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Journalism Perspectives (Video)
by UCTV
The news industry is changing. UCTV present experts assessing the state of journalism today and those reporting the news.
Episodes
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A Conversation with Judy Woodruff - Writer's Symposium By the Sea 2026
Widely regarded as one of the most respected figures in American broadcast journalism, Judy Woodruff is known for her decades-long career covering politics and current events. She is also the author of the book, This Is Judy Woodruff at the White House. Renowned for her calm, balanced reporting…
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Assignment China: Journalists in the People's Republic with Mike Chinoy
The China beat is one of the toughest in journalism and one of the most important. How the U.S. media has covered the country has profoundly influenced American government policy and shaped public opinion in the U.S. and around the world. Journalist Mike Chinoy, author of the new book "Assignment...
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The Future of News: What Do We Keep and What Do We Change?
Fake news. Misinformation. Disinformation. The role of journalism in society has never been more important. So what's the future of news in a country deeply suspicious of information? Veteran journalists Kevin Merida, Los Angeles Times executive editor, and Donna Britt, author and Washington Post...
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An Evening with Sonia Nazario - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2020
Sonia Nazario is an award-winning journalist whose stories have tackled some of this country's most intractable problems -- hunger, drug addiction, immigration -- and have won some of the most prestigious journalism and book awards. She is best known for "Enrique's Journey," her story of a…
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The World of Truth vs. The Kingdom of Lies -- Goldman School of Public Policy Board of Advisors Dinner Fall 2019
The truth needs reinforcements. That's the central message of David Barstow's talk at the UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy. From fraudulent web sites masquerading as news organizations, to social media, to deepfakes, it has never been easier for bad actors to spread misinformation…
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Diversifying Media: Teaching Young Journalists to Broadcast in Watsonville
Young people from Watsonville are learning the basics of broadcasting and publishing their own podcasts thanks to a unique partnership between UC Santa Cruz's Research Center for the Americas, KZSC, and Digital NEST. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 35255]
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A Path Forward: Breaking Down Barriers and Building Connections with Youth - Global Empowerment Summit 2019
A discussion of constructive and effective ways to bring youth, community leaders, and organizations together to overcome divisiveness and polarization and build a stronger, more tolerant, and inclusive society. Series: "Global Empowerment Summit" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 35331]
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An Evening with E.J. Dionne - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2019
E.J. Dionne writes about politics in a twice-weekly column for the Washington Post, and is a government professor at Georgetown University, a visiting professor at Harvard University, a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution. He is a frequent commentator on politics for...
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How the Media Portrays Fortune 500 Women CEOs
Judith Rodin gives data on her research into how Fortune 500 women CEOs are portrayed in the media. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 34653]
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: A Conversation with Katherine Boo
Steve Clemons of the Atlantic talks with MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Katherine Boo. Her bestseller, “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” tells the dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving for a better life in a Mumbai slum. Based on…
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Surviving the Bleakness of The News
Journalist Ari Shapiro shares his healthy approach to an onslaught of bleak world news. Shapiro's passion for literature has inspired him to find and report great stories in Washington, Europe and elsewhere around the world in his remarkable rise from radio intern to co-host of NPR’s flagship…
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Ice Cream Stands and Barbed Wire Barricades
Journalist Ari Shapiro shares his experiences in Eastern Ukraine as the Separatists arrived. Shapiro had a remarkable rise from radio intern to co-host of NPR’s flagship news program, All Things Considered. Shapiro was the featured speaker at the 2016 Dinner in the Library event at the Geisel...
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Figuring Out What’s Real in an Era of Fake News: Why Journalism Matters Now More Than Ever
Christina Bellantoni, the assistant managing editor of politics at the Los Angeles Times, discusses her experience in journalism, mainly covering politics, in her current position and as a reporter in Washington, D.C., for more than a decade. She argues that ethical journalism is more important...
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Coming Together and Falling Apart: How Technology is Impacting Peace and Conflict with Shamil Idriss -- Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Distinguished Lecture Series
Shamil Idriss, President and CEO of Search for Common Ground, addresses the impact that rapidly developing technology is having on peace and stability -- from its untapped potential to the barriers that impede positive impact. Idriss is presented as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at the...
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Facebook Confronts Fake News
Garance Burke discusses AP’s new partnership with Facebook aimed at debunking fake news. Burke shares her experiences and insights with civil rights attorney Jonathan Stein, a fellow alum of the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Series: "Public Policy and Society" [Public Affairs]...
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Reporting Real News with Garance Burke -- In the Arena with Jonathan Stein -- UC Public Policy Channel
Garance Burke, an investigative reporter with the Associated Press, recounts her most impactful work of 2016, including coverage of Donald Trump’s crude behavior on the set of "The Apprentice" and the abuse of Central American migrant children in California. She also describes the value of using...
