Montgomery Community Media

I know I say this a lot, but really, where has the time gone?!  In just over a week, the first session of MCM’s Backpack Journalism Academy begins and there will be brand new backpack journalists hitting the streets.  It seems like yesterday that we were just beginning the new Spring Break Backpack Journalism class. […]

Ever consider signing up for MCM’s Backpack Journalism Academy? Wonder what’s it all about? A recent graduate of Montgomery Blair High School, Michelle Chavez will attend the University of Maryland this fall where she plans to study broadcast journalism. Michelle is also one of the first students to attend Montgomery Community Media’s (MCM) Backpack Journalism […]

The Montgomery Community Television (MCT) Board of Directors met on May 20. At the meeting, the board ratified the new access committee charter and approved the process for implementing the new board governance. Here are some photos from the meeting: The next meeting is scheduled for June 24.

Montgomery Community Media hosted the small business networking breakfast on May 16 and County Council member Nancy Floreen delivered the keynote address. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. You can find out more about upcoming economic development events by visiting the county’s Choose Montgomery website at www.choosemontgomerymd.com.

Because of the overwhelming response for the July 15th HD VTR workshop, we are now adding another one on June 19th.  We are also adding The HD CG workshop on June 12th. Both begin at 7 pm and are FREE 2-hour workshops for all Certified Studio Technicians. Please note that priority is given to technicians […]

Montgomery County Council member Nancy Floreen will headline a free, small business networking breakfast on May 16 from 7:15 -8:30 a.m. at Montgomery Community Media’s television station, 7548 Standish Place, Rockville. Since 2002, Floreen has served as an at-large member of the Montgomery County Council, and she served a one-year term as Council President in […]

Spring has sprung and 3 new classes have been added for the month of May!   Socially “Smart” – Tuesday, May 7th This 3 hour workshop is designed to help get you proficient using your Smart Phone to interact with Social Media sites with available apps for your phone. You must have a Smart Phone […]

“21 This Week” Host Casey Aiken interviews MCM Executive Director Merlyn Reineke about the “A Day in a Life of Montgomery County,” photo project. Take a look.

Merlyn Reineke, executive director of Montgomery Community Media, addressed the Montgomery County Council at the fiscal year 2014 budget public hearing on April 11. Reineke provided the council a synopsis of milestones achieved this year, noted the challenges and opportunities offered by the new social media technologies and looked to the future as well. Take […]

Congratulations to Montgomery County resident and MCM volunteer Timothy Zhou for his second place middle school prize in C-SPAN’s Student Cam 2013 contest. An annual competition, C-SPAN invites middle school students (grades 6-8) and high school students (grades 9-12) to produce a five to eight minute documentary on a national issue. This year, students used […]