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Disarming Disinformation: ICFJ Launches 3-Year Initiative to Combat Dangerous Falsehoods, in Partnership with Howard Centers
Journalists, media researchers and university students will join forces to fight rampant and often deadly disinformation in a new three-year global program led by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) with the support of the Scripps Howard Foundation. The $3.8 million initiative called Di...View Article Details for Disarming Disinformation: ICFJ Launches 3-Year Initiative to Combat Dangerous Falsehoods, in Partnership with Howard Centers -
George Solomon on the Life and Legacy of David Povich
By George Solomon David Povich, who earned his undergraduate degree from Yale and graduated from Columbia Law School, had little association with the University of Maryland or the Philip Merrill College of Journalism until 2004 when he, his brother Maury and sister Lynn funded, at a cost of $1 mill...View Article Details for George Solomon on the Life and Legacy of David Povich -
Merrill College Statement on Death of David Povich
The faculty, students and staff at Philip Merrill College of Journalism are deeply saddened to learn that longtime college supporter David Povich died Aug. 19 at age 87. David Povich, left, with brother Maury Povich at 2018 Povich Symposium. David was a longtime criminal defense attorney at Will...View Article Details for Merrill College Statement on Death of David Povich -
Merrill Ph.D. Candidates to be Honored, Present Research at 2022 AEJMC National Conference
COLLEGE PARK -- Several Ph.D. candidates from the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism will be honored with awards and will present peer-reviewed research at the national conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) this week in Detr...View Article Details for Merrill Ph.D. Candidates to be Honored, Present Research at 2022 AEJMC National Conference -
Jerry Ceppos, Merrill Hall of Famer and Former Knight Ridder Top Editor, Dies at 75
By Clark Hoyt University of Maryland alumnus Jerry Ceppos, top editor at one of the nation’s foremost newspaper companies and later dean of two major journalism schools, died Friday evening, July 29. He was 75. The cause of death was sepsis brought on by a severe infection, said his wife, Karen Ce...View Article Details for Jerry Ceppos, Merrill Hall of Famer and Former Knight Ridder Top Editor, Dies at 75 -
Merrill Alum, BOV Member John A. Jenkins Donates Historic Journalistic Archive to UMD Libraries
COLLEGE PARK – University of Maryland alumnus John A. Jenkins ’72, an accomplished publisher, journalist, author and entrepreneur, has donated a collection of historic papers to UMD Libraries documenting his remarkable career. John A. Jenkins (Photo by James Kim) The John A. Jenkins Papers compri...View Article Details for Merrill Alum, BOV Member John A. Jenkins Donates Historic Journalistic Archive to UMD Libraries -
UMD Howard Center Publishes ‘Mega Billions: The Great Lottery Wealth Transfer,’ First-of-its-Kind Investigation into State Lotteries
COLLEGE PARK – In the popular imagination, the lottery is a harmless amusement in which people spend a few dollars on a Powerball ticket when the jackpot gets big. Data journalists and reporters from the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland and from Boston Unive...View Article Details for UMD Howard Center Publishes ‘Mega Billions: The Great Lottery Wealth Transfer,’ First-of-its-Kind Investigation into State Lotteries -
Merrill College Launches Local News Initiative With Klingenstein Family Anchor Commitment, Hires Jerry Zremski to Lead Program
COLLEGE PARK – The University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism will launch a local news initiative thanks to an anchor commitment from the Andrew and Julie Klingenstein Family Fund, Dean Lucy Dalglish announced Wednesday. Merrill College will create a new local news collaborative ...View Article Details for Merrill College Launches Local News Initiative With Klingenstein Family Anchor Commitment, Hires Jerry Zremski to Lead Program -
Howard Center's 'Printing Hate' Project Wins SPJ Sigma Delta Chi Award for Collaborative Journalism
COLLEGE PARK – “Printing Hate,” the University of Maryland Howard Center for Investigative Journalism’s unprecedented exploration of the racist past of white-owned newspapers, won the 2021 Sigma Delta Chi Award for Collaborative Journalism from the Society of Professional Journalists. It marks the ...View Article Details for Howard Center's 'Printing Hate' Project Wins SPJ Sigma Delta Chi Award for Collaborative Journalism -
Meet Merrill College's 2022-23 Class of Peer Mentors
The University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism's Peer Mentor Program is a first-year experience designed to facilitate the successful transition of incoming students into the journalism major. Peer mentors are sophomores, juniors and seniors at Merrill who each guide a group of eigh...View Article Details for Meet Merrill College's 2022-23 Class of Peer Mentors -
Thirteen Merrill Students Honored as Capital News Service Wins 15 MDDC Awards
COLLEGE PARK – The University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism’s Capital News Service won 15 awards and had 13 individual students recognized in this year’s Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia Press Association contest. CNS, staffed by Merrill College students and led by facult...View Article Details for Thirteen Merrill Students Honored as Capital News Service Wins 15 MDDC Awards -
Scripps Howard Foundation Announces Summer 2022 Class of Roy W. Howard Fellows
CINCINNATI – The Scripps Howard Foundation is continuing its commitment to emerging investigative journalists through its newest class of Roy W. Howard fellows. Four investigative journalists were selected to participate in the yearlong fellowship. They will work closely with reporters and editor...View Article Details for Scripps Howard Foundation Announces Summer 2022 Class of Roy W. Howard Fellows