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
Read about the project.R.I.P. James Wright Foley, 1973-2014
#MedillRemembers James Foley, One Year Later
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.
Posts by Ashley Lapin
Is the FAA’s Roadmap enough to answer questions about UAS integration?
(Dec. 15, 2013)The Federal Aviation Administration came out with its first plan for allowing drones in domestic airspace – called the Integration of Civil Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the National Airspace System Roadmap — in early November to better inform the public … Continue reading
New study on a potential bombing of Auschwitz: Could the U.S. have pulled it off?
(Dec. 15, 2013)In 1978, David S. Wyman started a major controversy with his Commentary Magazine article “Why Auschwitz was never bombed.” In his piece, Wyman tells of the written account of two escaped Auschwitz prisoners who documented the fact that the camp … Continue reading
Question and Answer session on Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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Despite 787 problems, McNerney sails through Boeing’s annual meeting
(Sep. 16, 2013)(ARTICLE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED MAY 15, 2013 ON MEDILL MONEY MAVENS) Boeing Co.’s annual shareholder meeting at the Field Museum April 29 was a lively event. The James Simpson Theatre was packed with shareholders, some waiting to hear the latest updates … Continue reading
Defense giant L-3 Communications has solid fourth quarter
(Sep. 16, 2013)(ARTICLE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JAN. 30, 2013 ON MEDILL REPORTS CHICAGO) Defense contractor L-3 Communications Holdings Inc., helped by solid demand across key product lines, turned in stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results Wednesday. In the latest quarter, net income dropped 23 percent $212 … Continue reading
Defense contractor General Dynamics sees profitable 2013 despite sequester threat
(Sep. 16, 2013)(ARTICLE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED MARCH 20, 2013 ON MEDILL REPORTS CHICAGO) The war was over. After decades of fear, proxy wars and preparation for a nuclear attack, the U.S. government no longer needed to commission as many military implements. When the … Continue reading
As sequester deadline looms, Boeing says ‘business as usual’
(Sep. 16, 2013)(ARTICLE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FEB. 28, 2013 ON MEDILL REPORTS CHICAGO) With the March 1 deadline just a day away, President Obama has summoned House and Senate leaders to the White House Friday for a final meeting to discuss how to … Continue reading
TV, movie industry reaps huge rewards from America’s obsession with national security
(Sep. 16, 2013)(ARTICLE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED MARCH 20, 2013 ON MEDILL REPORTS CHICAGO) Whether it is Orson Welles’ radio rendition of “The War of the Worlds” or the laughable antics of Maxwell Smart in the 1960s TV series “Get Smart,” Americans’ obsession with … Continue reading
