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Veteran journalist Monica Campbell selected to lead the California Local News Fellowship Program
August 28, 2025UC Berkeley Journalism announced today the selection of journalist Monica Campbell as the new permanent director of its state-funded California Local News Fellowship — the largest publicly funded journalism initiative …
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New California Local News Fellows selected to cover California communities
July 17, 2025As part of California’s pioneering investment in local journalism through the UC Berkeley-based California Local News Fellowship, 38 new early-career journalists have been selected for two-year fellowships in California newsrooms. …
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California expands historic commitment to the California Local News Fellowship
July 8, 2025California is expanding its historic commitment to local journalism with a $15 million budget allocation for fellowships to early-career reporters and editors and training to strengthen the economic viability of…
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Stories by California Local News Fellows will be accessible in publications statewide, thanks to new collaboration with Distributed Media Lab
April 28, 2025A new collaboration between the California Local News Fellowship and Distributed Media Lab will broaden distribution for stories reported by fellows who are currently reporting in more than 75 local…
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2024 In Review: Celebrating Collaboration and Impact Across California
January 6, 2025By 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
December 3, 2024In 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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