Department says hiring part of a “cosmic shift in thinking”
From WBAL TV
Murrow MA student TJ Smith has accepted a new position with the Baltimore Police Department as their Director of Media Relations. Smith, has been at the forefront of modern media police relations using many of the online tools he learned through the Murrow online program.
“There is a cosmic shift in thinking underway in modern policing, and this situation highlights the importance of communication and will become a model in law enforcement,” Interim Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said. “Lt. Smith, a native son of Baltimore, is the trusted voice of the Anne Arundel County Police Department, and I know that many of the men and women within the Baltimore Police Department and the citizens of Baltimore recognize and feel that same level of trust that I do.” Read more