In anticipation of Veterans Day, NSJI co-director Tim McNulty spoke with two veterans, one who is engaged in running an Internet “incubator” office and other in developing a unique web application for ordering and paying for restaurant meals. Tom Day, a former journalist and Army veteran, is one of the founders of The Bunker Incubator, an office based in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. Seven new affiliates of The Bunker are set to open around the country in coming months. One of the veterans who have benefited from the Bunker is Jeremy Adkins who co-developed the Dyner app that will be released next January. Jeremy and another colleague came up with Dyner and other potential web applications as they drove their Army vehicle. Both Tom and Jeremy discuss how many veterans who have dealt for years with high-tech military systems are well qualified to apply that familiarity to civilian systems.
Medill National Security Reporting Project
Medill/GlobalPost investigation sheds new light on $3.2 billion U.S. mine clearance and victim assistance effort.
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Medill/USA TODAY investigation of U.S. international food aid programs finds significant, entrenched problems
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Remembering James Foley's life and legacy one year after his death at the hands of the Islamic State.
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Major TV networks sign onto freelancer safety compact
Read about the compact, which was signed by Medill NSJI Co-Director Ellen Shearer at Columbia University in September, here.McCormick Foundation renews grant for Medill National Security Journalism program
EVANSTON, Ill. — The Robert R. McCormick Foundation has renewed a $1 million grant to fund the Medill National Security Journalism Initiative at Northwestern University over the next two years.
The NSJ program provides journalists-in-training and working journalists with the knowledge and skills necessary to report accurately, completely and with context on events and issues related to defense, security and civil liberties. The initiative began in January, 2009 with an initial three-year, $1.3 million McCormick Foundation grant. The grant was also renewed for $1 million over two years in 2011.
