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Cait Kelley is a Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Fellow. Cait loves telling stories with audio. Through an internship at NPR member station KOSU Radio she learned she loves doing deeper dives on issues like housing, homelessness, education and social justice that matter to her community. She pitched video and social media accompaniments to her radio and web reporting. Cait is looking for reporting and producing jobs in public radio and podcasting.

Morgan Leason is a Reporter at Capital News Service’s Annapolis Bureau. Morgan is looking for roles in data journalism, podcasting and covering politics in Washington, D.C. and New York City. She is strong in audience engagement, podcasting and creating data visualizations. She also has experience as Editor-in-Chief/Head of Copy Editing/Staff Writer/Freelancer for Stories Beneath the Shell; Intern at The Time4Coffee Podcast; Intern at The Washington Diplomat; Intern at Amazon Web Services and Intern/Freelancer for Literally Media. Connect with Morgan on LinkedIn or contact her at morgansleason@gmail.com.

Here are 7 things happening now in Maryland. #MarylandNews

Maryland parents, teens & mental health professionals—join us on Zoom on Oct. 28 to discuss #YouthMentalHealth. This is your chance to share your thoughts for a special reporting project. #MentalHealthMatters Learn more and register:

With early voting opening Oct. 24, our Local News Network today unveiled its 2024 voter guide for every school board election in Maryland — in partnership with Capital News Service and the university’s Maryland Democracy Initiative. LNN surveyed all 109 candidates, and 74 responded. All candidate Q&As are available to the public, organized by Maryland county. LNN also published five stories on key findings — including opinions about the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, book banning, cellphones in schools, school safety and gender identity. CHECK IT OUT: go.umd.edu/LNNVoterGuide24

Campaign donations, election warnings, and a power vacuum: 7 new stories from CNS

Youth Mental Health: What Works? | Virtual Town Hall The Local News Network at Philip Merrill College of Journalism - University of Maryland is embarking on a year-long reporting project called: “Youth mental health: What works?” — and kicking off the effort with a statewide town hall. We’re looking to hear from young people, parents and mental health professionals. This is your chance to tell us your concerns — and what you think we should be writing about. 📅 Date: Oct. 28 🕖 Time: 7 PM (EST) 💻 Format: Zoom discussion Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/guAms8tg #MentalHealthMatters #YouthMentalHealth #SolutionsJournalism

Jackson Hawkins is an Audience Engagement and Social Media Editor at Capital News Service. Jackson is looking for a digital media job in the greater Washington, D.C. area, whether that be doing audience engagement for a company or being a digital producer for a newsroom. He is also interested in a public relations or communications specialist job, where his skills from journalism could be transferred seamlessly. He has experience as a Staff Writer/Copy Editor at Stories Beneath the Shell, News Production Intern at WJZ (CBS Baltimore) and Radio DJ at WMUC-FM. Connect with Jackson on LinkedIn or contact him at jhawk00@terpmail.umd.edu.

Harper Lawson is an Audience Engagement and Social Media Editor at Capital News Service. Harper is looking for local and environmental journalism, public information and general communications opportunities in the greater Washington, D.C. area. She has experience as a Newsroom Intern at The News & Advance, Diversions Editor/Copy Chief/Copy Editor at The Diamondback and Beauty Editor/Staff Writer at The Campus Trainer. Connect with Harper on LinkedIn or contact her at harpertlawson@gmail.com.