Five Dubs focuses on the who, what, when, where and why of local news media in Maryland, Delaware and D.C. We’ll talk with the journalists about stories behind the news. Five Dubs is a project of the MDDC Press Association and is hosted by Rebecca Snyder.
Chris Gunty (Catholic Review Media), Joe Owens (The Dialog), Mark Zimmerman (The Catholic Standard) discuss how they remain fair and accurate in their religion based reporting.
Andy Schotz and Luciana Perez-Uribe Guinassi recap their project about Covid-19 impact on PIA request times.
Kevin Berrier MDDC advertising director for breaks down how business can utilize ads to grow their business, and offers something special to business owners who are listening. Tune in to hear what he offers.
Scott Yates is the U.S Director and Strategic Adviser for the Journalism Trust Initiative and he is working to create transparency guidelines to combat the era of fake news.
Thomas Silvestri the executive director of the Relevance Project speaks about the importance of encouraging community dialogue.
Joanne Antoine, Lisa Kershner, Senator Cheryl Kagan, and Delegate Brooke Lierman speak about the importance of affordable and timely access to government information through use of the Public Information Act.
Danielle Gaines of Maryland Matters, Bryan Sears of the Daily Record, Pamela Wood of The Baltimore Sun, and Ovetta Wiggins of The Washington Post discuss how Covid-19 has changed their reporting
Lisa Kershner is Maryland's first Public Access Ombudsman and she talks about what the Public Information Act is and why it is so vital.
Kathleen Stubbs, Daniel Kucin Jr., Carlos Alfaro Rodriguez, and Jose Umana were nominated and won the 2019 Courage in Journalism for their reporting of the 2019 Damascus High School Football alleged sexual assault.
NaTavia Williams a Morgan State undergrad speaks about the importance of diversity and inclusion in journalism.
Kristen Griffith of The Enterprise was the winner of the MDDC Rookie of the Year award for 2019. This award is judged by veteran journalists from the MDDC Press Foundation and honors a new journalist (with fewer than 18 months professional experience). Kristen shares why she loves community journalism. Congratulations, Kristen!
Brandon Holveck of the News Journal, Olivia Sanchez of the Capital Gazette, and former Rookie of the Year Talia Richman of the Baltimore Sun share insights about being early in career journalists. Brandon and Olivia have been nominated for MDDC's Rookie of the Year award. This prize honors a journalist who has been in the professional industry for 18 months or less. This recording was originally taped in 2020 to feature the 2019 Rookie of the Year nominees.
Rookie of the Year is an award bestowed by the MDDC Press Association to a new journalist who has been in the professional setting for 18 months or less and has produced exceptional work. These two episodes were recorded in Spring 2020 to showcase the 2019 Rookie of the Year nominees. Kristen Griffith, Lily Price, Daniel Oyefusi, and Hallie Miller are featured in this episode and they describe their journalistic journeys.
Justin Fenton shares insights about reporting on Baltimore City's Gun Trace Task Force, which was part of The Baltimore Sun's nomination package for MDDC's James S. Keat FOIA Award for 2019 reporting.
Danielle Ohl shares her story about the dilapidated conditions of the Naval Academy's physical plant, which was part of the Capital Gazette's nomination package for MDDC's James S. Keat FOIA Award for 2019 reporting.
Kathy McGinty of the Cape Gazette has been serving the businesses and community of Rehoboth Beach through advertising for years and shares her perspective on the business. Kathy has been nominated for MDDC Press Association's 2019 Salesperson of the Year.
MDDC continues talking to our Designer of the Year nominees. This week, we speak with Tracie Rawson of the Baltimore Sun.
Jennifer Ellingsworth, designer at the Cape Gazette, discusses her perspective on newspaper design. Ellingsworth was nominated for MDDC's Designer of the Year award for 2019.
James Constantine, sales representative at the Frederick News-Post, discusses helping his clients marketing their business. James has been nominated for MDDC Press Association's 2019 Salesperson of the Year.
We continue our series on the nominations for MDDC's prestigious James S. Keat FOIA Award, which honors a body of work reported primarily through open records. The Keat award, among many others, will presented online the week of May 11. In this episode “Unraveling Harborplace,” we will hear from Melody Simmons about her investigative work for the Baltimore Business Journal.
Learn what businesses need most during the chaos of coronavirus. Kevin Berrier, MDDC Advertising Director, will share the messaging, tactics and strategy for businesses - and news media members - to come out on the other side of the crisis.
MDDC's Friday Planner update for March 27, 2020
We're talking to Kevin Rector and Talia Richman from the Baltimore Sun about their investigative work on police accountability in Baltimore over the past year, and how they use Public Information Act requests in their reporting. Their work is part of the Sun's reporting package, which has been nominated for MDDC's prestigious James S. Keat FOIA Award. The Keat FOIA award honors a body of work reported primarily through open records. The Keat award, among many others, will presented at MDDC's annual conference in May in Annapolis, Maryland.
As updates occur in the COVID-19 response, MDDC Press will provide information tailored to the news media industry through our Five Dubs podcast. Please check the episode notes for links and more detail.
It's Sunshine Week, an annual nationwide celebration of access to public information and what it means for you and your community. In this episode “Investigating Baltimore Mayor Pugh,” we will hear from Luke Broadwater about his investigative work for the Baltimore Sun over the past year. Their work has been nominated for MDDC's prestigious James S. Keat FOIA Award, which honors a body of work reported primarily through open records. The Keat award, among many others, will be presented at MDDC's annual conference in May in Annapolis, Maryland. For more news around the region, visit MDDCNews.com.