Melanie Balakit on Muck Rack

Melanie Balakit

Verified
Baltimore
As seen in: Baltimore Sun, USA Today, U.S. News and World Report, AZCentral | The Arizona Republic, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Washington Times, Ashland City Times, Cincinnati Enquirer, Gallatin News Examiner, KHOU-TV (Houston, TX) and
Emerging news editor for @baltimoresun Past: @USATODAY network, @Tennessean, @a_dotguild

Get in touch with Melanie

Contact Melanie, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Melanie Balakit’s Biography

Read Full Bio →

Willing to work and willing to learn. Melanie is a recent journalism graduate seeking a full-time job.

She can meet the demands of the multimedia journalism world. She writes, takes photos, and produces video news packages. Most comfortable with writing and video, but able to do all three.

This summer, she's traveling all over the country as UNITY's first reporting fellow. She'll pitch and produce multimedia stories for the student projects of the following minority journalism conventions: NA…

Melanie Balakit’s Journalist Portfolio

See all 16 portfolio items →
NABJ and NAHJ to Explore Joint Convention

NABJ and NAHJ to Explore Joint Convention

The National Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists are explor…

View article →
Alicia Barrera: Funding for a future

Alicia Barrera: Funding for a future

Money was tight, but Alicia Barrera was determined to attend this year's NAHJ conference. So the 22-year-old …

View article →
Lack of Native American representation in Silicon Valley

Lack of Native American representation in Silicon Valley

Native American representation in Silicon Valley's technology industry remains low, despite the industry's ef…

View article →
Mendez paved way for Brown as anti-segregation precedent

Mendez paved way for Brown as anti-segregation precedent

As a college student, Shereen Marisol Meraji learned about the roles of Latinos in American history, but ther…

View article →
DACA program helping change young people's lives

DACA program helping change young people's lives

View article →
Brown wins Democratic nomination for governor

Brown wins Democratic nomination for governor

COLLEGE PARK - Anthony G. Brown wins the Maryland Democratic Party's nomination for governor in the state's p…

View article →

Articles

One dead, one injured in Northwest Baltimore shootings, police say

|
By Melanie Balakit 
| Baltimore Sun
One man died and another was seriously injured in separate shootings in Northwest Baltimore Saturday morning, police said. The fatal shooting occurred late Saturday morning in Baltimore's Central Park Heights neighborhood, police said. At about 10:40 a.m., Northwest District patrol officers heard a gun discharge coming from Park Heights Avenue and Spaulding Avenue. They found a 52-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds in the 3100 block of Spaulding Avenue.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (3) Issue with article?

‘Heartbroken and angered’: Safe Streets worker dies in quadruple shooting in East Baltimore on Wednesday night, police say

|
By McKenna Oxenden, Melanie Balakit 
| Capital Gazette
A quadruple shooting in East Baltimore on Wednesday night left three people dead, including a Safe Streets worker, and one person injured, police said. Three others were injured in separate shootings in West and South Baltimore. At about 7:25 p.m., Eastern District patrol officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 2400 block of E. Monument St. Once there, officers located four men suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. A 28-year-old man was pronounced dead on the scene.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Baltimore Running Festival | PHOTOS

|
By Melanie Balakit , Kim Hairston
| Baltimore Sun
Hundreds of runners participated in the Baltimore Running Festival on Sat. Oct. 9, 2021. (Melanie Balakit, Kim Hairston) Baltimore Running Festival Joanna Hayes, winner of the women's 2021 Baltimore Marathon, crosses the finish line. (Kim Hairston) Baltimore Running Festival Joanna Hayes, winner of the women's 2021 Baltimore Marathon, crosses the finish line. (Kim Hairston) Baltimore Running Festival Joanna Hayes, winner of the women's 2021 Baltimore Marathon, crosses the finish line.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?
See all 1,274 licensed articles (1,276 Total)

Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Well actually, yes. =] I used a typewriter to type on these stickers when I interned at Charles County, Md. government.

Actions

Share this page

Get in touch with Melanie

Contact Melanie, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack
 •  Privacy  •  Terms  •  Security and Legal  •   •   •   • 

© 2026 Muck Rack

SOC 2® Certified