Thanks to the Maryland-DC Scholastic Press Association for inviting me to talk to young journalists about public records during J-Day at Merrill College @ Maryland. And we got to learn from Krishna Sharma too! The students had great questions — the future of journalism is bright!

What do you do with an old, empty bus station? Squash courts, of course.
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The The Baltimore Banner crossed 100k followers on Instagram over the weekend — we're now up to 103k!

I'm so proud of our social and visual teams for putting our journalism in front of an IG audience. Non-profit, local news for the win. People want it.
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Fascinating and close-up look of the complex recovery efforts of clearing Key Bridge wreckage, from Krishna Sharma .

A The Baltimore Banner investigation revealed Harford County's jail has a suicide rate five times the avg. rate of local jails across the country.

In Md., each county oversees their own jail death investigations.

Ben Conarck
w/Krishna Sharma
Greg Morton

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Thread: Last year, Nathaniel Maurice Powell Jr. died in the Harford County Detention Center under mysterious circumstances. It was ruled a suicide, but Nate's dad didn't believe the official narrative. He wanted to get to the bottom of what happened, and I wanted to help him.

Three years ago, Baltimore County investigated — but did not charge — Dameon Patterson for sexual abuse of a minor.

He was arrested earlier this month in Howard County, charged with sexually abusing a minor over the last two years.
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I'll be presenting at J-Day 2024! If you know any aspiring high school journalists, check it out ⤵️
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We have a lawyer at the courthouse.

The public has a right to know what's happening at the Mosby trial. Follow Dylan Segelbaum.

You can’t drive through Baltimore and not run across at least one ‘RLong’ graffiti tag. It got us wondering: “Who is RLong?”

Myself, Brenna T. Smith, Jessica Gallagher and Krishna Sharma investigated some interesting theories.

Here’s what we found thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/arts/r…

RLong — you'll see it everywhere in Baltimore.

On buildings, street signs, and even car windows.

But, who is behind the prolific graffiti tag? Tramon, Jessica Gallagher, & Krishna Sharma tried to found out.

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I'm *very* excited to announce that I will be an adjunct professor at U Maryland's Merrill College @ Maryland of journalism! 🥳🥳🥳

I'll be teaching social media & audience engagement (and still full time with The Baltimore Banner !) Excited to begin this semester 🤍♥️

Here's what we saw at the #Ravens tailgate 💜

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There are 14 public art pieces missing in Baltimore.

Adjusted for inflation, those missing installation are worth $1.4 million today.
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Audience Engagement Editor for The Baltimore Banner Krishna Sharma shares insights on how to start and grow a journalism TikTok account. lenfestinstitute.org/solutions-reso…

Tennis. Druid Hill Park. They’re the main arteries in many friendships at these once-segregated tennis courts.
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Probably some of the most hilarious trash talk I’ve encountered reporting a story.

“It’s a lot easier to count dollars than it is to count nutrients in these waterways.'

I explored the debate over stream restorations in Maryland
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The #1 rule of TikTok for news organizations: There are no rules for TikTok, according to Krishna Sharma. He shares insights on how The Baltimore Banner found its voice on the platform and grew its audience to 45,000 followers 🤳 ⬇️ lenfestinstitute.org/solutions-reso…

Super smart and insightful tips from Krishna Sharma on how to start and grow a TikTok account for your newsroom: 'Rule #1 of TikTok: There are no rules for TikTok.'

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