The Medill National Security Journalism Initiative hosted journalists who cover the military, homeland security or defense matters in the National Security Journalism Conference.
The invitation-only conference included a briefing at the Pentagon as well as panel presentations with top military, administration and policy experts to broaden reporter’s expertise on national security and military issues while developing new sources and story ideas.
- A Journalist’s Guide to the Globe: Michele Flournoy’s National Security Reporting Roadmap
- Things you (probably) didn’t know about the National Guard
- Things you (probably) didn’t know about the Army Reserve
- ‘Every day is Veteran’s Day’: VFW Executive Director Robert E. Wallace on the future of veterans’ health
- The stories behind the stories: Pulitzer Prize winners David Philipps and David Finkel talk shop
- TSA, Customs officials encourage journalists to shatter stereotypes when covering their agencies
- Younger veterans bypass VFW, American Legion for service, fitness groups (By conference attendee Jacqueline Klimas)