Regina Wang - Business Review at Berkeley

Author: Regina Wang

The two main qualities that attracted Regina to Business Review at Berkeley were its unique "brave space" culture and its members' freedom to engage with any ideas that interest and challenge them. Her main objective as President is to grow our publication's readership and engagement while keeping these core values intact. Outside of BRB, Regina is a junior at Cal majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Political Economy. Her interests include metascience, China-US relations, public economics, and teaching. On her downtime, you can find her making steamed buns and asking for podcast recommendations.

Bon Appétit’s In-House Reality TV Stars: How Free Should Digital Media Be?

By: Regina Wang

On: June 12, 2020

In: Community

Something that’s been comforting me during this pandemic has been a very specific YouTube Channel: Bon Appétit. The food and lifestyle magazine, owned by Condé Nast, was first published in 1956. In 2008, Bon Appétit started its YouTube channel, creating highly polished cooking videos in the “hands and pans” style popularized by Buzzfeed’s Tasty. The videos’ look and feel were very aligned with the sophisticated Condé Nast legacy brand.Continue Reading

Street Papers: The Importance of Newspaper Vendors in an Age of Digital Journalism

By: Regina Wang

On: February 19, 2020

In: BRB Shorts, Community

If you’re not from a large city, the following sight might be unfamiliar to you: a vendor on a busy street with a stack of newspapers, offering you an issue in exchange for a dollar or two. If you are in Berkeley, the title of that paper will often turn out to be the Street Spirit — the city’s own street paper.Continue Reading

Living in Berkeley? You Might Be Paying Rent to a Former Sex Trafficking Ring

By: Regina Wang

On: May 2, 2019

In: Community

The United States Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of California introduced the Lakireddy Bali Reddy case to the public twenty years ago…Continue Reading