Banner Press Room
A note about our new domain
You may have noticed that late last night we made a small but meaningful change: Our website has moved to thebanner.com.
The Baltimore Banner receives $200,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to advance local journalism
The grant will support The Banner’s mission to deliver high-impact, nonprofit journalism.
The Baltimore Banner to join Lenfest Institute AI Collaborative and Fellowship program
The Baltimore Banner will use artificial intelligence to better classify content and analyze audience feedback.
Meet the 2025 Banner summer intern class
Please join us in welcoming these young journalists to our newsroom.
The Baltimore Banner wins more than 50 MDDC Press Association awards
The Banner receives News Organization of the Year (Division A) and 18 Best in Show, 14 first-place and 25 second-place awards.
The Baltimore Banner honors third class of Emerging Leaders
Each honoree was selected from a pool of community nominations by a committee of local leaders.
The Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting
The Banner’s multi-year investigative series on Baltimore’s opioid crisis wins the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting.
The Banner wins Polk Award for coverage of Baltimore’s overdose crisis
Baltimore Banner reporters Alissa Zhu, Jessica Gallagher and Nick Thieme have won the organization’s first George Polk Award for their local investigative work.
The Baltimore Banner announces its 2025 Emerging Leaders honorees
The Baltimore Banner selected 15 community leaders as its 2025 Emerging Leaders honorees, who will be recognized at an event in May.
The Baltimore Banner, The New York Times and Big Local News collaborate with newsrooms across the country to expose the opioid crisis
The collaborations with newsrooms across the country are a result of The Baltimore Banner and The New York Times Local Investigations Fellowship’s initial reporting about the staggering depth of Baltimore’s opioid crisis.
The Baltimore Banner launches reader comments
Starting Dec. 4, Banner subscribers can comment on select stories.
Lyric Baltimore’s 8th annual Dream Big Contest open for student submissions
Students in grades 5-12 in Baltimore and Baltimore County are encouraged to submit artwork to the Lyric Baltimore’s Dream Big Contest.
The Baltimore Banner welcomes Hunter Schloss as Senior Vice President of Growth
Hunter Schloss will serve as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Growth, where he will drive subscription acquisition strategies, enhance reader engagement and optimize retention.
Nominate The Banner’s 2025 Emerging Leaders
The Baltimore Banner is requesting nominations to choose emerging leaders of the Baltimore community.
The Baltimore Banner welcomes Clay Fisher to its board of directors
Clay Fisher will help steer the growth of The Baltimore Banner in its mission to deliver essential and compelling journalism that informs and strengthens communities across Maryland.
On Democracy Day, a reminder that newsrooms like ours have a role to play
On Democracy Day, there is no more important time to ensure people have access to trustworthy news to help them make informed decisions.
Liz Bowie to receive Excellence in Journalism Award from Disability Rights Maryland
The award recognizes journalists whose reporting brings awareness to systemic challenges, influences public understanding, and sparks meaningful change.
The Baltimore Banner announces second annual iMPACT MARYLAND thought leadership conference
The Baltimore Banner today announced iMPACT MARYLAND will once again gather the region’s most visionary leaders to interact in meaningful ways with the community’s most engaged thinkers.
The Baltimore Banner featured on ‘PBS NewsHour’
The “PBS NewsHour” segment covered The Banner’s groundbreaking Baltimore opioid crisis series.
