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The Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland trains fearless journalists. Home of @HowardCenterUMD @PovichCenter @CNSmd @LNNMaryland .
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Welcome, admitted students! We can't wait to see you in Knight Hall as you begin your journey to becoming
#merrillmade
! Tag us
@merrillcollege
& use
#NowATerp
to show us your excitement!
🚨🚨🚨 Find all the important info our new admits need at
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We're excited to announce that
@jemelehill
of
@ESPN
's
@TheUndefeated
will speak at our commencement this month at
@UofMaryland
:
#fearlessjournalism
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We cannot stop thinking about our colleagues and friends at the Capital Gazette.
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We are thrilled to share that
#UMD
has chosen Rafael Lorente to be our next dean!
@ProfLorente
, a
#merrillmade
alum, will succeed Dean Lucy Dalglish on July 1. He has been our associate dean for eight years. Congratulations, Rafael!
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We are heartbroken that three members of our college community — Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen and John McNamara — were among those killed by the gunman who attacked the Capital Gazette newsroom today.
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We will always remember the victims and survivors of the June 28, 2018 attack on the
@capgaznews
newsroom. Thanks to everyone who attended our dedication of the Capital Gazette Memorial Seminar Room at the
@UofMaryland
Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
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Our
@HowardCenterUMD
today began publishing its latest project, "Printing Hate," a thorough exploration of the racist pasts of newspapers, which fueled racial hate and violence.
Stories will publish every Monday and Thursday through mid-December.
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JOIN US March 15 at 3:30 p.m. at Knight Hall for a free screening of the award-winning documentary, "Ithaka." The film will be followed by a panel, featuring Julian Assange's father, brother and attorney, moderated by our
@ProfFeldstein
.
REGISTER:
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We're excited to share that
@derekwillis
, one of the nation’s leading data journalists, will join our faculty as a lecturer in data and computational journalism.
Derek has 25 years of experience with
@propublica
,
@nytimes
,
@washingtonpost
& more.
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We are deeply saddened to share that longtime Merrill broadcast engineer Al Perry passed away this week. Al worked with hundreds of our students before retiring in 2020 after 15 years at the college.
We send our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.
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We're delighted to share that
@DamonBrooksJr
will be our Spring 2023 student commencement speaker! He was elected by a vote of his fellow grads. “Damon Brooks is one of the most inspiring people I have ever met,”
@DeanDalglish
said. Congrats, Damon!
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We couldn’t be prouder of all the
#merrillmade
journalists who courageously documented history at the Capitol on Wednesday, including
@cnn
’s
@petemuntean
and
@washingtonpost
’s
@TheArtist_MBS
@Marissa_Jae
.
#fearlessjournalism
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Some bittersweet news: Abell Professor Sandy Banisky (
@sbanisky
) will be retiring at the end of the summer. She came to Merrill in 2008 after a remarkable career
@baltimoresun
and created our award-winning Baltimore urban affairs reporting course.
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Some bittersweet news: Adrianne Flynn, who has filled a variety of major roles at Merrill since 1999, will retire on Jan. 1.
@CNSmd
's Karen Denny will replace her as Merrill’s director of internships and career development. Congratulations to both!
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We are pleased to share that Brendan Hartlove '21 (
@bhartlove
) will be our student commencement speaker this semester! Brendan called over 100 games as a play-by-play broadcaster for
@WMUCSports
and
@BigTenNetwork
+ while at Merrill.
#merrillmade
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BIG NEWS: We're launching a local news initiative thanks to an anchor commitment from the Andrew and Julie Klingenstein Family Fund. Award-winning reporter
@JerryZremski
of
@TheBuffaloNews
will join our full-time faculty to lead the program.
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The
@ScrippsHowardFd
has selected
@merrillcollege
and
@Cronkite_ASU
to host the first Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism.
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Our Associate Professor Ira Chinoy (
@ichinoy
) has won one of the
@AEJMC
History Division's Jinx Coleman Broussard Awards for Excellence in the Teaching of Media History. Chinoy was honored for innovating the class JOUR200.
