Sandy Banisky
@baniskys.bsky.social
Baltimore Sun alum; more recently Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland, College Park.
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How, indeed: 'How will the American people find out what is being done at the Pentagon in their name, with their hard-earned tax dollars, and more importantly, the decisions that may put their sons and daughters in harm's way?' www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g...
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...
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October 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
How, indeed: 'How will the American people find out what is being done at the Pentagon in their name, with their hard-earned tax dollars, and more importantly, the decisions that may put their sons and daughters in harm's way?' www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g...
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I walked out of the @baltimoresun.bsky.social newsroom 28 years ago. But you never really walk out of a newsroom. #SunSportsReunion H/T #MollyDunham #StanRappaport
September 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I walked out of the @baltimoresun.bsky.social newsroom 28 years ago. But you never really walk out of a newsroom. #SunSportsReunion H/T #MollyDunham #StanRappaport
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I once got to interview Robert Redford and nearly died of hyperventilation. At one point my notes just trailed off 〰️〰️〰️
September 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I once got to interview Robert Redford and nearly died of hyperventilation. At one point my notes just trailed off 〰️〰️〰️
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Meet The Banner Montgomery newsroom buff.ly/nDRBXpG
Meet The Banner Montgomery newsroom
For the past two months, we have been putting together a team of journalists who can cover the issues that matter most to residents.
www.thebanner.com
September 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Meet The Banner Montgomery newsroom buff.ly/nDRBXpG
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Soccer is a global sport. Its center of gravity is arguably the UK and the Premier League.
Join the Povich Center in January 2026 as we explore the expanding role of Americans in the sport in the UK and around the world in the run up to World Cup ‘26.
Apply here:
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Join the Povich Center in January 2026 as we explore the expanding role of Americans in the sport in the UK and around the world in the run up to World Cup ‘26.
Apply here:
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American Soccer Abroad - Promo
YouTube video by Nathaniel Scott Stevens
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August 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Soccer is a global sport. Its center of gravity is arguably the UK and the Premier League.
Join the Povich Center in January 2026 as we explore the expanding role of Americans in the sport in the UK and around the world in the run up to World Cup ‘26.
Apply here:
myea.umd.edu/index.cfm?Fu...
Join the Povich Center in January 2026 as we explore the expanding role of Americans in the sport in the UK and around the world in the run up to World Cup ‘26.
Apply here:
myea.umd.edu/index.cfm?Fu...
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Real policy impact. A @thebaltimorebanner.com must-read.
ICE targeted a Maryland mother over a decades-old crime. Her town is fighting back.
ICE targeted a Maryland mother over a decades-old crime. Her town is fighting back.
A 43-year-old is fighting deportation to Vietnam, a place she last lived when she was 10.
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June 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Real policy impact. A @thebaltimorebanner.com must-read.
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Baltimore's fledgling answer to the decline of independent American journalism -- the online non-profit daily known as the Baltimore Banner -- has just been awarded its first Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the city's overdose crisis. Subscribe now. Great cities have great metro dailies.
May 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Baltimore's fledgling answer to the decline of independent American journalism -- the online non-profit daily known as the Baltimore Banner -- has just been awarded its first Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the city's overdose crisis. Subscribe now. Great cities have great metro dailies.
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Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of overdose crisis
Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of overdose crisis
The Baltimore Banner was awarded the Pulitzer Prize on Monday for groundbreaking local journalism that exposed Baltimore as the deadliest large city in the nation for drug overdoses.
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May 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of overdose crisis
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We just won a Pulitzer Prize for our coverage of the overdose crisis. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of overdose crisis
The Baltimore Banner was awarded the Pulitzer Prize on Monday for groundbreaking local journalism that exposed Baltimore as the deadliest large city in the nation for drug overdoses.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
We just won a Pulitzer Prize for our coverage of the overdose crisis. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
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The Banner team also won The Frank A. Blethen Award for Local Accountability Reporting in the 2025 Poynter Journalism Prizes for its project diving into Baltimore’s Overdose Crisis www.poynter.org/prizes/
2025 Poynter Journalism Prizes Winners and Finalists - Poynter
In 2024, the Poynter Institute will award The Poynter Journalism Prizes, honoring the best in American journalism. These awards previously were run by the News Leaders Association, which voted to tran...
