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Merrill College's Ira Chinoy to Receive American Journalism Historians Association Teaching Award
Dr. Ira Chinoy has been selected to receive the 2021 American Journalism Historians Association (AJHA) National Award for Excellence in Teaching. Chinoy is an associate professor at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism. The annual AJHA Teaching Award honors a college or u...View Article Details for Merrill College's Ira Chinoy to Receive American Journalism Historians Association Teaching Award -
Merrill Ph.D. Students, Faculty to Present 16 Papers at AEJMC National Conference
COLLEGE PARK -- Several Ph.D. students and faculty from the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism have been invited to present their peer-reviewed research at the national virtual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) this week...View Article Details for Merrill Ph.D. Students, Faculty to Present 16 Papers at AEJMC National Conference -
Terps in the Booth: How Maryland Broadcasters Are Taking Over the Minors
By Matt Gilpin, Maryland Athletics Staff Writer With long bus rides, unglamorous meals, and hours upon hours of working, minor league baseball players have to scratch and claw every day to make their dreams come true. The University of Maryland has put a number of ballplayers into the minor leagu...View Article Details for Terps in the Booth: How Maryland Broadcasters Are Taking Over the Minors -
Meet the 2021-22 Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Fellows
Here are the bios for our terrific group of 14 Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Fellows. Our existing fellows — Trisha Ahmed, Nick McMillan, Allison Mollenkamp and Kara Newhouse — are joined by Marianeli De Leon, Emmett Gartner, Destiny Herbers, Victoria Ifatusin, Rachel Logan, Tatyana Mon...View Article Details for Meet the 2021-22 Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Fellows -
Merrill College's Naeemul Hassan Awarded Supplemental NSF Grant For Collaborative Project
COLLEGE PARK -- Dr. Naeemul Hassan, an assistant professor jointly appointed at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism and College of Information Studies, has been awarded a $16,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This is a supplement to an $899,000 NSF gr...View Article Details for Merrill College's Naeemul Hassan Awarded Supplemental NSF Grant For Collaborative Project -
Merrill College Launches Athlete-Branding Course, Which Begins After Passage of Name, Image and Likeness Laws
COLLEGE PARK -- The University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism will offer a new course this summer to help students better understand the relationship between athlete brands and media. JOUR 459W: Sports Media & Branding starts just two weeks after the NCAA announced new name, ...View Article Details for Merrill College Launches Athlete-Branding Course, Which Begins After Passage of Name, Image and Likeness Laws -
The Washington Post Launches Academic Year Internship Program With Merrill College, Howard University
The Washington Post has announced the launch of its new Academic Year Internship Program, an immersive experience created to develop the next generation of journalists. Partnering with Howard University’s Cathy Hughes School of Communications and the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College o...View Article Details for The Washington Post Launches Academic Year Internship Program With Merrill College, Howard University -
Scripps Howard Foundation Announces Summer 2021 Class of Roy W. Howard Fellows
CINCINNATI – The summer 2021 class members of Roy W. Howard Fellows will begin their yearlong assignments in July at nonprofit news organizations with deep commitments to investigative journalism. The fellowships are an extension of the Scripps Howard Foundation’s commitment to the success of the ...View Article Details for Scripps Howard Foundation Announces Summer 2021 Class of Roy W. Howard Fellows -
Merrill Student Kate DeBlasis '21 Places Third at National Hearst Journalism Championships
COLLEGE PARK -- Kate DeBlasis ’21, a spring graduate from the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism, placed third in the National Hearst Journalism Championships' multimedia competition, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation announced. DeBlasis won a $5,000 scholarship. The...View Article Details for Merrill Student Kate DeBlasis '21 Places Third at National Hearst Journalism Championships -
Howard Center’s Homelessness Project Wins SPJ Sigma Delta Chi Award for Collaborative Journalism
COLLEGE PARK -- “Nowhere to Go,” an extensive homelessness investigation led by the University of Maryland’s Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, won the 2020 Sigma Delta Chi Award for Collaborative Journalism, the Society of Professional Journalists announced. The Howard Center wanted to ta...View Article Details for Howard Center’s Homelessness Project Wins SPJ Sigma Delta Chi Award for Collaborative Journalism -
Nathan Stevens Joins Merrill College Faculty as Broadcast Production Lecturer
COLLEGE PARK -- Nathan Stevens, an experienced broadcast professional and educator, will join the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism faculty starting this fall as a broadcast production lecturer, Dean Lucy A. Dalglish announced Wednesday. He will oversee the college’s produ...View Article Details for Nathan Stevens Joins Merrill College Faculty as Broadcast Production Lecturer -
Merrill College's Deborah Nelson Promoted to Rank of Professor With Tenure
COLLEGE PARK -- Deborah Nelson, a faculty member at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has been promoted from associate professor to the rank of professor with tenure by UMD President Darryll Pines. Nelson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who joined the Merrill C...View Article Details for Merrill College's Deborah Nelson Promoted to Rank of Professor With Tenure