sbanisky
@sbanisky
Formerly, for a while, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, the University of Maryland, College Park. Before that, for even longer, The Baltimore Sun.
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02-12-2008 19:50:17
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Super proud of the The Baltimore Banner for winning an IRE award for our Key Bridge collapse coverage. Judges called it "a colossal effort." At the time, we didn't even have a live blog, but we did have great journalists who know this community and what the bridge meant to it.
Nice! The Baltimore Banner is a Pulitzer winner for its amazing series on Baltimore overdoses. Wow! Subscribe now!!!
🔥HISTORY MADE🔥 We earned our first #Pulitzer recognition! “Lethal Restraint,” from The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Howard Center for Investigative Journalism ASU The Associated Press FRONTLINE, was a finalist for the Pulitzer for Investigative Reporting! The investigation found that “non-lethal” police tactics resulted in 1,000+
The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Howard Center for Investigative Journalism ASU The Associated Press FRONTLINE rafael lorente Check out the award-winning project: go.umd.edu/LethalRestraint
Congratulations to the The Baltimore Banner’s amazing team, an incredible accomplishment (particularly for a news organization that has only been around for a couple of years)!
📍 The The Pulitzer Prizes winning* The Baltimore Banner Jessica Gallagher & Alissa Zhu 🏆 📰
Never in my wildest dreams did I think we’d be here today, three years in, winning a Pulitzer. My heart is full today. I am so proud of Alissa Zhu Jessica Gallagher Nick Thieme, the newsroom and everyone at this very special organization. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/loca…
Less than 3 years into its existence, The Baltimore Banner wins a Pulitzer for exposing official negligence toward the city's huge opioid overdose crisis, which was claiming ~1,000 lives per year, disproportionately older Black men. Bravo to Alissa Zhu, Jessica Gallagher et al.
.The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Director Kathy Best said she wanted to help #merrillmade students produce Pulitzer-level journalism. Mission accomplished. ✅ Hear from Kathy Best and HC Data Editor Sean Mussenden about what it means for “Lethal Restraint” to be named a #Pulitzer finalist.
WE WON A PULITZER! A big first for The Baltimore Banner & The New York Times Local Investigations Fellowship. Thank you to so many, especially those who trusted us with their stories, however painful or risky it may have been for them to share, because they knew it could make a difference.
HUGE congrats to my former The Associated Press colleagues but also to the STUDENTS of Cronkite School's Howard Center for Investigative Journalism ASU & Merrill College @ Maryland's The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism for being named finalists in the The Pulitzer Prizes. Can you imagine? You go to J school and walk away a Pulitzer finalist! YESSSSS.
Tonight at 6: I'll be part of a panel of journalists questioning candidates for Montgomery County executive about their views on housing issues. Event is sponsored by the MoCo Renters Alliance. It will air on Montgomery Community Media channels live and later -- check it out!
Congratulations to Associate Professor Emeritus Ira Chinoy for winning the American Historical Association’ Eugenia M. Palmegiano Prize in the History of Journalism! Chinoy won for his 2024 book, “Predicting the Winner: The Untold Story of Election Night 1952 and the Dawn of Computer
We can’t wait to watch Sasho Cirovski and Maryland men's soccer in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament! But first: Come see Sasho, Taylor Twellman and more at our 20th annual Povich Symposium on Wednesday, Dec. 3. REGISTER: go.umd.edu/Povich2025
TONIGHT is our The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism's 20th annual Povich Symposium! “Soccer in the USA: World Cup ’26 and Beyond” will bring together soccer leaders and journalists — including MLS Commissioner Don Garber, U.S. Soccer legend Cobi Jones, Terps Hall of Famer Taylor Twellman and Terps