#merrillmade
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A great day for the
@UofMaryland
Philip Merrill College of Journalism. A great day for
@Cronkite_ASU
. A great day for
@ScrippsHowardFd
.
But it’s greatest for journalism and for journalism students.
Let’s get to work.
#aejmc18
#fearlessjournalism
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Our location and connections afford students some incredible opportunities.
On this
#MerrillMonday
, meet
@jakelubb
'20 — who has taken full advantage by completing seven internships, including with
@CNN
,
@HardballChris
,
@nbcsnl
and
@nlgja
.
#merrillmade
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Rafael Lorente has been our associate dean, our master's program director, our
@CNSmd
D.C. & Annapolis bureau chief and a senior lecturer (plus he's
#merrillmade
).
And starting today, he's our NEW DEAN! Please join us in wishing Dean Lorente a warm welcome to his new position!
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We are pleased to share that Christoph Mergerson, who is completing his Ph.D. in Communication, Information and Media at Rutgers University, will join our faculty this fall as a visiting assistant professor in race and media. Welcome, Christoph!
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Former Merrill faculty member Sue Kopen Katcef (
@UMNewsie
) has been named the recipient of this year's
@CapitalEmmys
Board of Governors Award, presented for outstanding achievement and unique accomplishment over her career. Congratulations, Sue!
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The faculty and leadership of the
@UofMaryland
Philip Merrill College of Journalism — joined by other journalism schools — has sent a letter to Sinclair Broadcast Group.
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We're honored to recognize the legacy of the five people who lost their lives at the Capital Gazette.
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The
@washingtonpost
's
@chelsea_janes
and senior
@DanielOyefusi
are this year's Merrill College commencement speakers.
#merrillmade
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#merrillmade
Chris Harvey & Sean Mussenden have become our 1st faculty members ever promoted to Principal Lecturer, the highest rank that can be attained by professional-track faculty at
#UMD
. Congratulations, Chris and Sean!
#fearlessjournalism
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We are excited to share we have hired award-winning photojournalist
@Alanna_Delfino
as our newest broadcast lecturer. Delfino, a 2015
#merrillmade
alum, has been a Merrill adjunct lecturer since 2017. Congratulations, Alanna!
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Congratulations to our Deborah Nelson on being promoted to the rank of professor with tenure!
“I am beyond thrilled that the university has recognized Deb's teaching, creative works and service to the college and university,”
@DeanDalglish
said.
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It was a joy to celebrate the career of
@adriannemflynn
, who retires at the end of the year after more than two decades on our faculty. Adrianne led our career center after stints running our
@CNSmd
Annapolis and D.C. bureaus.
Merrill won't be the same without you, Adrianne!
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How many people die after police encounters involving force that is not supposed to be deadly?
@AP
, our
@HowardCenterUMD
,
@HowardCenterASU
&
@frontlinepbs
today began publishing “Lethal Restraint: An investigation documenting police use of force.”
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Faculty members
@jdavidsburg
and Karen Denny (
@NewsTerp
) have been promoted to senior lecturer at Merrill College. Congratulations, Josh and Karen!
#merrillmade
#fearlessjournalism
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Congratulations to
@ProfBlackistone
who is named Professor of the Practice by
@presidentloh
today! Proud!
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John McNamara. Gerald Fischman. Rob Hiaasen.
We are mourning the killing of three
@UofMaryland
journalists.
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Congratulations to
#merrillmade
student Angela Roberts '21 (
@24_angier
) for being named a Philip Merrill Presidential Scholar by
@ugstumd
!
@HowardCenterUMD
Data Editor
@smussenden
is also being honored as her faculty mentor.
#fearlessjournalism
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We are deeply saddened to learn that Jeremy Arias, a member of our Merrill College family, has passed away. We send our heartfelt condolences to his friends and family. Jeremy, a 2008 alum, had been doing terrific work for
@frednewspost
and we are proud to call him
#merrillmade
.
It is with immeasurable sadness and grief that we confirm the death of Jeremy Arias, the News-Post’s cops and courts reporter and every kid’s highlight of a newsroom tour. He was 34.
