Banner Press Room

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 selected 15 community leaders as its 2025 Emerging Leaders honorees, who will be recognized at an event in May.

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.

Starting Dec. 4, Banner subscribers can comment on select stories.

Students in grades 5-12 in Baltimore and Baltimore County are encouraged to submit artwork to the Lyric Baltimore’s Dream Big Contest.

Hunter Schloss will serve as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Growth, where he will drive subscription acquisition strategies, enhance reader engagement and optimize retention.

The Baltimore Banner is requesting nominations to choose emerging leaders of the Baltimore community.

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, there is no more important time to ensure people have access to trustworthy news to help them make informed decisions.

The award recognizes journalists whose reporting brings awareness to systemic challenges, influences public understanding, and sparks meaningful change.

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 “PBS NewsHour” segment covered The Banner’s groundbreaking Baltimore opioid crisis series.

The Baltimore Banner today announced the launch of online obituaries by offering an innovative approach to the publication of death notices.

The second class of The Banner’s Emerging Leaders were honored at The Center Club on Wednesday night.

The Banner was named the MDDC’s News Organization of the Year for 2023 and swept the press association’s top awards.

Banner staffers were recognized for column writing, beat coverage, explanatory stories and photography.

A judge ordered The Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to turn over complete autopsy reports to The Baltimore Banner on Monday after a yearlong lawsuit. The state could still appeal.

The Baltimore Banner selected 13 community leaders as its 2024 Emerging Leaders honorees, who will be recognized at an event in May.

Cohn, a journalist-turned-media executive who was president of The Atlantic and now leads The Economist, will head the local news organization.