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Fearing censorship, student journalists sound alarm over Montgomery County policy
Twenty student newspapers in Montgomery County are fighting a district memo that they’re concerned could lead to censorship of what they publish.
Commentator, attorney Hugh Hewitt told not to report on Pruitt
The Washington Post has told columnist Hugh Hewitt not to write about Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt after it was revealed that Hewitt helped arrange a meeting with the EPA chief and lawyers interested in cleaning pollution in California.
Pioneering Md.-born black journalist Simeon Booker dies
Simeon Booker, a trail-blazing African-American journalist and the first full-time black reporter at The Washington Post, died Sunday at the age of 99.
Md. university honors journalist for reports on solitary confinement
Morgan State University has honored a Philadelphia journalist for his reporting on a black inmate who spent 37 years in solitary confinement. The historically black school in Baltimore said Thursday […]
Could Justice Department jail journalists? Rosenstein won’t say.
WASHINGTON — Prosecutors don’t intend to go after reporters for doing their jobs but could more forcefully try to get them to reveal their sources, a Justice Department official said […]
Prominent black journalist, publisher George Curry has died
WASHINGTON — George E. Curry, a journalist, civil rights activist and publisher whose syndicated column ran in hundreds of black-owned newspapers around the United States, has died. He was 69. […]
Report says surveillance is hampering journalists
Revelations over the past few years about how U.S. security officials have the ability to track people through phone, email and other electronic records are making it harder for journalists to report on what the government is doing, two human rights groups say.
Report: Obama administration brings chilling effect on journalism
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government’s aggressive prosecution of leaks and efforts to control information are having a chilling effect on journalists and government whistle-blowers, according to a report released Thursday […]
WBAL’s Ron Smith to be honored for journalism
WBAL’s Ron Smith is being posthumously inducted into the Maryland DC Delaware Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. Smith, the longtime radio station host best known as the “Voice of Reason,” […]
Eye Opener: O’Malley’s approval rating below 50 percent, poll finds
A few government and politics headlines for Monday.
Editorial: A new sense of purpose
The drive from Chicago to Maryland takes about 10 hours, if you go just a few miles over the speed limit. I did this drive twice in the past few weeks, along with a few O’Hare-BWI flights (one that routed me through Philadelphia on a seemingly pointless 20-minute jaunt), and for the past week, I’ve been sleeping on a rather uncomfortable air mattress.
Simon named editor of The Daily Record
David B. Simon, an award-winning editor with experience at several Maryland newspapers, has been named editor of The Daily Record, Publisher Suzanne E. Fischer-Huettner announced Thursday.
