Montgomery Community Media

Donicia explains that Beth Van Lenten was an indexer at the Library of Medicine. She used to organize many medical articles and sort them out by the topics that they were focused on. Beth now lives at Ingleside at King Farm and is in charge of taking care of the library there.

If you have been following us on social media, then you know that our newest Backpack Journalists had a lot of fun for Spring Break! I had the honor of working with some very talented young ladies!  I was beyond impressed with their maturity and talent. They had some great ideas and represented MCM’s Backpack […]

It’s back for “Spring Break”!  If you are looking for something for your student to do for Spring Break, check out our Spring Break Backpack Journalism Class!  This exciting week will take students through the process of story composition, using an HD camera, and editing a 2 minute news story that will be aired on […]

Time and time again, the question has been raised, what is better, PC or MAC? We are here to help!   At this Creative Connections, our goal is to educate you about the main differences between PC’s and MAC’s.  We will discuss different hardware and software specifically for media and production. Moreover, we will clear […]

Its time to cast your vote for best Field and Studio production in the Viewers Choice category.

  Fall is in the air, MCM classes are starting and the next Creative Connections is here! Please make plans to join us on Wednesday, September 16 at 6:30pm.   We’ve recently been informed that many of you have concerns about some of the technological changes here at MCM, and specifically a new requirement for […]

My project was on people’s thoughts on the recent Supreme Court decision to allow same-sex marriage. I interviewed my dad’s friend’s family, and some random people on the street. It was pretty interesting.

The 2015 summer sessions of Backpack Journalism have come to an end. Our newest journalists have finished their stories and I am excited to be able to share them with you.  They all did an amazing job and I am very proud of each one of them. We also had a treat this summer. The […]

Another week has flown by and a new group of Backpack Journalists have hit the streets to get their stories!  I love how each group is completely different from the others. They have their own unique qualities and it is awesome! As always, our newest journalists have a wide variety of topics they are going […]

What a great two weeks I had with the first session of MCM’s Summer Backpack Journalism Academy!  The newest journalists were full of energy and great ideas. I cannot wait to share their stories with you. The topics range from The Town of Somerset 4th of July Celebration to MCPS Bell Times and Same Sex […]