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The Philip Merrill College of Journalism trains fearless journalists. We emphasize good writing, critical thinking and real-world hands-on experience.

The Philip Merrill College of Journalism is dedicated to creating fearless broadcast and multiplatform journalists ready for the real world. Our students are innovative and entrepreneurial. Their training is hands-on. The curriculum is professional - designed with an eye on the future. Internships bring practical training. We have a world-class faculty, intimate class sizes and a location just mi

nutes away from a major media capital of the world that no other public research university can offer. We offer programs in sports journalism, as well as investigative, public affairs and computational journalism.

06/08/2026

As the Dow Jones News Fund data journalism boot camp wraps up at Merrill College, we're wishing all the students good luck as they head to their summer internships!

The DJNF internship program brings together students from universities across the country to delve into their specialty before they join newsrooms. We're proud to offer our data journalism expertise to train these impressive students!

⭐️ Sam Gauntt (University of Maryland), States Newsroom D.C. bureau
⭐️ Casey Mann (University of Arkansas), The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
⭐️ Ela Jalil (University of Maryland), Investigative Reporting Workshop & The Washington Post

06/05/2026

JOIN US TODAY at noon for "Using AI to improve newsgathering" — the next webinar in the monthly series, “The Business of Journalism in the Age of AI,” from Merrill College and 's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

The session will feature Merrill College faculty members Sean Mussenden (director of the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism) and Derek Willis (lecturer in data and computational journalism) in discussion with Eli Wohlenhaus, director of digital and AI news strategy for Adams MultiMedia.

REGISTER TODAY at go.umd.edu/BizofJournalismJune

06/04/2026

The prestigious Dow Jones News Fund internship program's data journalism boot camp is in full swing! 💻️

Merrill College is happy to host the DJNF data journalism interns again this year as they enhance their data skills, learn from the best data professors and iron out a story pitch before they head to their newsrooms this summer. The interns are having a great time and we wish them luck at their internships!

06/03/2026

JOIN US Friday (June 5) at noon for "Using AI to improve newsgathering" — the next webinar in the monthly series, “The Business of Journalism in the Age of AI,” from Merrill College and 's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

The session will feature Merrill College faculty members Sean Mussenden (director of the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism) and Derek Willis (lecturer in data and computational journalism) in discussion with Eli Wohlenhaus, director of digital and AI news strategy for Adams MultiMedia.

REGISTER TODAY at go.umd.edu/BizofJournalismJune

06/02/2026

Summer vibes starting now 🏖️

Merrill College has a lot going on this summer — check out our community's plans!

05/29/2026

Congratulations to Capital News Service for winning 27 awards in this year's MDDC Press Association contest!

Competing against professionals, CNS placed first in 17 categories and second in 10. Two first-place finishes also won Best of Show — which honors the category’s best work across all size divisions. It was CNS’ most MDDC awards in a single year since 2018.

Shoutout to five students who each earned two awards — Eddy Calkins ’26, Sophia da Silva ’26, Molecule Jongwilai (M.J. ’26), Andrew McBride ’26 and Cat Murphy (M.J. ’26). Murphy was recognized as Best of Show in Best Use of Interactive Media. The CNS audience engagement bureau won three awards, including one Best of Show.

Congrats to your amazing work!

COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS: https://merrill.umd.edu/articles/merrill-colleges-capital-news-service-wins-27-mddc-press-association-awards

05/28/2026

JOIN US June 5 at noon for "Using AI to improve newsgathering" — the next webinar in the monthly series, “The Business of Journalism in the Age of AI,” from Merrill College and 's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

The session will feature Merrill College faculty members Sean Mussenden (director of the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism) and Derek Willis (lecturer in data and computational journalism) in discussion with Eli Wohlenhaus, director of digital and AI news strategy for Adams MultiMedia.

REGISTER TODAY at go.umd.edu/BizofJournalismJune

05/27/2026

We're very proud of the NINE(!) students selected to this year’s class of prestigious Dow Jones News Fund interns — the most of any school! We're also excited to again be hosting the data journalism training boot camp as part of the program. 🥳 🥳 🥳

Congratulations to students (listed with where they’ll intern): Mara K. Bell (The Washington Post), Sam Gauntt (States Newsroom D.C.) Bureau), Will Hammann (Maryland Matters), Ela Jalil (Investigative Reporting Workshop), Emely Miranda-Aguilar (Stars and Stripes), Tiasia Saunders (Investigative Project on Race and Equity), Alexander Taylor (Baltimore Business Journal), Jake Tiger (Staffing Industry Analysts) and Katelynn Winebrenner (The Frederick News-Post)!

They were nine of 78 paid interns placed in 58 U.S. newsrooms in this summer's cohort, and were chosen from more than 800 applications. You'll do great!

MORE: https://dowjonesnewsfund.org/news/djnf-announces-2026-interns/

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