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Behind the News of the Moment with Ari Shapiro NPR -- Dinner in the Library 2016
Journalist Ari Shapiro shares how his passion for literature has inspired him to find and report great stories in Washington, Europe and elsewhere around the world in his remarkable rise from radio intern to co-host of NPR’s flagship news program, All Things Considered. Shapiro is the featured...
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The Future of Criminal Justice and Journalism with Bill Keller -- Helen Edison Lecture Series
Bill Keller, former Editor of the New York Times, current editor-in-chief of The Marshall Project is interviewed by Matt Hall, San Diego Union-Tribune. The Marshall Project is a nonprofit nonpartisan online journalism organization reporting on issues related to the American criminal justice…
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An Evening with Dick Enberg -- Point Loma Writer’s Symposium by the Sea 2016
If you have listened to sports on the radio or watched it on television anywhere in the world, you have heard Dick Enberg exclaim “Oh My!” His essays on sports are as legendary as his voice. In addition to his autobiography, “Oh My!”, he wrote a play about basketball coach Al McGuire that still...
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Stories from California’s Past with Frances Dinkelspiel - Conversations with History
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Berkeley’s 2016 HarvEst Distinguished Women Lecturer, Frances Dinkelspiel, for a discussion of her work as an author and journalist. Dinkelspiel reflects on the skills and temperament required in journalism and highlights the particular challenges posed…
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The Last of the President’s Men with Bob Woodward Alex Butterfield and Michael Bernstein -- The Library Channel
Investigative journalist Bob Woodward and former White House aide Alex Butterfield join Michael Bernstein for a conversation about Butterfield’s decision to reveal the existence of tape recordings that eventually led to Richard Nixon’s resignation from the presidency. Series: "Helen Edison…
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From the Front Lines: Challenges of Getting to the Truth with Robin Wright -- Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Distinguished Lecture Series
Robin Wright, who has reported from 140 countries, shares her insights as a journalist and policy analyst covering wars, revolutions and uprisings with what the Overseas Press Club has called “exceptional courage and initiative.” She outlines here what she believes it takes to get to the truth…
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QandA with Woodward Butterfield and Bernstein
A riveting Q&A session with Bob Woodward and Alex Butterfield as the reporter and source share even more details about the personality and character of Richard Nixon. Series: "Library Channel" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 30454]
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The Challenges of Science Communication: What Does Storytelling Have to do with Climate Change?
A fundamental of scientific analysis is the rejection of stories. Anecdotes can mislead you and solid analysis of the data is needed to ensure that coincidence is not mistaken for correlation. But one of the fundamentals of communication is the human need for stories to make an emotional…
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CNS News - May 2015 (2)
Stories from around California produced by graduate students at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. Series: "California News Service (CNS)" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 29776]
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CNS News - May 2015
Stories from around California produced by graduate students at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. Series: "California News Service (CNS)" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 29183]
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Journalism for Social Change with Daniel Heimpel and Jennifer Granholm -- In the Living Room with Henry E. Brady -- UC Public Policy Channel
Journalist Daniel Heimpel describes how his exploration of the foster care system in California led him to create a solutions-based style of reporting that he now teaches to UC Berkeley public policy, journalism and social welfare students, as well as those enrolled in UCB’s Journalism for Social...
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Weapons of Mass Distraction: Keeping Our Sanity and Balance in a High-Speed Displacing World with Pico Iyer -- Helen Edison Lecture Series
Recent technology has made our lives much brighter, longer, fuller and healthier than ever before; but how can we ensure that we're not drowning in information and still have offline lives as well? In an interview with UC San Diego’s Peter Gourevitch, essayist and novelist Pico Iyer draws upon 40...
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An Evening with Samuel Freedman -- Point Loma Writer’s Symposium By the Sea 2014
Author, New York Times columnist and master storyteller Samuel Freedman describes the process of creating powerful narratives about people engaged with race, faith and other cultural issues in this interview with veteran journalist Dean Nelson. Freedman is presented as part of the 19th Annual...
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The Free Press vs. National Security: A False Choice? with Gary Pruitt
AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt argues that a free and independent press is fundamental to a functioning democracy. It differentiates democracy from dictatorship; separates a free society from tyranny. Governments who try to set up a situation where citizens think they must choose between a free...
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CNS News - March 2013 (2)
Stories from around California produced by graduate students at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. Series: "California News Service (CNS)" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24894]
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The Trials and Triumphs of Conrad Black - Legally Speaking
Once, he presided over the third largest newspaper empire in the entire world. He also was a celebrated author with massive biographies of both Franklin Roosevelt and Richard Nixon to his credit. But that was all before he served three years in federal prison for fraud and obstruction of justice....
