Company Profile

Company Description:

Launched in late 2009 by three journalists, Berkeleyside is Berkeley, California’s independently owned local news site, reporting on Berkeley and the East Bay.

Readership: A pioneer in the field of online local journalism, Berkeleyside benefits from its large community of engaged readers. In 2017, Berkeleyside has averaged more than 1 million pageviews, and more than 400,000 unique visitors, each month.

Awards: In 2017, Berkeleyside was honored by the San Francisco Press Club, winning first-place awards in the digital media division for overall excellence, for breaking news, and for coverage of the November 2016 election, among other awards. Also in 2017, Berkeleyside Senior Reporter Emilie Raguso was named Journalist of the Year by the NorCal chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.In 2016, Berkeleyside won an Excellence in Journalism Award from SPJ NorCal for its comprehensive coverage of homelessness in Berkeley. In 2015, Berkeleyside won Best Local Twitter Account in the East Bay from the East Bay Express. Berkeleyside was the winner of the SPJ NorCal Excellence in Journalism Award for Community Journalism in both 2013 and 2014.