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2024 In Review: Celebrating Collaboration and Impact Across California
By Christa Scharfenberg As 2024 comes to a close, it’s easy to be consumed by a sense of foreboding about the state — and future — of journalism. From attacks…
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Voces: Latino Vote 2024
In partnership with PBS, ITVS and Latino Public Broadcasting we are proud to present a series VOCES: LATINO VOTE 2024, a new documentary and collection of digital shorts that examine…
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New California Local News Fellows Connect, Prepare and Launch
The culmination of an intensive four-day orientation at UC Berkeley Journalism for 37 new California Local News Fellows poised to begin local reporting jobs in newsrooms across the state buzzed…
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Covering the Best Beat: Equity In the OC
By Victoria Ivie It seems rare to find a career that aligns with what we’ve studied in school. That’s exactly what happened with my California Local News Fellowship: My entire…
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“Trading A Press Pass For Community Connection”
By Pablo Orihuela Don’t let the cool looks of Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in “All The President’s Men” fool you. One of the perks of working in the journalism…
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Another boost to local news in California: state-funded fellows to report from Shasta to Orange counties
A second cohort of California Local News Fellows and newsrooms announced today will work in newsrooms statewide starting this fall as part of a state-funded initiative to invigorate local journalism,…
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‘You are all meant to be here’ and other Fellowship lessons
By Ximena Loeza Imposter syndrome can be your biggest enemy in journalism. I applied to the California Local News Fellowship more than a year ago alongside some of my friends…
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At the national Bioneers Conference, Local News Leaders Highlight Efforts to Save and Enliven Local News
The crisis for local news with “news deserts” appearing across the national landscape as well as the hope for a new kind of local journalism were highlighted at the 35th…
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Fellowship Releases Inaugural Report on Program Impact
The state-funded California Local News Fellowship launched in 2023 to foster informed and engaged communities throughout the state. The program, which places early career journalists in newsrooms for two year…
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Incarcerated journalist Steve Brooks selected as California Local News Fellow
Steve Brooks, former editor-in-chief of the award-winning San Quentin News, was selected to participate in the inaugural cohort of the California Local News Fellowship. The program is a state-funded initiative…
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Neiman Lab Predictions For Journalism, 2024
Annually, Neiman Lab invites leaders in journalism to offer their forecasts for the upcoming year. Christa Scharfenberg, our Project Director, was invited to contribute, and the ensuing article encapsulates her…
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SPJ NorCal honors Geeta Anand, Dean of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, and California State Senator Steve Glazer with the Distinguished Service to Journalism Award
The Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ NorCal) today announced it is honoring Geeta Anand, dean of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, and California…
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