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# TBS Today, Dec. 8
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/12/08/newsletters/tbs-today-dec-8/
- Published: 2023-12-08T23:49:58.000Z
- Updated: 2023-12-08T23:49:58.000Z
- Description: Amazon driver carjacked; BPD shooting update.
- Author: Editor's desk
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters

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Emilie Raguso at the SPJ NorCal awards ceremony, Dec. 7, 2023\. **Pamela Turntine*

Thank goodness it's Friday. It's been another long week. But exciting! 

On Wednesday, we got to speak to a class of Mills College students about our [First Amendment fight](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/topic/first-amendment/) and The Scanner in general.

Then, on Thursday night, we were honored to have a moment to address a room full of award-winning journalists to bring them up to speed on the media access situation and talk about the critical work of the [First Amendment Coalition](https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) and [SPJ NorCal](https://spjnorcal.org/?ref=berkeleyscanner.com).

We saw many old friends and met some new ones, too. There was high interest in our story. It was an awesome night.

If you'd like to read up on [award-winning local journalism](https://spjnorcal.org/2023/11/14/spj-norcal-honors-2023-excellence-in-journalism-award-winners/?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) from the past year, you can do so on the SPJ NorCal website. And we highly recommend the First Amendment Coalition if you're looking to make a more general end-of-year contribution.

We still have LOTS of thank-you notes to send for all your kind words and support. Barring breaking news, that will happen this weekend.

Speaking of catch-up, there's still a lot to do concerning last week's First Amendment dust-up. A number of things are in motion, including more reporting and other advocacy efforts.

In other news, by popular demand, we're trying to do a bit of [posting on Threads](https://spjnorcal.org/2023/11/14/spj-norcal-honors-2023-excellence-in-journalism-award-winners/?ref=berkeleyscanner.com). We'll see how that turns out.

Now onto the news.

[Amazon driver carjacked at gunpoint in BerkeleyThe driver was on a break when a stranger approached him and displayed a black handgun, according to preliminary reports.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/size/w256h256/format/jpeg/2022/09/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2023/12/IMG_2056.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/12/08/crime/berkeley-hills-carjacking-amazon-driver/)

[Authorities release video of fatal Berkeley police shootingPolice say the driver who died after a BPD officer shot him had just rammed a police car and nearly hit two officers and a detained suspect.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/size/w256h256/format/jpeg/2022/09/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2023/12/berkeley-police-shooting-grayson.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/12/08/shootings/berkeley-police-fatal-shooting-video-grayson/)

[Berkeley Apple Store hit, report of 40 iPhones taken“They were pulling cords, running to different tables trying to get as many as they could,” a reader who was in the area told The Scanner.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/size/w256h256/format/jpeg/2022/09/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2023/12/IMG_3357.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/12/07/crime/berkeley-apple-store-fourth-street-stolen-iphones/)

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