Merrill Mobile Journalists Cover Maryland Day 2012

Students in the Merrill College's multimedia certificate program coordinated more than 700 tweets from undergraduates who collected mobile video, audio and photos on iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches.

A Career in Sports Journalism

Merrill's Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism hosted a workshop for high school and college students interested in careers in sports media, featuring journalists from ESPN, the Washington Post, Comcast SportsNet and CBS Sports.  At left, Merrill's George Solomon listens to Comcast SportsNet anchor Chick Hernandez.

Merrill Doctoral Student Awarded Fulbright Scholarship

Merrill doctoral student Andrew Nynka has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to examine how new media shapes the public agenda in Ukraine.

Google "User Happiness" Guru Spends Week at Merrill

Students and faculty at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism had opportunities this week to learn about the most effective uses of Google search from one of its chief architects, Dan Russell, Google’s Tech Lead for Search Quality and User Happiness.

Sign Up for Capital News Service Classes for Fall 2012

Merrill's award-winning, student-powered news organization, Capital News Service, is looking for students to join us in our Annapolis, Washington and two College Park bureaus for the Fall 2012 semester.  Fulfill an academic requirement while gaining valuable real-world experience.  Learn about the benefits and how to join.

The Source Latest from Merrill's Students, Faculty, Programs and Centers

Faculty in the News

Dr. Mark Feldstein, Richard Eaton chair of broadcast journalism at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, has recently been interviewed in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico, and on CNN about a variety of issues involving the news media.

Dr. Ronald Yaros, Merrill assistant professor of multimedia and mobile journalism, will share his latest research on communication technologies in journalism courses at upcoming national and regional conferences. Read more.

Dr. Susan Moeller, Merrill professor and director of the International Center for Media and the Public Agenda (ICMPA), spoke to USA Today about modern media addiction and the “24 Hours: Unplugged” study, which exposed a group of Merrill students to a day without media.

The full USA Today article on media dependence can be found here.

Latest from American Journalism Review

Breaking News from Capital News Service

The latest Maryland political and policy news from Merrill student reporters in our Annapolis, Washington and College Park news bureaus.

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Student Journalism Projects

Falling Behind: Maryland's Struggling Families

Reporters in Merrill's Baltimore Urban Affairs and Carnegie reporting seminars published a detailed report on how families just above the poverty line struggle to make ends meet in Maryland. The project was published in partnership with Merrill's Capital News Service and the Baltimore Sun. Funding for this reporting project was provided by the Carnegie Foundation and the Abell Foundation.

News21: How safe is your food?

Student journalists at the University of Maryland and other universities around the country examined the fractured system for keeping food safe in the United States. At Merrill, the project was directed by Deborah Nelson, a Pulitzer-winning investigative reporter, Sandy Banisky, former deputy managing editor at the Baltimore Sun, and Sean Mussenden, director of the college’s Capital News Service advanced multimedia bureau.

Baltimore Urban Affairs Reporting Projects

Students in the college's Urban Affairs Reporting class use Baltimore as a laboratory to cover issues of importance to cities.  The class is taught by Sandy Banisky, Merrill's Abell Professor in Baltimore Journalism, a former deputy managing editor of The (Baltimore) Sun. The most recent project looked at Baltimore's juvenile justice system. 

See more student work.