For the past year, I've mentored interns at a local media organization in Baltimore, with a focus on my role in journalism and media. In our first meeting, a young Black woman expressed her aspiration to get published. Today, I'm pleased to announce we achieved a milestone and closed out our Entertainment Tech Month by publishing her feature on a colleague's journey as a video editor.
Also, I dug up some key insights from UpSurge Baltimore's latest report on the regional tech ecosystem. Enjoy!
— Alanah, Technical.ly lead reporter for Baltimore
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A video editor's journey to working with BET
In this new collaborative feature, Wide Angle Youth Media intern Janai Cherry chronicled Ben Loviglio-Wolf's path from childhood fascination to professional success in video editing and visual effects.
Through his involvement with Wide Angle, a nonprofit amplifying Baltimore youth voices, Loviglio-Wolf found support and guidance that propelled his career. Today, he works as a full-time creative and freelancer, producing content for clients like BET and Keke Palmer.
BEN LOVIGLIO-WOLF AT WORK. (MATT FREIRE/WIDE ANGLE YOUTH MEDIA)
A snapshot of the region’s tech landscape
The UpSurge Baltimore Annual Meeting last week provided some key insights into the evolving local tech landscape.
The org's newly released 2024 Baltimore Tech Ecosystem Report builds on and previous studies this by outlining the current status of the local tech scene, especially with respect to the org's push for diversity and equity in the ecosystem.
TECHNICAL.LY LEAD REPORTER ALANAH Nichole Davis (left) and UPSURGE BALTIMORE CEO KORY BAILEY. (IAN HARPOOL/UPSURGE BALTIMORE)
News Incubator: What else to know today
• Seven Black-owned businesses each received $25,000 in grant funding and licenses, as well as technical support, to open storefronts at Harborplace. [Baltimore Banner]
• ICYMI: Baltimore City's IT department has a new podcast. The latest episode of "Voices of Digital Equity" features Stephanie Alphee (Code in the Schools), Kisha Webster and Colby Davis (Greenmount West Community Center). [BCIT]
• Immersive exhibits featuring the work of Vincent van Gogh and Édouard Manet will open at the Baltimore Convention Center this summer. [Baltimore Biz Journal]
• Take a peek inside the inner turmoil at Techstars amid leadership transitions, losses and staff cuts. [TechCrunch]
• Meet six Black women taking on systemic barriers and associated issues through tech entrepreneurship. [Essence]
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