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Merrill College's Capital News Service Wins 27 MDDC Press Association Awards
COLLEGE PARK — Capital News Service, the student-powered news outlet operated by the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, won 27 awards with 20 individual students and multiple bureaus recognized in this year’s Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia Press Association cont...View Article Details for Merrill College's Capital News Service Wins 27 MDDC Press Association Awards -
Merrill College, UMD Student Journalists Win Eight SPJ Mark of Excellence Regional Awards
COLLEGE PARK — Student journalists from the University of Maryland and Philip Merrill College of Journalism had a strong showing when the Society of Professional Journalists announced its Region 2 2025 Mark of Excellence Awards.UMD students won eight awards and added 10 finalists across 13 categorie...View Article Details for Merrill College, UMD Student Journalists Win Eight SPJ Mark of Excellence Regional Awards -
Merrill BOV Member Jennifer Gilbert St. John Launches Broadcast News Fund in Journalism with $30,000 Gift
COLLEGE PARK — Jennifer Gilbert St. John, a member of the Board of Visitors at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has donated $30,000 to the school to establish the Jennifer St. John Broadcast News Fund in Journalism.The current-use fund will provide support to enhanc...View Article Details for Merrill BOV Member Jennifer Gilbert St. John Launches Broadcast News Fund in Journalism with $30,000 Gift -
Deborah Barfield Berry Named CNS Annapolis Director, Christi Parsons Takes Over CNS D.C. Bureau
COLLEGE PARK — The University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism has hired award-winning journalist and alum Deborah Barfield Berry ’85 as the new director of its Capital News Service Annapolis bureau and named Christi Parsons the new director of the CNS D.C. bureau, Dean Rafael Lore...View Article Details for Deborah Barfield Berry Named CNS Annapolis Director, Christi Parsons Takes Over CNS D.C. Bureau -
UMD Howard Center Begins Publishing Investigation into Railroad Safety, Transportation of Hazardous Materials
COLLEGE PARK — More than two years have passed since the damaging 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. But the serious questions raised by the disaster remain.The latest collaborative investigation led by the University of Maryland’s Howard Center for Investigative Journalism — “Off the Ra...View Article Details for UMD Howard Center Begins Publishing Investigation into Railroad Safety, Transportation of Hazardous Materials -
Six Merrill Students, Capital News Service Newscast Win 2024 CAPBA Awards
COLLEGE PARK — Six Capital News Service students and the CNS broadcast bureau at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism were honored with 2024 Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association Awards this month.CNS swept all of the awards in the college TV bracket and a...View Article Details for Six Merrill Students, Capital News Service Newscast Win 2024 CAPBA Awards -
Merrill College, UMD Student Journalists Win Six SPJ Mark of Excellence Regional Awards
COLLEGE PARK — Student journalists from the University of Maryland and the Philip Merrill College of Journalism performed well as the Society of Professional Journalists recently honored the best collegiate journalism in Region 2 with its 2024 Mark of Excellence Awards.UMD students won six awards an...View Article Details for Merrill College, UMD Student Journalists Win Six SPJ Mark of Excellence Regional Awards -
Merrill Students Shine in 2024-25 Hearst Awards Program: Podgorski Takes 2nd in National TV Championship
COLLEGE PARK — Ricky Podgorski ’25 placed second in the prestigious Hearst Journalism Awards Program’s national television championship, leading several students from the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism who performed well in this year’s competition.Often called the “Pul...View Article Details for Merrill Students Shine in 2024-25 Hearst Awards Program: Podgorski Takes 2nd in National TV Championship -
Merrill College's Capital News Service Wins 17 MDDC Press Association Awards
COLLEGE PARK — The University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism’s Capital News Service won 17 awards with 10 individual students and multiple bureaus recognized in this year’s Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia Press Association contest.CNS, staffed by Merrill College students a...View Article Details for Merrill College's Capital News Service Wins 17 MDDC Press Association Awards -
Merrill's Capital News Service Launches Maryland COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard
Capital News Service, the nonprofit, student-powered news organization run by the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism, on Thursday launched a website to help Marylanders navigate the sometimes-confusing process of getting vaccinated for the coronavirus.View Article Details for Merrill's Capital News Service Launches Maryland COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard