Politics Everywhere is a series of events that bring practitioners, policymakers, and community leaders to campus. Each event explores how politics, policy, and institutions shape our daily lives. The series is open to the public and press. Event topics vary because politics is everywhere.
Politics Everywhere: Journalistic Ethics from the Campaign Trail to the Statehouse
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2026
Time: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Location: Fine Arts Recital Hall
Event Description
With the 2026 statewide election cycle behind us, state and local media outlets will once again turn their attention to Maryland’s annual 90-day legislative session. The journalists on this beat bear an immense responsibility to inform the public about issues and candidates that directly impact their daily lives, all while working within real constraints. Smaller newsrooms, finite resources, and a sometimes inattentive public make their work challenging. Moreover, the nature of their work is also uniquely up close and personal. The state house press corps encounter the same lawmakers, advocates, and staffers in the same hallways session after session, and the sources they rely on today are often the same ones they scrutinize tomorrow.
Join the UMBC Institute of Politics for a panel discussion on journalistic ethics in state political reporting, featuring journalists covering the Maryland General Assembly and state elections.
Panelists
Pamela Wood, The Baltimore Banner
Bryan Sears, Maryland Matters
John-John Williams IV, The Baltimore Banner
Hannah Gaskill, The Daily Record
William Ford, Maryland Matters
Moderators
Dr. Mileah Kromer, Director, UMBC Institute of Politics
Dr. Michael Nance, Director, Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law program
Event Schedule
7:00 – 7:10 pm Welcoming remarks
7:10 – 7:20 pm Introduction of panelists
7:20 – 8:00 pm Moderated panel discussion
8:00 – 8:25 pm Audience Q&A
8:25 – 8:30 pm Closing remarks
This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science, the Department of Philosophy, and the Philosophy, Politics, Economics, and Law program, and is part of the Center for Ethics and Values public forum series.
IoP sponsored events are open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University’s nondiscrimination policy.