spring 2002

Fall 2005: J39 FSP: Satellite Radio: Breaking the Bonds of Earth - Fall 2005

Fall 2005: J200 Reporting the News - Drummond/Griffin - Fall 2005

Fall 2005: J212 Advanced Radio - Fall 2005

Spring 2006: J39 FSP: Satellite Radio: Breaking the Bonds of Earth - Spring 2006

Fall 2006: J39 FSP: Satellite Radio: Breaking the Bonds of Earth - Fall 2006

Spring 2007: J39 FSP: Satellite Radio: Breaking the Bonds of Earth - Spring 2007

Fall 2007: J39 FSP: Satellite Radio: Breaking the Bonds of Earth - Fall 2007

Fall 2007: J219 Emotional Balance for Journalists - Fall 2007

Spring 2008: J39 Satellite Radio: Breaking the Bonds of Earth - Spring 2008

Fall 2008: J39 Satellite Radio: Breaking the Bonds of Earth - Fall 2008

Fall 2008: J200 Reporting the News - Drummond - Fall 2008

Fall 2008: J211 Reporting the news-lab--Drummond - Fall 2008

Spring 2009: J212 Advanced Radio - Spring 2009

Spring 2009: J39 Satellite Radio: Breaking the Bonds of Earth - Spring 2009

Fall 2009: J200 Reporting the News - Drummond/Snow/Griffin - Fall 2009

Fall 2009: J211 Reporting the news-lab--Drummond/Snow/Griffin - Fall 2009

Fall 2009: J24 World War II Through the Documentary Lens - Fall 2009

Spring 2010: J201 Hyperlocal Site: Richmond Confidential - Spring 2010

Spring 2010: J298 News 21 - Spring 2010

Spring 2010: J294 Master's Project Seminar - Spring 2010

Spring 2010: J24 Freshman Seminar: Revisiting World War II Through the Documentary Lens - Spring 2010

Fall 2010: J294 Master's Project Seminar - Fall 2010

Spring 2011: J275 Intro to Radio - Spring 2011

Fall 2011: J102 The Wire: When Journalism Meets Drama - Fall 2011

Fall 2011: J24 Producing the News at the BBC - Fall 2011

Fall 2011: J24 Producing the News at the BBC - Fall 2011

Spring 2012: J212 Advanced Radio - Spring 2012

Spring 2012: J102 The Wire: When Journalism Meets Drama - Spring 2012

Spring 2012: J102 The Wire: When Journalism Meets Drama - Spring 2012

Fall 2012: J212 Advanced Radio - Fall 2012

Fall 2012: J298 San Quentin News Project - Fall 2012

Spring 2013: J298 Reporting and Editing for the San Quentin News - Spring 2013

Fall 2013: J200 Reporting the News -Richmond Confidential - Fall 2013

Fall 2013: J211 Reporting the News -Richmond Confidential--Lab - Fall 2013