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Michael Bolden
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Dean @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social #GoBears 🐻 • Past: 👨🏽‍💻 American Press Institute, San Francisco Chronicle, Stanford University, Knight Foundation, The Washington Post •🎓 #GoCardinal🌲 #RollTide 🐘• Dog Dad • 🏳️‍🌈
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Michael Bolden @mbolden.bsky.social · Jun 11
I am honored to work alongside faculty, staff, alumni, students and friends to move Berkeley Journalism into a bright future of possibility.
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UC Berkeley Journalism @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social · Jun 10
Welcome to @mbolden.bsky.social, the next dean of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Journalism — a "distinguished journalist" selected to lead at a time of "unprecedented challenges for journalism" said Chancellor @chancellorlyons.bsky.social. journalism.berkeley.edu/2025-berkele...
Michael Bolden selected to be next dean of UC Berkeley Journalism following national search
Journalist Michael Bolden will be UC Berkeley Journalism’s eighth permanent dean, promising a dedication to collaboration, innovation and courage in the face of threats to the field, campus announced ...
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Michael Bolden @mbolden.bsky.social · 16h
How do young people really feel about AI? @girlswhocode.bsky.social is asking the question in their new campaign, Speak On It. Check it out: speakonit.ai
Speak On It | Girls Who Code
Girls and nonbinary youth: the future of AI needs your voice. Speak On It is a movement to spark conversation and action around AI. Share your perspectives and help shape inclusive, ethical AI for e...
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Michael Bolden @mbolden.bsky.social · 2d
Paramount Buys The Free Press, Ushering in a New Era at CBS News www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
Paramount Buys The Free Press, Ushering in a New Era at CBS News
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Michael Bolden @mbolden.bsky.social · 2d
Flight Delays Begin as Air Traffic Staffing Shortages Worsen www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...
Flight Delays Begin as Air Traffic Staffing Shortages Worsen
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 19d
Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion.

Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
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Michael Morisy @morisy.bsky.social · 20d
I'm so excited about this event I even learned how to set up live streaming on YouTube after studiously avoiding it my entire life. Come FOIA with us!
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Michael Morisy @morisy.bsky.social · 20d
Hey nerds! Want to talk about FOIA & then file a bunch of requests? Good! We're having a FOIAthon next week with @transjournalists.org — give and get request inspiration, hear from some Very Special Surprise Guests, open up government & raise some money for TJA! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: MuckRock x TJA FOIAthon. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
MuckRock is partnering with the Trans Journalists Association to uncover, preserve, and encourage reporting on documents and data regarding federal and state actions that impact trans communities. J...
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 23d
We are facing a comprehensive campaign from the federal government to undermine our elections, and it’s something we all need to be prepared for heading into 2026.

Join us for a live virtual event on protecting the integrity of the vote on Thursday, September 18, at 3 p.m. ET. RSVP: bit.ly/46gWk3V
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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 23d
On the third Wednesday of every month, the Wikimedia Foundation’s Research Team and guest scholars invite you to explore the latest findings in Wikimedia-related research, livestreamed and open to all.

See what is shaping Wikimedia in this vital platform for transparent exchange ➡️ w.wiki/uJn
Long hallway of a traditional library with tall wooden bookshelves lined with books on both sides. Text says: Every month, cutting-edge Wikimedia research comes alive on streams. These conversations dig into topics like editor insight, appropriate use of AI, and how Wikipedia really works.
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Michael Bolden @mbolden.bsky.social · 26d
Looking forward to the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism event tonight celebrating the work of photographer Jim Marshall chronicling the early years of The Grateful Dead.
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The Grateful Dead by Jim Marshall: Photos and Stories from the Formative Years, 1966–1977
UC Berkeley Journalism offers a two-year Master of Journalism (MJ) degree and a summer minor, preparing students for careers in journalism.
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Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · Sep 7
“But nobody has told us anything. We’re just out here doing it ourselves.”
Soot, Sickness, and Silence: A Black Louisiana Community Is Still Struggling After an Explosion
Two weeks on, Roseland families are cleaning their homes, aching for answers, and still fearing what they breathe.
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OpenNews @opennews.bsky.social · Aug 30
A Friday evening launch of a new role at OpenNews? Yes! Your reward for being terminally online at the start of a 3-day weekend. 😉

We need a community manager to help us with our peer support and connection work. It's part time, flexible and includes our Press Forward project!