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May 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The Banner team also won The Frank A. Blethen Award for Local Accountability Reporting in the 2025 Poynter Journalism Prizes for its project diving into Baltimore’s Overdose Crisis www.poynter.org/prizes/
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Congratulations to reporters Alissa Zhu, Jessica Gallagher, Nick Thieme of @thebaltimorebanner.com and @nytimes.com for winning the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting.
May 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Congratulations to reporters Alissa Zhu, Jessica Gallagher, Nick Thieme of @thebaltimorebanner.com and @nytimes.com for winning the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting.
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As another NYC institution once said, it's déjà vu all over again for The New York Times and former Gov. Sarah Palin.
My piece on the retrial of her defamation suit against the NYT
www.npr.org/2025/04/13/n...
My piece on the retrial of her defamation suit against the NYT
www.npr.org/2025/04/13/n...
A retrial of Sarah Palin's case against 'New York Times' begins Monday
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has the rare opportunity to retry her defamation case against The New York Times even though she lost it — twice in a 24-hour-period — in early 2022.
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April 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
As another NYC institution once said, it's déjà vu all over again for The New York Times and former Gov. Sarah Palin.
My piece on the retrial of her defamation suit against the NYT
www.npr.org/2025/04/13/n...
My piece on the retrial of her defamation suit against the NYT
www.npr.org/2025/04/13/n...
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Matt fixed a necklace I’d gotten in Italy years ago and managed to break. It always reminds me of the lovely way the jewelry artist said, ‘my atelier.’
April 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Matt fixed a necklace I’d gotten in Italy years ago and managed to break. It always reminds me of the lovely way the jewelry artist said, ‘my atelier.’
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A federal judge ruled that the Trump White House must admit the AP's journalists to news events - ruling its exclusion was "unlawful."
Almost two hours later, two AP journalists were rejected from the WH pool to cover a Trump speech.
My NPR story:
www.npr.org/2025/04/08/n...
Almost two hours later, two AP journalists were rejected from the WH pool to cover a Trump speech.
My NPR story:
www.npr.org/2025/04/08/n...
Judge orders White House to allow AP access to news events
U.S. Judge Trevor N. McFadden rules the White House cannot deny the Associated Press access to news events because the wire service continues to use "Gulf of Mexico" rather than "Gulf of America".
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April 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
A federal judge ruled that the Trump White House must admit the AP's journalists to news events - ruling its exclusion was "unlawful."
Almost two hours later, two AP journalists were rejected from the WH pool to cover a Trump speech.
My NPR story:
www.npr.org/2025/04/08/n...
Almost two hours later, two AP journalists were rejected from the WH pool to cover a Trump speech.
My NPR story:
www.npr.org/2025/04/08/n...
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My interest in March Madness has entered the transfer portal
March 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM
My interest in March Madness has entered the transfer portal
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It would seem as though this is a federal expenditure that both reporters and budget reviewers might want to scrutinize
Kristi Noem told attendees at a CPAC dinner Friday that Trump directed her to launch a taxpayer-funded ad campaign and demanded she thank him in the ads.
No other outlet bothered to write about this, despite the admin blowing up to $200M on these ads
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
No other outlet bothered to write about this, despite the admin blowing up to $200M on these ads
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Kristi Noem Says $200 Million DHS Ad Campaign Thanking Trump Was His Idea
Donald Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said he instructed her to make ads that “thank me for closing the border.”
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February 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It would seem as though this is a federal expenditure that both reporters and budget reviewers might want to scrutinize
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Far-right media gets center stage at White House even as Trump holds established media at bay
My story with @Tomdreisbach.Bsky.social
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My story with @Tomdreisbach.Bsky.social
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These far-right media figures are getting center stage under Trump
The Trump administration has welcomed far-right media figures in the White House briefing room and elsewhere, even as it restricts access for established news outlets.