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Big congratulations to alumna
@Christine_Lien
('13), who in April will start as a
@CNN
photojournalist.
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95 percent of our 2017 grads are working.
The same percentage say they're using the skills they learned here.
It's a great time to study journalism.
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Brendan Hartlove '21 (
@bhartlove
) recently got a digital video production internship with
@dcunited
and is
@WMUCSports
station director. He says Merrill College provided him with the hands-on experience to learn his craft and "how to think creatively."
#MerrillMonday
#merrillmade
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Congratulations to Merrill's James Carroll (
@JRCarrollNews
) and Bethany Swain (
@BethanysStories
) on being promoted to the rank of senior lecturer! James directs the
@CNSmd
D.C. Bureau and Bethany is a member of our broadcast faculty.
#fearlessjournalism
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In
@washingtonpost
: At the
@UofMaryland
Philip Merrill College of Journalism, "there’s evidence of growing demand for journalism degrees."
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After a semester of intensive reporting in Ellicott City, Maryland, our
@CNSmd
journalism students at
@UofMaryland
— working with
@johnyangtv
— got their work aired by the
@PBS
@NewsHour
tonight:
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After 35 years,
@cstepp
is calling it a career. He taught his last class Thursday, and says he'll miss everyone — but his students the most.
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After 23 amazing years at Merrill, our Associate Professor Ira Chinoy will be retiring at the end of the semester. 😢
Check out this Q&A with
@ichinoy
, who looks back at his time here and discusses bringing data journalism to Merrill:
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It was an absolute joy to be together today to celebrate our
#merrillmade
Class of 2022! Congratulations to you all!
We're so proud of all you've already accomplished and can't wait to see what comes next. We'll be watching.
#ICYMI
:
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We're losing a real difference-maker in Bethany Swain (
@BethanysStories
), who has mentored countless students during her decade teaching visual storytelling here. We wish you the best in your new role as
#UMD
's director of video production! You'll be missed at Merrill, Bethany!
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New alum and former
@thedbk
sports editor
@JamesCrabtreeH
has won the
#HearstAwards
National Writing Championship. Congratulations, James!
#merrillmade
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Our
@cstepp
has been appointed professor emeritus by
@UofMaryland
@presidentloh
, recognizing Professor Stepp's years of hard work and dedication.
Congratulations!
For more on Professor Stepp and his retirement:
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Congratulations to our Dr. Rob Wells (
@rwells1961
) for being appointed to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure! This fall, Wells will be quite busy as our new Abell Professor in Baltimore Journalism and new director of our Ph.D. program.
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We're so excited to have
@CNSmd
broadcast bureau director Sue Kopen Katcef (
@UMNewsie
) and senior
@Jon_Orbach
speak at commencement next week.
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No big deal, just
#merrillmade
alum
@brodskysauce
wearing his
@StanleyCup
championship ring while visiting the
@MerrillWorx
career fair.
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We loved turning toward the TV this afternoon to see
#merrillmade
@margarettalev
asking
@PressSec
important questions at the White House.
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We've revamped our undergraduate curriculum, making it one of the most nimble and innovative programs in the country.
Starting this fall, incoming freshmen will have even more flexibility to experiment and specialize.
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We are excited to share that
@TomRosenstiel
, head of
@AmPress
, will be joining our faculty beginning this fall as Eleanor Merrill Visiting Professor on the Future of Journalism.
Please join us in welcoming Tom to Merrill!
#fearlessjournalism
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Krissah Thompson, a 2002
#merrillmasters
alum, has been named
@washingtonpost
's first managing editor for diversity and inclusion. She is the first African American woman to be named a managing editor at The Post in its 143-year history.
#merrillmade
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This is big.
We're partnering with
@whca
@UMDLibraries
,
@iSchoolUMD
and the
@Newseum
to host a digital database of White House Correspondents' Association presidential pool reports at
@UofMaryland
.
It's a unique record of the U.S. presidency.
More:
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We're launching a fundraising campaign to establish the George Solomon Endowed Chair in Sports Journalism. Learn more here:
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So proud that our Associate Dean Rafael Lorente (
@ProfLorente
) has been appointed to the ACEJMC Accrediting Committee!