Apply by Sept. 15!
OpenNews is hiring: Community manager
OpenNews connects a network of developers, designers, journalists, and editors to collaborate on open technologies and processes within journalism. Alongside our community, our mission includes fighti...
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Michael Bolden @mbolden.bsky.social · Aug 28
Monica’s dedication as a journalist and her deep appreciation for California will help this model program deepen its impact to benefit millions of residents. fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/cafellows/
California Local News Fellowship – The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism is offering <span class="color">ten $10,000 postgraduate Food and Farming Journalism Fellowships</span> for audio and p...
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Michael Bolden @mbolden.bsky.social · Aug 28
Next week the fellowship will launch its third cohort, a testament to true collaboration among journalism organizations and political leaders to invest in our state’s information ecosystem. fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/cafellows/ne...
New California Local News Fellows selected to cover California communities – California Local News Fellowship
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Michael Bolden @mbolden.bsky.social · Aug 28
I’m thrilled that Monica Campbell has agreed to be the next director of the California Local News Fellowship at @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social.

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Veteran journalist Monica Campbell selected to lead next chapter of pioneering California Local News Fellowship
UC Berkeley Journalism offers a two-year Master of Journalism (MJ) degree and a summer minor, preparing students for careers in journalism.
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Michael Bolden @mbolden.bsky.social · Aug 25
Jerry Adler did not start acting until he was in his 60s. There is always time for a second (or third) act. apnews.com/article/jerr...
'Sopranos' star Jerry Adler, Broadway backstage vet turned late-in-life actor, dies at 96
Actor Jerry Adler has died at 96. Adler started his career behind the scenes in theater and worked on more than 50 Broadway productions.
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Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · Aug 23
Want to see us at SXSW? Vote for our panel, New Era of Media: Disruptors in Political Reporting, featuring community centered media organizations (including Capital B!):
PanelPicker | SXSW Conference & Festivals
PanelPicker® is the official SXSW user-generated session proposal platform. Enter ideas and vote to help shape Conference programming for SXSW and SXSW EDU.
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Michael Bolden @mbolden.bsky.social · Aug 19
This philanthropic commitment brings hope, but unfortunately, this is just a start. Public media needs broad support from everyday people, too. It provides vital connections to information in communities that sometimes don’t have other reliable sources.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/b...
The Race to Rescue PBS and NPR Stations
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Michael Bolden @mbolden.bsky.social · Aug 15
This does nothing to strengthen our country, improve lives or propel us toward a better shared future. It diminishes us.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/b...
PBS Slashes Budget by 21% After Federal Funding Cuts
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ProPublica @propublica.org · Aug 12
NEW: In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.

Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S.
ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013. Our list provides the names of the drugs or ingredients and their manufacturers, many of which are no longe...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Aug 9
The Department of Homeland Security is holding up more than $100 million preapproved dollars intended to help hurricane-battered North Carolina clean up storm damage and fix infrastructure, according to documents obtained by The Post.
DHS is delaying millions in already approved North Carolina recovery funds, documents show
Communities across the region still need to be reimbursed for about a hundred projects including debris removal, waste water treatment repairs, roads and bridges, damaged buildings and parks, as well ...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · Aug 9
#ICYMI: We asked Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies.

The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”

W/ @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org
Texas Governor’s Office Says Its Emails With Elon Musk May Be, in Part, Too “Embarrassing” to Release to the Public
We asked Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies. The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is…
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Nieman Reports @niemanreports.org · Aug 6
“Being here, even with legal status, is still considered a privilege, not a right. And that privilege can be taken away at any moment — just for doing our jobs," said @maritzafelix.bsky.social, founder of @conectaarizona.bsky.social.

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Immigrant Media: Serving Communities at a Critical Moment - Nieman Reports
Outlets are under increasing political and financial pressure at a time when they are needed most.
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Michael Bolden @mbolden.bsky.social · Aug 6
PBS was the first television I ever remember watching, and it shaped my love for books and being curious about the world in foundational ways.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · Aug 6
Part of the importance of PBS:

It leads as the top source for educational content for kids, producing 45% of the educational TV and videos kids watch most often.

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PBS accounts for 45% of the educational TV or videos parents said their kids watched most often.
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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · Aug 5
Secret Service agents searched and read through Cincinnati Enquirer reporter @eringlynn.bsky.social’s notebook, which included unpublished work product, during a security screening ahead of an event with Vice President @jd-vance-1.bsky.social in Lima, Ohio, on June 24.
Ohio reporter’s notebook searched by Secret Service at Vance fundraiser
Erin Glynn, a reporter for The Cincinnati Enquirer, had her reporting notebook searched by Secret Service agents during a security …
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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · Aug 4
The Police Records Access Project database, built by UC Berkeley and Stanford and distributed by news outlets including the Chronicle, allows searches by name, agency or keyword.
Thousands of once-secret California police files made public in searchable database
The Police Records Access Project database, built by UC Berkeley and Stanford and distributed by news outlets including the Chronicle, allows searches by name, agency or keyword.
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CalMatters @calmatters.org · Aug 4
The Police Records Access Project database contains roughly 1.5 million pages of records from 12,000 officer-misconduct and use-of-force cases in CA. cal.news/4lYX58u
California police misconduct records now available in public database
A database of 1.5 million pages of records from 12,000 California officer-misconduct and use-of-force cases is now available online.
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