Michael Bolden 🏳️‍🌈

I am honored to work alongside faculty, staff, alumni, students and friends to move Berkeley Journalism into a bright future of possibility.

Your Bears are rolling on! Cal advances to the quarterfinals of the WBIT. Make sure you catch us back in Haas Pavilion this Thursday as we take on Columbia at 7 p.m. PT. #weplayforthebay #gobears

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Big Give is here! For the next 24 hours, the UC Berkeley community is coming together to support students and programs we all believe in. I am asking you to donate a gift of any size to any Berkeley Journalism initiative. Thank you! #CalBigGive givingday.berkeley.edu/amb/DeanBolden

Chief Washington Correspondent @jonkarl discusses his Sunday night conversation with President Trump about the attack on Iran: “He sounded, to me, like a president that feels invincible.”

No 🐎ing around today! #weplayforthebay|#gobears

Congratulations on the win today @CalWBBall! And thanks for having me as an honorary coach. Now, on to Atlanta! #GoBears!

We're in the @WSJ this week, calling for support of press freedom and democratic values. Join us in fighting for our most essential democratic institutions at iwmf.org.

USA TODAY is looking for a new editor for its national enterprise team. If you love good writing and people focused journalism, check out the link below. Bonus: It is a remote work position AND you would get to be my editor. jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/gannett/…

The U.S. instructed Americans to shelter in place in Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara and other parts of Mexico due to unrest, stranding travelers as airlines canceled flights. sfchronicle.com/us-world/artic…

Often overlooked in the history of World War II are the 27 Tuskegee Airmen who disappeared in combat over Europe. @GeoffRBennett spoke with Cheryl W. Thompson (@cherylwt), whose father was also an airman. She chronicles the lives of those missing men and the racism they endured while serving their country in her book, “Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen.”

Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end in sight. propublica.org/article/ice-di…

I spent 15 years of my professional life at The Washington Post and many friends and former colleagues still work there, even after the layoffs this week. I would love for the organization to have the leadership and vision it needs to succeed. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/ac…

Hi, @51stnews is also here and growing!

We've compiled a jobs sheet for journalists who've been laid off at the Washington Post. If you are hiring, please DM us and we will add the opening to our list. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

WHO IS THIS DIVA?

scoop w/@ErikWemple: The Washington Post had spent $80,000 on housing to cover the Olympics, and obtained more than a dozen credentials for journalists who had already booked their travel. Then they pulled the plug. nytimes.com/2026/01/24/bus…

NEWS w/ @DevlinBarrett: F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Documents nytimes.com/2026/01/14/us/…

If you missed it last month, read it today: @hannah_natanson's outstanding first-person piece about being inundated by tips from federal workers impacted by Trump's governmental wrecking ball washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Following an ICE agent’s fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, the IWMF and our Journalist Assistance Network (JAN) partners have resources available to support journalists covering protests and law enforcement escalation: linktr.ee/iwmf

Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center nytimes.com/2026/01/09/art… via @NYTimes