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Assignment China: Journalists in the People's Republic with Mike Chinoy
May 29, 2023 21:00 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MBThe 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 China," and a former CNN Beijing Bureau Chief, talks about the experience reporting in China. His book chronicles the stories of American journalists who have covered China — from 1949 through the C...
The Future of News: What Do We Keep and What Do We Change?
November 02, 2022 21:00 - 59 minutes - 27.5 MBFake 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 syndicated columnist, talk about the state of news and information. The discussion is moderated by Point Loma Nazarene University journalism professor Dean Nelson. This event is supported by the UC...
An Evening with Sonia Nazario - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2020
March 10, 2020 21:00 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBSonia 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 Honduran boy's struggle to find his mother in the U.S. Published as a series in the Los Angeles Times, "Enrique's Journey" won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 2003. It was turned into a book by R...
The World of Truth vs. The Kingdom of Lies -- Goldman School of Public Policy Board of Advisors Dinner Fall 2019
December 03, 2019 21:00 - 49 minutes - 22.4 MBThe 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 around the world. Barstow reflects on how economic downturns in journalism and the rise of public relations has compounded the problem, and what can be done to fix it. Barstow is a former senior writer a...
Diversifying Media: Teaching Young Journalists to Broadcast in Watsonville
November 28, 2019 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.4 MBYoung 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]
A Path Forward: Breaking Down Barriers and Building Connections with Youth - Global Empowerment Summit 2019
November 14, 2019 21:00 - 52 minutes - 23.4 MBA 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]
An Evening with E.J. Dionne - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2019
April 01, 2019 21:00 - 59 minutes - 27.3 MBE.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 National Public Radio. Before joining The Post in 1990 as a political reporter, Dionne spent 14 years at The New York Times, where he covered politics and reported from Albany, Washington, Paris, Rom...
How the Media Portrays Fortune 500 Women CEOs
March 21, 2019 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.53 MBJudith 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]
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: A Conversation with Katherine Boo
May 23, 2018 21:00 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MBSteve 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 three years of uncompromising reporting, she puts a human face on issues of inequality. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 33266]
Surviving the Bleakness of The News
September 25, 2017 21:00 - 3 minutes - 1.96 MBJournalist 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 news program, All Things Considered. Shapiro is the featured speaker at the 2016 Dinner in the Library event at the Geisel Library at UC San Diego. Series: "Library Channel" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: ...
Ice Cream Stands and Barbed Wire Barricades
September 10, 2017 21:00 - 3 minutes - 1.82 MBJournalist 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 Library at UC San Diego. Series: "Library Channel" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 32736]
Figuring Out What’s Real in an Era of Fake News: Why Journalism Matters Now More Than Ever
July 03, 2017 21:00 - 57 minutes - 26 MBChristina 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 than ever because a strong democracy depends on a free press. Series: "Ethics, Religion and Public Life: Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 32212]
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
June 12, 2017 21:00 - 46 minutes - 21.5 MBShamil 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 Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego. Series: "Peace exChange -- Kroc School of Peace Studies, University of San Diego" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID:...
An Evening with Tracy Kidder -- Point Loma Writer's Symposium By The Sea
April 17, 2017 21:00 - 56 minutes - 25.7 MBPulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder reveals his reporting strengths as he describes how he earned the trust of the people he has featured in books such as "Mountains Beyond Mountains," "House," "A Truck Full of Money," "Old Friends," and "Strength in What Remains." Kidder shares the joys and doubts of a career in writing with veteran journalist and host Dean Nelson, founder and director of the Writer's Symposium By The Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University. Series: "Writer's Symposi...
An Evening with Tracy Kidder -- Point Loma Writer's Symposium By The Sea - 2017
April 17, 2017 21:00 - 56 minutes - 25.7 MBPulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder reveals his reporting strengths as he describes how he earned the trust of the people he has featured in books such as "Mountains Beyond Mountains," "House," "A Truck Full of Money," "Old Friends," and "Strength in What Remains." Kidder shares the joys and doubts of a career in writing with veteran journalist and host Dean Nelson, founder and director of the Writer's Symposium By The Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University. Series: "Writer's Symposi...
