> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # TBS Today, March 25 - URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/03/25/newsletters/tbs-today-march-25-2024/ - Published: 2024-03-25T23:18:38.000Z - Updated: 2024-03-25T23:18:38.000Z - Description: TBS wins press freedom award. - Author: Editor's Desk - Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters Thrilled to announce that The Scanner has won the "Truth to Power: Golden Sledgehammer" award from the Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Read all about it. [Berkeley Scanner wins ‘Truth to Power’ press freedom awardEmilie Raguso was among eight journalists and news outlets recognized in the 39th annual James Madison Freedom of Information Awards.![](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 ScannerEditor’s desk![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2024/03/emilie-raguso-portrait.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/03/25/editors-desk/berkeley-scanner-emilie-raguso-wins-truth-to-power-award-first-amendment/) We also wrote a short story today about a serious hit-and-run collision over the weekend that sent a female driver in her 70s to the hospital. [Man runs red light in Berkeley crash, serious injuries reportedThe driver who struck the other car jumped out and ran from the scene, police said. BPD said unsafe speed played a role in the crash.![](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/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-25-at-9.24.59-AM.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/03/25/traffic-safety/berkeley-crash-serious-injuries-man-runs-red-light/) In other news, after checking in at court this morning on a Berkeley case heading for trial, we went to Zellerbach Hall to hear UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ and Condoleezza Rice talk about the importance of free speech. Unsurprisingly, a half-dozen or so activists interrupted the talk repeatedly to protest a variety of things, but it didn't derail the program. > A woman with a Palestinian flag interrupts the event before [@CondoleezzaRice](https://twitter.com/CondoleezzaRice?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=berkeleyscanner.com) even gets a word out. She was escorted out of the room. [pic.twitter.com/rRtj6JO576](https://t.co/rRtj6JO576?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) > > — The Berkeley Scanner (@BerkeleyScanner) [March 25, 2024](https://twitter.com/BerkeleyScanner/status/1772329253289476345?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=berkeleyscanner.com) > "Free speech has to have within it the view that you're willing to listen to others as well," says [@CondoleezzaRice](https://twitter.com/CondoleezzaRice?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=berkeleyscanner.com). "No democracy can exist without freedom of speech." It all started with the abolition, she says. [pic.twitter.com/AGb1GNMAPq](https://t.co/AGb1GNMAPq?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) > > — The Berkeley Scanner (@BerkeleyScanner) [March 25, 2024](https://twitter.com/BerkeleyScanner/status/1772329782019244285?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=berkeleyscanner.com) > The view that names can hurt has a chilling effect on speech, [@CondoleezzaRice](https://twitter.com/CondoleezzaRice?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=berkeleyscanner.com) says: "The concept of harm associated with language and words has become a problem." > > — The Berkeley Scanner (@BerkeleyScanner) [March 25, 2024](https://twitter.com/BerkeleyScanner/status/1772332162790080664?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=berkeleyscanner.com) If you're on X, you can see more of our [live tweets of event highlights](https://twitter.com/BerkeleyScanner/status/1772324905272623184?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) here. Or you can watch the full event on YouTube. ### In case you missed it [Man arrested in Berkeley after accidentally shooting himselfPolice said he would be arrested on suspicion of being a prohibited person in possession of a gun as well as drug possession charges.![](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/2024/03/alta-bates-hospital-berkeley.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/03/23/shootings/berkeley-accidental-shooting-man-arrested/) [Berkeley hotel lobby fire prompts arson investigationAuthorities are reviewing lobby security footage and have collected samples from the scene to learn more about what happened, BFD said.![](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/2024/03/IMG_5113.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/03/23/berkeley-fire-department/berkeley-hotel-lobby-fire-arson-investigation/) [Alameda County DA recused from fatal police shooting caseIt’s the second time this year that the Alameda County DA’s office under Pamela Price has been recused from a case.![](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/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-22-at-5.27.27-PM.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/03/23/courts/alameda-county-da-recused-fatal-police-shooting-case/) *Did someone forward this email to you? 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