On Sunday, the Berkeleyside team worked a long day covering the fifth political rally since early March to take over our city.
We know the ropes now: we had the full team on the job — three reporters on the ground documenting the action, interviewing participants, and tweeting updates, photos and video. We had two editors on the desk pulling in our reporting and our photographers’ work for a live blog. Monday we published a thorough overview story, and a gallery of photos that reflected the day’s myriad moments.
We haven’t finished yet. We are looking to do more news analysis about the motivations for these rallies, how they are handled, and the people who perpetrate violence. We don’t have the resources of a big regional or national paper, but the so-called “battles of Berkeley” are affecting our community and our readers. Our mission is to provide you with the best, most balanced journalism.
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Frances Dinkelspiel, Lance Knobel, Natalie Orenstein, Emilie Raguso and Tracey Taylor
— The Berkeleyside team
