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Merrill College Names Education Week’s Stacey Decker Director of Capital News Service Audience Engagement Bureau
COLLEGE PARK — The University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism has named longtime Education Week editor Stacey Decker the new director of Capital News Service’s audience engagement bureau. Capital News Service is the college’s student-powered news organization with bureaus and new...View Article Details for Merrill College Names Education Week’s Stacey Decker Director of Capital News Service Audience Engagement Bureau -
Scripps Howard Fund Announces Spring 2024 Class of Roy W. Howard Fellows
CINCINNATI — Five investigative journalists will receive hands-on training working with major nonprofit media outlets as part of the Scripps Howard Fund’s Roy W. Howard Fellowship program.The newsrooms participating in the yearlong program are: Asheville Watchdog, Inside Climate News, National Publi...View Article Details for Scripps Howard Fund Announces Spring 2024 Class of Roy W. Howard Fellows -
Merrill College Launches Documentary Master’s Concentration
COLLEGE PARK — The University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism will launch a documentary master’s concentration beginning in the 2024-25 academic year, Dean Rafael Lorente announced Monday. The Fall 2024 application deadline for the master’s program is Jan. 17. “Documentary films ...View Article Details for Merrill College Launches Documentary Master’s Concentration -
APPLY TODAY: Merrill College's Capital News Service Searching for New Annapolis, Audience Engagement Bureau Directors
We're hiring! The University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism has begun searches for two bureau director positions with Capital News Service, the college's student-powered news organization. Below are job descriptions for CNS Annapolis Bureau Director and CNS Audience Engagement ...View Article Details for APPLY TODAY: Merrill College's Capital News Service Searching for New Annapolis, Audience Engagement Bureau Directors -
Merrill College’s Krishnan Vasudevan on His Full-Length Documentary Debut, ‘One Driver, One Mic’
Dr. Krishnan Vasudevan, the associate professor in visual communication at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, in 2022 premiered his first full-length documentary, “One Driver, One Mic.” Krishnan Vasudevan The film chronicles how a group of immigrant cab drivers in ...View Article Details for Merrill College’s Krishnan Vasudevan on His Full-Length Documentary Debut, ‘One Driver, One Mic’ -
Merrill College’s Capital News Service Launches News App on Apple and Google Play
COLLEGE PARK — Capital News Service, the nonprofit, student-powered news organization run by the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has launched its first news app. The new app features work produced by Capital News Service and its partners — the Local News Network, the...View Article Details for Merrill College’s Capital News Service Launches News App on Apple and Google Play -
UMD-Post Poll: Americans Split on Athletes Sharing Political Views
By Rachael Grahame ’17 NBA great LeBron James called then-President Donald Trump “U Bum” on Twitter and went on to help create a voting rights group. Megan Rapinoe, a star on the U.S. women’s soccer team, bluntly said she would not take Trump up on his offer to visit the White House if the team wo...View Article Details for UMD-Post Poll: Americans Split on Athletes Sharing Political Views -
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Wizards Owner Ted Leonsis Headline 18th Annual Povich Symposium, ‘The Future of the NBA’
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism presents its 18th Annual Povich Symposium, which will feature NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Monumental Sports and Entertainment CEO Ted Leonsis. This year’s Po...View Article Details for NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Wizards Owner Ted Leonsis Headline 18th Annual Povich Symposium, ‘The Future of the NBA’ -
Merrill College Dean Rafael Lorente Appointed to Hearst Journalism Awards Program Steering Committee
COLLEGE PARK — Rafael Lorente, dean of the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has been appointed to the Hearst Journalism Awards Program’s steering committee. Lorente will serve alongside the deans of the journalism and communications schools at Penn State University, th...View Article Details for Merrill College Dean Rafael Lorente Appointed to Hearst Journalism Awards Program Steering Committee -
Merrill College’s Tom Rosenstiel Appointed to Rank of Professor of the Practice
COLLEGE PARK — Tom Rosenstiel, the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism’s Eleanor Merrill Scholar on the Future of Journalism, has been elevated to the rank of Professor of the Practice. The title Professor of the Practice is used to appoint individuals who have demonstrated ...View Article Details for Merrill College’s Tom Rosenstiel Appointed to Rank of Professor of the Practice -
You're Invited to Welcome Receptions for Merrill College Dean Rafael Lorente
You're invited to meet the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism's new dean, Rafael Lorente! We are hosting a series of welcome receptions in College Park, Washington, D.C., Baltimore and virtually. You will hear from Dean Lorente about his vision for Merrill College and deve...View Article Details for You're Invited to Welcome Receptions for Merrill College Dean Rafael Lorente -
Howard Center’s ‘Mega Billions’ Project Wins Online News Association’s Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award
COLLEGE PARK — The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism won the Online News Association’s 2023 Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award for the project, “Mega Billions: The great lottery wealth transfer.” Al...View Article Details for Howard Center’s ‘Mega Billions’ Project Wins Online News Association’s Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award