The Gate
ASNE H.S.J. Institute at U.C. Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Issue Date: 6/23/2006
Issue: The Gate
Last Update: 6/26/2006

The Campanile stands as the focal point of UC Berkeley’s campus. Photo by Tracy Payne

Crowbars, skyscrapers and yogurt
Campus tour yields historic information


By Tracy Payne

On the western side of campus stands California Hall, the current campus home of UC Berkeley chancellors. Strangely, only one of the double doors leading into the building has a handle.
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The Sounds of Berkeley
One reporter's brave foray into multimedia


By Dain Liepa

The sounds of Berkeley are as unique and random as the place itself. The magnetic poetry random-ness of bits of conversation that one can hear on a trip across the city offers a glimpse into the lives of the people who share this diverse place.
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Art done by Michelle Balmeo

Journalism is not dying


By Jan Goodspeed

When the oral tradition was transformed onto stone tablets to reach a larger audience, it did not mean story telling had vanished. It simply meant it had changed its venue. Just as paper shattered stone, computers made of silicon with RGB light have rei...
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Visit the photo gallery to learn more about the fellows. Poll and graphics by Frederic Peel.

Survey says: women and youth dominate, capital lacking
Data spotlights ASNE Institute participants and their job conditions


By Frederic Peel

Thirty-four high school journalism advisers at the ASNE Institute at the University of California responded to a survey relating to the participants and their respective jobs.
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Newspaper boxes line Berkeley street corner. Photo by Kathy Arrandale

A search for truth in the news


By Kathy Arrandale

“I compare the print to TV,” explained Eva Martin, a foreign exchange student from Spain. “If the news is shocking, I do a search on the Internet. My search for the truth in the news involves this systematic comparison-search routine.”
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Political reporter Scott Lindlaw answers questions from high school journalism teachers during a recent field trip to the Associated Press. AP Bureau Chief John Raess and Montana high school teacher Charlie Appleby were part of his captivated audience. Photo by Amy Burton

Journalism teachers associate with AP


By Amy Burton

Six stories above Second Street in San Francisco’s financial district, 20 million words a day feed the fire hose of news that is the Associated Press’s northern California hub.
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