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My Forty Years at Berkeley with Harry Kreisler - Conversations with History
Guest hosts Professor Jack Citrin and Robert Price interview Harry Kreisler, host and creator of Conversations with History, for a discussion of his career and intellectual journey. Kreisler talks about his formative experiences, his education at Brandeis and Berkeley, and his work at the…
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Tales From the Front Lines: Reporting From Iraq and Afghanistan
Dexter Filkins is one of the most respected combat journalists of his generation. His 2008 book, The Forever War, won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Best Nonfiction Book and was named a best book of the year by the New York Times, the Washington Post, Time and the Boston Globe. As…
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What Does Vigilance Mean After Newspapers?
What does the death of newspapers mean for holding powerful institutions accountable? Who’s going to carry the torch? A panel with Voice of San Diego CEO Scott Lewis, documentary filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz, and investigative journalist Carrie Lozano discusses who will become the guardian of…
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A Conversation with Mark Bowden and Steve Clemons -- The Atlantic Meets the Pacific
Journalist Mark Bowden talks about his reporting on drones, the hunt for Osama bin Laden, “Black Hawk Down” and other projects with Steve Clemons, the Washington Editor-at-Large for The Atlantic. Series: "The Atlantic Meets The Pacific" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24600]
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Mark Danner - Story Hour in the Library
Mark Danner has written about foreign affairs and American politics for more than two decades, covering Latin America, Haiti, the Balkans and the Middle East among other stories. He was for many years a staff writer at The New Yorker and contributes frequently to The New York Review of Books, The...
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Point Loma Writers: A Conversation with Christopher Hedges
Author and journalist Christopher Hedges speaks of the despair, destruction, love and truth that he found during his long career of covering wars and social justice throughout the world. Hedges is interviewed by Dean Nelson as part of the 17th annual Writer’s Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma...
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An Afternoon with Bill Moyers
Bill Moyers examines the deteriorating and increasingly corrupt state of affairs that our government has devolved into and the accompanying divisiveness sweeping the country. Is there hope for things to improve? For the first time in his life, Moyers isn't optimistic. Series: "Voices" [Public...
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How Wars End with Gideon Rose (Conversations with History)
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Gideon Rose, Editor of Foreign Affairs, for a discussion of his new book, How Wars End. Topics covered include: his intellectual journey, the challenges of editing Foreign Affairs, public discourse on international affairs, the interplay between ideas…
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State of Minds: Rural Doctors Science of Happiness Teacher Scientists Special Collections Fall 2010
Discover how the UC Davis School of Medicine is enticing newly minted MDs to practice in rural communities; research into the “Science of Happiness” at UC Berkeley, the Special Collections projects at the UCLA Library and California science teachers who spent the summer running experiments at...
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Covering the Israeli-Palestine Conflict in 2010: A Report From the Ground by Ethan Bronner
Ethan Bronner discusses his perspective, as the Jerusalem Bureau Chief of The New York Times, on the Israel-Palestine Conflict; while insisting that he remains objective in spite of being Jewish and having a son in the Israeli Defense Forces. Series: "Taubman Symposia in Jewish Studies" [Public...
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The Reconstruction of American Journalism
Former Washington Post Executive Editor Leonard Downie and Michael Schudson of Columbia University and UC San Diego (emeritus) share their views on how traditional journalism can survive without the longstanding support of advertisers in an interview with Bob Kittle, the former editorial page...
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Politics and New Media in the Muslim World
Examine the new forces that have emerged, and transformations that have occurred, following the rapid expansion in the use of technology and new media in talking about political issues and political change in different parts of the Muslim world. The speakers represent a diverse range of...
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The Big Squeeze-Tough Times for the American Worker
Steven Greenhouse is the labor and workplace reporter for the New York Times and author of “The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker,” an in-depth account of how American companies have squeezed millions of workers by clamping down on wages, cutting benefits, weakening job security…
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Peter Maass - Revelle Forum
An award-winning journalist and New York Times Magazine writer, Peter Maass speaks about his book, "Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil", a stunning and revealing examination of oil's indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it. Series: "Revelle Forum"...
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Media Coverage and the Election: Did it Make any Difference?
CBS senior political correspondent Jeff Greenfield discusses how the 2008 election was covered in the mainstream media, the full-throated emergence of new media (whose impact was real but vastly overrated), and how "real" events drove the outcome. He posits that this election, like many (but not...
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The Media and Race in the Presidential Campaign
UCSB's Christopher McAuley and Dana Mastro of the University of Arizona face off on the veracity of the following statement: The Media Played a New Role in Dealing With Race in the Presidential Campaign. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 17095]
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Robert Kaiser - Revelle Forum
Washington Post Associate Editor and Senior Correspondent Robert Kaiser previews his forthcoming book, “So Damn Much Money: The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government,” by offering an insider’s perspective on how special interests have distorted lawmakers’ priorities and...
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New News Out of Africa with Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Broadcast journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault reports on the struggle for democracy and human rights that she witnessed during her many years covering South Africa in this keynote address honoring the 20th anniversary of Eleanor Roosevelt College at the University of California, San Diego. [Public...
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