Adam Marton
Data Journalism Senior Lecturer
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolAdam Marton is a data journalist, designer, and educator with over a decade of experience crafting compelling visual storytelling and data-driven journalism. As a senior lecturer at the University of Maryland and former lead of graphics and data at The Baltimore Sun, he has led teams that produced award‑winning investigations and innovative news graphics, including work tied to a Pulitzer finalist project. He blends journalism, graphic design, front-end development, and teaching to translate complex datasets into clear, engaging narratives for both newsroom and classroom. Adam also runs the Data and Graphics Bureau for a student news service, mentoring the next generation of reporters in code, visualization and digital storytelling. Based in Baltimore, he brings a hands-on portfolio approach and practical newsroom training to academic settings, pairing industry credibility with a designer’s eye for clarity.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Mass Communications, minor in English, Bachelor’s Degree, Mass Communications, minor in English at Towson UniversityMaster’s Degree, Publication Design, Master’s Degree, Publication Design at University of Baltimore
Github Skills (1)
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
amarton/652-interactive-design-development
Apr 2018 - Jun 2021
Contributions:169 commits, 75 pushes in 3 years 2 months
Capital-News-Service/stylguide-and-illustrator-graphics-template
Dec 2018 - Jun 2024
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 7 months
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