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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 -
Scripps Howard Foundation Selects Five Merrill College Journalists to Roy W. Howard Fellowship Program
CINCINNATI – Five journalists who graduated from the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism will receive hands-on investigative reporting experience working at major media outlets as the new class of Roy W. Howard Fellows. The yearlong fellowships are funded by the Scripps How...View Article Details for Scripps Howard Foundation Selects Five Merrill College Journalists to Roy W. Howard Fellowship Program -
Kathy Best, Founding Director of UMD Howard Center, to Retire at End of December 2025
A message from Rafael Lorente, dean of the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism:It is with excitement for her future, sadness because we will miss her, and deep, deep gratitude for what she has meant to Merrill College that I relay to you that Howard Center Director Kathy Be...View Article Details for Kathy Best, Founding Director of UMD Howard Center, to Retire at End of December 2025 -
Sign Up for Merrill Graduate Program Virtual Information Sessions
Want to join one of the nation's best journalism programs? Sign up for one of our master's information sessions to learn about the flexible curriculum at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism, where students leave ready for careers as digitally savvy reporters, editors, dat...View Article Details for Sign Up for Merrill Graduate Program Virtual Information Sessions -
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 Faculty Members Mel Coffee, Alexander Pyles Promoted to Senior Lecturer
COLLEGE PARK — Mel Coffee and Alexander Pyles, faculty members at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, have been promoted to the rank of Senior Lecturer, Dean Rafael Lorente announced. Mel Coffee Coffee, who has split his four-decade journalism career between newsrooms...View Article Details for Merrill Faculty Members Mel Coffee, Alexander Pyles Promoted to Senior Lecturer -
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 to Launch Media, Technology and Democracy Minor in Fall 2025
COLLEGE PARK — The University of Maryland’s nationally renowned Philip Merrill College of Journalism will launch the Media, Technology and Democracy minor in Fall 2025.The college’s first undergraduate minor will deepen students’ understanding of how media and technology influence society, and prepa...View Article Details for Merrill College to Launch Media, Technology and Democracy Minor in Fall 2025 -
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 -
The Business of Journalism – Reinventing Local News: Revenue Models, Innovation and the Future
When: Monday, June 9, 2025, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.Address: Van Munching Hall | 7621 Mowatt Lane | College Park, Md. 20742 Directions: Click hereParking: Mowatt Lane Parking GarageThe Local News Network hosts its second annual local news summit, where journalists from the University of Maryland’s Philip Mer...View Article Details for The Business of Journalism – Reinventing Local News: Revenue Models, Innovation and the Future -
Scripps Howard Foundation Provides Grants to UMD, ASU to Train International Investigative Journalists
CINCINNATI – The Scripps Howard Foundation is providing nearly $500,000 to help the award-winning Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism launch online training programs that will make in-depth investigative journalism training accessible to professional journalists in the U.S. and around the wo...View Article Details for Scripps Howard Foundation Provides Grants to UMD, ASU to Train International Investigative Journalists