Berkeley author Michael Lewis named his most recent book about the 2008 economic meltdown The Big Short. He could have called it The Upside (in a nod to a previous book, The Blind Side.) The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine sold a phenomenal 60,000 copies the week after it was released on March 21. […]
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Berkeley business is model for new journalism
California Watch website It could be a scene right out of any decent movie about newspapers: veteran reporters and editors sit around a big table and bounce around news ideas. “It gives me chills,” one of the top editors says about a pending news investigation. “The reporting is so amazing,” responds another. A movie set? […]
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Reports from the US-Mexico border: Tyche Hendricks
Day laborers looking for work The recent passage of a law in Arizona that gives police expanded power to ask people for documents proving their legal status is just the latest expression of frustration over immigration. It’s a question that no administration, Democrat or Republican, seems inclined to address. Tyche Hendricks, who teaches international reporting […]
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‘Parenthood’: Might Berkeleyside get a look-in?
I realize Parenthood has largely abandoned any attempts at credibility where its supposed Berkeley location is concerned. But how hard can it be for a production crew to get a copy of a real Bay Area newspaper on the set? On this week’s episode, character Adam is seen — very briefly — scanning the front […]
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Quentin Hardy talks robbery on The Daily Show
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon – Thurs 11p / 10cMoment of Zen – Goldman Sachs Fraud Analogieswww.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party Daily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorTea PartyDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorTea Party In our experience, Quentin Hardy is never backward about coming forward with his opinions, which is why we […]
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MediaBugs, Berkeley-based start-up, launches today
Today marks the launch of MediaBugs, an online error-reporting service based in Berkeley which will help to monitor Bay Area media for errors and problems. MediaBugs is the brainchild of Berkeley resident Scott Rosenberg, co-founder of Salon, and author of two books: Dreaming in Code and Say Everything: How Blogging Began, What It’s Becoming and Why It […]
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Berkeley tweeters part 2: They’re out there
Earlier this month we took a look at well-known Berkeley tweeters. We identified those who do — among them Dave Winer and Markos Moulitsas — those who sort of do, such as Michael Pollan, and then we compiled a wish-list of noted Berkeley people who we hope will take to the Twitter-waves. Of course, our readers […]
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Berkeley and the 1906 earthquake
Sunday is the 104th anniversary of the massive 1906 San Francisco earthquake and SFGate.com is honoring the occasion by running 39 pictures from Berkeley author Richard Schwartz’s book on the subject. Earthquake Exodus 1906, Berkeley Responds to the San Francisco Refugees discusses – in words and pictures – how numerous San Francisco residents came to […]
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Journalist Josh Wolf faces suspension from UC Berkeley for Wheeler Hall protests
Josh Wolf, the citizen-journalist who served 226 days in federal prison in 2006 for refusing to turn over videotapes he took at a protest in San Francisco, is facing a seven-month suspension from UC Berkeley for being in Wheeler Hall when it was occupied by students on Nov. 20, 2009. Wolf, a first-year student at […]
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Berkeley High newspaper wins prestigious award
It’s not even a year old, but the online site for the Berkeley High Jacket has won a prestigious journalism award. The Columbia Scholastic Press Association awarded the Jacket its “Gold Crown,” award, one of ten such awards handed out to high school websites throughout the country. “I am very excited,” said Charlotte Wayne, the […]
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To tweet or not to tweet, that is the question
Blogger extraordinaire Dave Winer does it many times a day and nearly 30,000 people follow his every word. Sustainable food guru Michael Pollan thought he was going to do it, but probably found he was too busy and has only graced us with his 140-character apercus 15 times since he launched himself into micro-blogging. Few […]
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Trash talking is the new green: Annie Leonard
Annie Leonard, the Berkeley resident who has made a living talking trash (getting rid of it, not the foul-mouthed kind) has become a media darling in recent weeks. With the release of her book, The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession Is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health — and a Vision for […]