Tag: journalism

New UMD journalism college organization brings LGBTQ journalists together

Aaron Vogel, the former diversity and inclusion coordinator for the journalism college, said being part of NLGJA on a national level is important for networking with other LGBTQ+ journalists.

Olivia Wolfson
December 9, 2022

Qatar and this World Cup are immoral—but so are we

Our coverage of human rights violations in Qatar is hypocritical.

Imaan Shikoh
December 4, 2022

The new journalism college dean has many things to fix. Diversity should be number one.

Diversity is important. The new dean of the journalism college must make it a top priority.

Guest Opinion
October 25, 2022

Enzo4Sports foundation launches in late sports journalist’s honor

The Enzo4Sports Foundation — named after Enzo's Twitter handle which is now the foundation's official account — launched on Enzo’s birthday, Oct. 11.

Nene Narh-Mensah
October 21, 2022

David Povich remembered for generosity, philanthropy and dedication to family

Povich and his siblings, Maury and Lynn, helped establish The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism at this university’s journalism college.

Diamondback Staff
September 11, 2022

Dana Priest’s research uncovers government spying on journalists, activists

Priest's research won her the George Polk award in technology reporting.

Freelance Reporter
May 11, 2022

UMD Journalism college holds inaugural Hall of Fame ceremony

The ceremony honored alumni and celebrated Merrill College's 50th anniversary.

Freelance Reporter
April 11, 2022

UMD professor Deneen Brown discusses reporting on Tulsa Race Massacre

Brown uncovered the truth about the Tulsa Race Massacre as part of her work as a reporter at the Washington Post

Freelance Reporter
February 28, 2022

Why you should compartmentalize your social media presence

I’m here to argue that you should keep that finsta of yours.

Rachel S. Hunt
December 26, 2021

UMD journalism and information science colleges offer new master’s degree

The program structure is geared towards teaching students how to navigate open data, public records requests and scraped or automatically accumulated data.

Freelance Reporter
September 30, 2021