Facebook Confronts Fake News
February 17, 2017 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.12 MBGarance 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: "UC Public Policy Channel" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 31994]
Reporting Real News with Garance Burke -- In the Arena with Jonathan Stein -- UC Public Policy Channel
February 13, 2017 21:00 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MBGarance 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 big data in journalism and 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 ...
Behind the News of the Moment with Ari Shapiro NPR -- Dinner in the Library 2016
September 19, 2016 21:00 - 28 minutes - 12.9 MBJournalist 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 speaker at the 2016 Dinner in the Library event at the Geisel Library at UC San Diego. Series: "Writers" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 31184]
The Future of Criminal Justice and Journalism with Bill Keller -- Helen Edison Lecture Series
June 20, 2016 21:00 - 58 minutes - 26.7 MBBill 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 system. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30003]
An Evening with Dick Enberg -- Point Loma Writer’s Symposium by the Sea 2016
April 11, 2016 21:00 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MBIf 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 travels around the country. Enberg, now with the San Diego Padres, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015 for his broadcasting excellence, He joins host Dean Nelson of Point Loma Nazarene...
Stories from California’s Past with Frances Dinkelspiel - Conversations with History
April 04, 2016 21:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBConversations 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 by online journalism. She describes the history of Berkeleyside, the online news site she founded to cover the city of Berkeley. The conversation includes a discussion of her book on her great grandfa...
The Last of the President’s Men with Bob Woodward Alex Butterfield and Michael Bernstein -- The Library Channel
January 04, 2016 21:00 - 58 minutes - 27.1 MBInvestigative 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 Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 30187]
From the Front Lines: Challenges of Getting to the Truth with Robin Wright -- Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Distinguished Lecture Series
January 04, 2016 21:00 - 58 minutes - 26.5 MBRobin 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 and understand the complexities of any conflict. Wright has been recognized for “distinguished reporting and analysis of international affairs” by the American Academy of Diplomacy, and is one of the fe...
QandA with Woodward Butterfield and Bernstein
January 01, 2016 21:00 - 35 minutes - 16.1 MBA 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]
The Challenges of Science Communication: What Does Storytelling Have to do with Climate Change?
December 14, 2015 21:00 - 1 hour - 30.2 MBA 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 connection to the information provided. Lucy Jones, Science Advisor for Risk Reduction, U.S. Geological Survey, explores the successes and challenges in bridging this gap between scientists and the larger pub...
CNS News - May 2015 (2)
July 13, 2015 21:00 - 59 minutes - 27.3 MBStories 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]
CNS News - May 2015
July 06, 2015 21:00 - 59 minutes - 27.2 MBStories 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]
Journalism for Social Change with Daniel Heimpel and Jennifer Granholm -- In the Living Room with Henry E. Brady -- UC Public Policy Channel
January 12, 2015 21:00 - 29 minutes - 12.9 MBJournalist 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 Change MOOC. Heimpel is joined by former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and Dean Henry E. Brady in the Living Room at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Series: "Richard and...
Weapons of Mass Distraction: Keeping Our Sanity and Balance in a High-Speed Displacing World with Pico Iyer -- Helen Edison Lecture Series
July 07, 2014 21:00 - 57 minutes - 26.1 MBRecent 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 years of travel across five continents to explore how to make the most of new opportunities, without being depleted -- or devoured -- by them. This program is presented by the Helen Edison Lecture S...
An Evening with Samuel Freedman -- Point Loma Writer’s Symposium By the Sea 2014
April 08, 2014 21:00 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBAuthor, 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 Writer’s Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 26029]
The Free Press vs. National Security: A False Choice? with Gary Pruitt
January 20, 2014 21:00 - 48 minutes - 22.3 MBAP 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 press and security are making a mistake that will ultimately weaken, not strengthen them. It’s not a real choice. It’s a false choice. Series: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at U...