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February 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Far-right media gets center stage at White House even as Trump holds established media at bay
My story with @Tomdreisbach.Bsky.social
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My story with @Tomdreisbach.Bsky.social
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Not just football
Bobby Hull, an electric left-winger known as the 'Golden Jet', marveled hockey fans for his will to win. Named one of the NHL's greatest players, Hull was found to have had CTE after his death.
Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull died with CTE, researchers say
Bobby Hull, an electric left-winger known as the 'Golden Jet', marveled hockey fans for his will to win. Named one of the NHL's greatest players, Hull was found to have had CTE after his death.
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February 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Not just football
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Once upon a time: 'Every child knew this food was coming from some caring Americans, people who believed that helping those in need was just part of being an American.' baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/trum... by @danrodricks.bsky.social
Trump allies smear Baltimore-based Global Refuge's history of humanitarian work
Allies of President Donald Trump, including Mike Flynn and Elon Musk, have publicly smeared Baltimore-based Global Refuge and other humanitarian aid organizations.
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February 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Once upon a time: 'Every child knew this food was coming from some caring Americans, people who believed that helping those in need was just part of being an American.' baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/trum... by @danrodricks.bsky.social
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Now I have a player to root for. Nicely done by Sam Jane, Povich Center’s reporter at the #Superbowl
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Super Bowl LIX: Maryland upbringing set stage for Thomas Booker’s NFL success
NEW ORLEANS – Growing up, Thomas Booker listened to NPR instead of music on the radio. He and his parents discussed geopolitical issues and the stock market at the dinner table. And he had the body…
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February 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Now I have a player to root for. Nicely done by Sam Jane, Povich Center’s reporter at the #Superbowl
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Update: Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene asks NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS chief Paula Kerger to testify at hearing on public broadcasting, "including its systematically biased content."
Cites Uri Berliner essay in Free Press, Hunter Biden coverage for NPR and PBS segment on Musk salute
Cites Uri Berliner essay in Free Press, Hunter Biden coverage for NPR and PBS segment on Musk salute
February 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Update: Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene asks NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS chief Paula Kerger to testify at hearing on public broadcasting, "including its systematically biased content."
Cites Uri Berliner essay in Free Press, Hunter Biden coverage for NPR and PBS segment on Musk salute
Cites Uri Berliner essay in Free Press, Hunter Biden coverage for NPR and PBS segment on Musk salute
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Maher in note to staff: "NPR welcomes opportunities to discuss the critical role of public media in delivering impartial, fact-based news and reporting to the American people."
Maher in note to staff: "NPR welcomes opportunities to discuss the critical role of public media in delivering impartial, fact-based news and reporting to the American people."
February 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Maher in note to staff: "NPR welcomes opportunities to discuss the critical role of public media in delivering impartial, fact-based news and reporting to the American people."
Maher in note to staff: "NPR welcomes opportunities to discuss the critical role of public media in delivering impartial, fact-based news and reporting to the American people."
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FCC chief Brendan Carr launches inquiry into NPR and PBS stations with an eye to help allies on Capitol hill unravel federal funding for public broadcasting
My story for NPR:
www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...
My story for NPR:
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Trump's FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS
Brendan Carr, the new head of the Federal Communications Commission under President Trump, says the public broadcasters are being investigated for allegedly running commercials.
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January 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
FCC chief Brendan Carr launches inquiry into NPR and PBS stations with an eye to help allies on Capitol hill unravel federal funding for public broadcasting
My story for NPR:
www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...
My story for NPR:
www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...
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In Will Lewis's first year at 'Washington Post,' readers and staffers flee
My story for NPR:
www.npr.org/2025/01/15/n...
My story for NPR:
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Will Lewis's first year at 'Washington Post': Cancellations, red ink and an exodus
Subscribers and star journalists have fled the Post in its first year under CEO and Publisher Will Lewis. Now staff have signed a petition asking owner Jeff Bezos to intervene.
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January 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
In Will Lewis's first year at 'Washington Post,' readers and staffers flee
My story for NPR:
www.npr.org/2025/01/15/n...
My story for NPR:
www.npr.org/2025/01/15/n...