About 75 filmmakers, photographers, and writers attended the 2025 Bay Area Journalism Meet Up, held at Prescott Market in West Oakland on Dec. 3. Photo by Dante D. Jones.
Oakland Voices and the Maynard Institute co-sponsored the fourth annual Bay Area Journalist Meet Up, held on Dec. 3 at the Prescott Market in West Oakland.
Former Oakland Voices co-director Momo Chang and KQED Community Engagement Reporter Pendarvis Harshaw started the event in 2022 to provide an informal, in-person gathering space for and by local journalists.
Activities included a networking tables and a getting to know you Bingo game, won by writer, director, and professor Kristina Thomas.
Oakland Voices awarded prizes to attendees who played “That’s my Wordy,” a daily Oakland-themed puzzle.
Oakland Voices hired photographer Dante D. Jones to photograph the event.
Attendees gather at the 2025 Bay Area Journalism Meet Up, held at Prescott Market in West Oakland on Dec. 3. Photo by Dante D. JonesEvent co-organizer Pendarvis Harshaw, center alongside including Jun Stinson Yamagishi, right and another attendee at the 2025 Bay Area Journalism Meet Up, held at Prescott Market in West Oakland on Dec. 3. Photo by Dante D. JonesCo-event organizer Momo Chang stands by the information table with flyers and sign-up sheets while small groups chat behind her at the 2025 Bay Area Journalism Meet Up, held at Prescott Market in West Oakland on Dec. 3. Photo by Dante D. JonesPadmini Raghunath and Cecilia Lei enjoy cold drinks and conversation at the 2025 Bay Area Journalism Meet Up, held at Prescott Market in West Oakland on Dec. 3. Photo by Dante D. JonesPendarvis Harshaw welcomes attendees to the 2025 Bay Area Journalism Meet Up, held at Prescott Market in West Oakland on Dec. 3. Photo by Dante D. JonesOakland Voices Director Rasheed Shabazz encourages attendees to play “That’s my Wordy,” a daily Oakland-themed puzzle during the 2025 Bay Area Journalism Meet Up, held at Prescott Market in West Oakland on Dec. 3. Photo by Dante D. Jones. http://oaklandvoices.us/wordy.Troy Williams with Restorative Media relaxes with a beer at the 2025 Bay Area Journalism Meet Up, held at Prescott Market in West Oakland on Dec. 3. Photo by Dante D. JonesTony Daquipa, Momo Chang, Ashley McBride, and Eduardo Jimenez at the 2025 Bay Area Journalism Meet Up, held at Prescott Market in West Oakland on Dec. 3. Daquipa and Jimenez are Oakland Voices alumni and Chang is the former co-director of Oakland Voices. Photo by Dante D. JonesJosé Vigil of Tech Exchange and Oakland Voices Director at the 2025 Bay Area Journalism Meet Up, held at Prescott Market in West Oakland on Dec. 3. Photo by Dante D. JonesFilmmaker Shaka Jamal Redmond and photojournalist Amir Aziz lock hands and smile for the camera during the 2025 Bay Area Journalism Meet Up, held at Prescott Market in West Oakland on Dec. 3. Photo by Dante D. JonesTroy Williams with Restorative Media, Maz Ali of Catchlight, and George Kelly with the San Francisco Standard at the 2025 Bay Area Journalism Meet Up, held at Prescott Market in West Oakland on Dec. 3. Photo by Dante D. JonesAbout 75 people attended the fourth annual Bay Area Journalist Meet Up, held at the Prescott Market on Dec. 3. Photo by Dante D. Jones