CNS News - March 2013 (2)
May 20, 2013 21:00 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MBStories 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]
The Trials and Triumphs of Conrad Black - Legally Speaking
April 22, 2013 21:00 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBOnce, 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. From his mansion in Toronto, Conrad Black talks to California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden about his spectacular rise and fall, and the protracted legal battles that he has waged to clear his name. Se...
My Forty Years at Berkeley with Harry Kreisler - Conversations with History
April 08, 2013 21:00 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBGuest 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 Institute of International Studies as executive director. He explains the origins of Conversations, the development of his craft as an interviewer, and recalls some of the highlights of the 555 interviews h...
Tales From the Front Lines: Reporting From Iraq and Afghanistan
March 25, 2013 21:00 - 58 minutes - 26.8 MBDexter 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 part of a team of New York Times reporters, Filkins won a Pulitzer Prize in 2009 for dispatches from Pakistan and Afghanistan. In this lecture, he retraces the seven years he spent covering the wars in I...
What Does Vigilance Mean After Newspapers?
February 04, 2013 21:00 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBWhat 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 democracy. Series: "Searching for Democracy" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24569]
A Conversation with Mark Bowden and Steve Clemons -- The Atlantic Meets the Pacific
February 04, 2013 21:00 - 38 minutes - 17.5 MBJournalist 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]
Mark Danner - Story Hour in the Library
May 07, 2012 21:00 - 56 minutes - 25.9 MBMark 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 New York Times Magazine and other publications. He teaches at the University of California and at Bard College and speaks and debates widely about America's role in the world. Series: "Story Hour in ...
Point Loma Writers: A Conversation with Christopher Hedges
April 23, 2012 21:00 - 58 minutes - 26.7 MBAuthor 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 Nazarene University. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 22837]
An Afternoon with Bill Moyers
March 14, 2011 21:00 - 58 minutes - 26.2 MBBill 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 Affairs] [Show ID: 20774]
How Wars End with Gideon Rose (Conversations with History)
January 24, 2011 21:00 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBConversations 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 and action, the politics of ending wars, Obama's strategy in Afghanistan, and the lessons to be learned from the record of American war termination from World War I to the second Iraq War. Series: "Co...
State of Minds: Rural Doctors Science of Happiness Teacher Scientists Special Collections Fall 2010
October 11, 2010 21:00 - 29 minutes - 13.4 MBDiscover 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 UC-affiliated national labs. Series: "State of Minds" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Show ID: 19887]
Covering the Israeli-Palestine Conflict in 2010: A Report From the Ground by Ethan Bronner
August 09, 2010 21:00 - 58 minutes - 26.4 MBEthan 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 Affairs] [Show ID: 19387]
The Reconstruction of American Journalism
March 01, 2010 21:00 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBFormer 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 editor of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 18009]
Politics and New Media in the Muslim World
January 04, 2010 21:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBExamine 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 perspectives and are composed of practitioners and activists as well as journalists and scholars. Presented by the Center for Southeast Asia Studies at UC Berkeley. [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 17356]
The Big Squeeze-Tough Times for the American Worker
December 21, 2009 21:00 - 58 minutes - 26.2 MBSteven 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 and violating wage and hour laws. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 16538]
Peter Maass - Revelle Forum
December 07, 2009 21:00 - 59 minutes - 26.9 MBAn 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" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 17224]
Media Coverage and the Election: Did it Make any Difference?
September 21, 2009 21:00 - 1 hour - 41 MBCBS 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 all) past ones, was shaped by political factors that were largely outside the media's sphere of influence Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 17094]
The Media and Race in the Presidential Campaign
September 14, 2009 21:00 - 59 minutes - 27.2 MBUCSB'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]
Robert Kaiser - Revelle Forum
March 16, 2009 21:00 - 55 minutes - 25.2 MBWashington 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 damaged Washington politics. Series: "Revelle Forum" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 15601]