My Asian American identity and the student newsroom
We are not the “model minority” that sits patiently and waits to be told what to do. We are not the people who can be relied on to stay quiet and feeble.
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Vote ‘yes’ on the Daily Cal Initiative
Since 2012, The Daily Californian has found greater financial stability (despite the volatile landscape known as the journalism industry) through UC Berkeley campus fees. These fees, which started with the passing of the V.O.I.C.E. Initiative in 2012 followed by the passing of the current Ink Initiative in 2016, were approved
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The Daily Californian nabs awards in 2020-21 Best of California Student Media awards
The past year has been nothing short of a challenge, but student newsrooms have risen to the occasion, as seen by the fantastic entries recognized in the 2020-21 Best of California Student Media awards. The Daily Californian scored wins in multiple categories, with works from both before and during the
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How the Daily Cal’s diversity committee uses Slack to review content
The #div_com Slack channel strives to be a resource for all staffers at The Daily Californian during the pitching, reporting, writing and editing processes.
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A brief history of the diversity committee at The Daily Californian
The Daily Californian’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee is relatively new compared to our 150 years of publishing.
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The Daily Californian launches diversity, equity and inclusion blog
The Div Com Desk will translate weekly discussions about diversity and newsroom culture to the larger community through stories ranging in style and topic.
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Notice: Ink Initiative oversight committee
When the Ink Initiative was passed by the student body in 2016, it included the following language: “An oversight committee will meet at least two times a year to examine the fee money’s allocation and to produce an annual report to the Chancellor, ASUC, and public. The oversight committee will
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The Daily Californian releases fall 2020 hiring demographics
In June, The Daily Californian reaffirmed its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. This is an ongoing commitment, one that must take priority in every aspect of our organization, including recruitment. Part of this is being transparent and continuing to release our hiring demographics every fall and spring. We received
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Thank you for our Ink Bowl win
During a regular year, The Daily Californian would play The Stanford Daily in a flag football game known as the Ink Bowl before the Big Game. We play for glory and for the X-Acto knife trophy. To continue this long-standing tradition even during a pandemic, we held a joint fundraiser
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The Daily Californian continues producing weekly print paper
The coronavirus pandemic has ushered in a series of realities that have necessitated change in the way The Daily Californian functions, but we are still committed to our role as the paper of record for campus and the city of Berkeley. Since shelter-in-place orders were enacted and remote instruction began,
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