The ACEJMC is the agency responsible for evaluating professional journalism/mass comms programs in colleges and universities.
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First, meet Daniel Oyefusi. He's reporting in the Maryland State House this semester for
@CNSmd
. (Produced by Maris Medina '20 & Lancelot Lin '21)
For more info and to donate, visit
#MerrillGives
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Veteran newsroom leader Kathy Best (
@kbest
) will be the first director of the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at
@UofMaryland
Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
@ScrippsHowardFd
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#merrillmade
Angela Roberts ’21 placed second in the
@Hearst
Explanatory Reporting competition for her
@thedbk
story on the relationships between Ph.D. students and their supervisors. Congratulations, Angela!
#fearlessjournalism
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We know you miss campus. We do, too. When it's time to return, we'll be ready. (Video produced by Cottage Creative: )
#merrillmade
#fearlessjournalism
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If you care about sports journalism,
@povichcenter
,
@sportsgeorge
or all 3, help us fund the George Solomon Endowed Chair in Sports Journalism on
#GivingDayUMD
. .
Chiamaka Ofulue, Jackie Budko & Heather Kim (with
@BethanysStories
) show his impact here:
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A new scholarship for sports journalism students at the
@UofMaryland
honors the memory of 1983 alum John McNamara.
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Our freshman student enrollment is expected to increase 57 percent this fall, and incoming master's students hold degrees from some of the world's top universities.
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Our own
@ichinoy
was nominated for
@UofMaryland
's Donna B. Hamilton Teaching Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, for his work in JOUR200.
#fearlessjournalism
(1/2)
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ICYMI: Congratulations to
@thedbk
staff for winning the Society of Professional Journalists' top student journalism award.
The staff of the Diamondback, the student newspaper at the University of Maryland, received the MOEy Best in Show at tonight’s Student Union during Excellence in Journalism 2018.
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Eleven
#merrillmade
students were recognized as our
@CNSmd
won 12
@MDDCPress
Awards this year. Student Morgan Weaver '21 was honored twice and Merrill alumnus Daniel Oyefusi '19 was named Rookie of the Year.
Congratulations to all the winners!
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Congratulations to our Associate Professor Ira Chinoy (
@ichinoy
) on earning this much-deserved award!
#merrillmade
#fearlessjournalism
AJHA has selected Ira Chinoy (
@ichinoy
) to receive the 2021 National Award for Excellence in Teaching. See full details in the press release at
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Congratulations to
#merrillmade
student Amelia Jarecke '22 and Merrill faculty member Bethany Swain for winning Broadcast Education Association Festival of Arts awards!
#fearlessjournalism
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We are very pleased to share that Alison Burns '93, a broadcast journalist and Merrill adjunct/Ph.D. student, will be joining our professional-track broadcast faculty as a lecturer in Fall 2021. Congratulations, Alison!
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We are deeply saddened by the loss of student Enzo Alvarenga, who was killed in an accident last week.
"I will remember Enzo as an outgoing, cheerful, enthusiastic presence in Knight Hall. He had a certain panache that we will miss,"
@DeanDalglish
said.
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6 Best in Show entries.
20 in first place.
15 in second place.
1 News Organization of the Year.
Our students and
@CNSmd
made us proud last week at the
@MDDCPress
Editorial, Design and Revenue Contest.
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Please join us in congratulating
@TomRosenstiel
, our Eleanor Merrill Scholar on the Future of Journalism, who has been elevated to the rank of Professor of the Practice! It is the highest rank a professional-track faculty member can attain at
#UMD
.
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Josh Madden ('05) named assistant dean for undergraduate studies.
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For almost a year, our
@UofMaryland
@CNSmd
bureau in Annapolis hosted
@capgaznews
.
The journalists there reflected on that time in a beautiful collection of stories, published today.
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Please join us in welcoming Christi Parsons, the new director of our
@cnsmd
Annapolis bureau! Parsons had been
@CNN
as an enterprise editor and assistant managing editor after working at
@TheAtlantic
,
@latimes
and
@chicagotribune
. Welcome, Christi!
