I spent 15 years as a reporter and editor at the Baltimore Sun. In my final position, as assistant managing editor for news, I oversaw all local, city, state, national, foreign, business and investigative news for the newspaper. I left in April 2009 to join Kearney O'Doherty Public Affairs in Baltimore. A group of us founded the non-profit Center Maryland in January 2010, in an effort to try to try to focus our state on centrist politics -- rather than the extremes that have dominated the conversation. Our efforts led to the creation of a daily aggregation of relevant Maryland news, focused mostly on poliics, government and business. We also work to create original news and commentary on politics and business. Our content is available through a daily email, as well as our website, www.centermaryland.org. I serve as executive editor of the news portion of the non-profit. My continued interest and involvement in Maryland media brought me to join NewsTrust.
Why wouldn't the reporter include any comments from either the state or the developer? Or indicate whether she even bothered to try to get comment? Doesn't she want to ask the question of whether they agree or disagree with the numbers from this conservative-leaning think tank?
The story does an excellent job of capturing the last day of the session -- both the craziness, and the highlights of the major issues
Why isn't the non-profit contacted for comment -- or any indication given that an effort was made to contact the non-profit? Or any comment from the city? This seems like a one-sided story, based solely on a press release from the neighborhood association.
The reporter broke the story of the problems with MVA's voter registration system, and this is a strong follow-up of how the state is going to try to fix the problems.
The reporter does an excellent job of stepping back from the day-to-day discussions of the budget to put it into context -- what it means and why it matters.
The reporter digs into what was promised to be a major reform in voter registration and exposes significant flaws in the system. She does an excellent job of explaining what the data means and why it should matter.
A very solid article that pulls together a lot of different elements and key legislators. The reporters use excellent examples to illustrate their analysis and theories.
A thorough article that talks to lawmakers, watermen and others. A smart follow-up to the recent stories on poaching.
