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BOV Member Ralph Crosby '56 Donates $100,000 to Support Merrill College’s Local News Network
COLLEGE PARK — Board of Visitors member Ralph Crosby ’56 has generously donated $100,000 to support the Local News Network at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
Scripps Howard Foundation Provides $1 Million Grants to Merrill College, ASU to Support Journalists with AI Tools
CINCINNATI – The Scripps Howard Foundation is giving $2 million to the Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland and Arizona State University to empower journalists with artificial intelligence tools. The three-year grants will allow the Howard Centers to test and pilot several AI tools that support local news.
Povich Center Names Kevin Blackistone Winner of Lacy-Smith Award
COLLEGE PARK — Kevin Blackistone, a national sports columnist for The Washington Post and professor of the practice at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has been named the winner of the 2024-25 Sam Lacy-Wendell Smith Award.