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We're excited to share 3 major hires: Ron Harris will be our next
@CNSmd
Annapolis bureau chief, Aaron Guillermo Vogel becomes our 1st diversity & inclusion program coordinator, and Dr. Rob Wells returns as a visiting associate professor. Welcome!
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Veteran journalist, professor, author and lawyer Mark Hyman will be the next leader of the
@PovichCenter
as our inaugural George Solomon Endowed Chair in Sports Journalism. Welcome to Merrill College, Mark!
#fearlessjournalism
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We are deeply saddened to learn longtime college supporter David Povich died Aug. 19 at age 87. He established the
@PovichCenter
at Merrill with his siblings, Maury and Lynn, in honor of their father. Our heartfelt condolences go to his loved ones.
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We are excited to share we are teaming with
@iSchoolUMD
to launch a new from-anywhere data journalism master's program, beginning in Fall 2022.
Courses will be offered both online and in person, with it being possible to complete the degree online only.
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At Merrill College, you begin practicing meaningful, real-world journalism the first day you walk through our doors.
Start reporting at Merrill. Become
#merrillmade
.
(Video produced by Cottage Creative: )
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We're so excited the
@washingtonpost
summer intern class has a
#merrillmade
theme with EIGHT from Merrill! Congrats to Erin Harper, Sahana Jayaraman, Alyssa Kraus, Angela Mecca, Colleen Neely, Zoe Pierce, Vanessa Sánchez and Aadit Tambe! You'll do great.
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Veteran broadcast journalist and teacher Mel Coffee will join our faculty at
@UofMaryland
this fall as the new
@CNSmd
broadcast bureau director.
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Some news: Senior Lecturer Bethany Swain will be leaving Merrill at the end of the semester to become
@UofMaryland
's Director of Video Production. She'll use the storytelling skills she teaches in
@vfstories
and
#j262b
, now for
#UMD
. Congrats and we'll miss you,
@BethanysStories
!
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EXCITING NEWS: We have established the Merrill College Hall of Fame to honor our most celebrated alumni and faculty, with the first class to be inducted during Spring 2022.
The inductees will be immortalized with plaques in the Knight Hall atrium.
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How grad students
@JohnMeils
,
@jahblessphotos
and lecturer
@jdavidsburg
got
@CNSmd
aerial footage of the shuttered Russian diplomatic compound in Maryland.
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Congratulations to
@thedbk
editor Ryan Romano (
@triple_r_
), who will be editing on the
@washingtonpost
multiplatform desk this summer. Well done!
The Post just announced the intern class for summer 2019. 🎉
Here are some people to follow on Twitter:
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Today was pure joy, celebrating our newest class of grads! You make us so proud to call you *officially*
#merrillmade
. Congratulations and welcome to the club! We're so excited to see all the remarkable places you'll go.
#fearlessjournalism
#fearlesslyforward
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We are delighted to share that Dean Lucy Dalglish (
@DeanDalglish
) has agreed to extend her term at Merrill College by one year, through June 2023. Congratulations, Lucy!
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#merrillmade
student
@kimifleming_
took ninth place in the
@Hearst
Multimedia Narrative Storytelling Competition! There were 83 entries from 52 schools in the first multimedia competition of the 2021-22 academic year.
Congratulations, Kimi -- we're so proud!
#fearlessjournalism
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.
@DeanDalglish
urges Maryland Senate committee to designate June 28 "Freedom of the Press Day" in honor of
@capgaznews
shooting victims.
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TWO
#merrillmade
students made the top 20 of the Hearst Journalism Awards' TV1 Features Competition!
@kevinmcnultyTV6
'23 placed 6th &
@keara_bruno
'24 tied for 19th. Both were honored for sports & news pieces. Please join us in congratulating Kevin and Keara!
#fearlessjournalism
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.
@DamonBrooksJr
, our now
#merrillmade
commencement speaker, was featured on
@wusa9
on Sunday night ahead of delivering an inspiring message to our 2022-23 grads!
#fearlessjournalism
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