Penelope Blackwell

Penelope Blackwell is a seasoned journalist with experience in breaking news and civic accountability reporting. Since June 2022, Penelope has served as a Breaking News/Accountability Reporter at The Baltimore Banner. Prior positions include Civic Accountability Reporter at The News & Observer Publishing Company from August 2021 to July 2022, and Edtech Reporter at Protocol from January 2021 to July 2021. Penelope also interned as a Breaking/Emerging News Intern at The Baltimore Sun and was a News Fellow with News21. Education includes a Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University, earned between 2019 and 2020, and a Bachelor of Science in Multimedia Journalism from Morgan State University, completed in May 2019. Additionally, Penelope began studies in Multimedia Journalism at Bennett College in 2015.