Medill National Security Reporting Project
Medill/GlobalPost investigation sheds new light on $3.2 billion U.S. mine clearance and victim assistance effort.
→ Visit the project site
→ Read more about the project
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.
→ Continue to the story.
→ James Foley: A legacy that lives on (VIDEO)
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 Brad Stenger
Understanding political risk
(Jun. 10, 2011)Months ago, Matthew Hochstein, a project director with the Evanston-based emergency management consulting firm Hagerty Consulting, explained how the government prioritizes resources when it comes to preparing for, and then dealing with emergency events. “Prioritizing resources is a tough job,” … Continue reading
The marathon-EMS symbiosis
(Jun. 10, 2011)After you and thousands of others have run hundreds of miles to prepare for the big race, public safety officials are using that same big race to prepare for potential disasters. Be glad. It’s making both your race day and … Continue reading
Emergency management community slow to transfer technology
(Jun. 10, 2011)Urban search and rescue robot moving through rubble in 2007 government tests. (credit: NIST) Researchers at the University of Oklahoma and at Texas Tech are developing technologies to improve disaster prediction and response, but emergency managers are not as quick … Continue reading
Catastrophe Bonds: Financial Security against Disasters
(Jun. 03, 2011)Corrected on August 3, 2011. The original version misidentified the company Mariah Re as O’Ryan Re. The Central U.S. is a tornado sweet spot. During spring and early summer, the west-to-east flow of cooler air in the upper atmosphere can slap … Continue reading
No money for mitigation; Media not helping
(May. 27, 2011)On May 24, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the current Homeland Security appropriations bill for 2012 fiscal year, and cut $1.1 billion from its fiscal 2011 level. It’s the first time the Homeland Security budget has been cut. Looking … Continue reading
How solid are schools in the New Madrid zone?
(May. 24, 2011)Public schools in California have strict building codes for earthquake protection, but state regulators have been lax with their oversight, according to reports by California Watch, a Berkeley-based independent investigative journalism project. The Midwestern U.S. is, like California, prone to … Continue reading
ShakeOut!
(May. 02, 2011)An estimated 3 million people participated in The Great Central U.S. ShakeOut last Thursday, an exercise encouraging citizens to “drop, cover and hold on” in a simulated major earthquake drill. Drop, cover and hold on is the recommended action to … Continue reading
Designing Streets for Emergencies
(May. 02, 2011)John Norquist, President of the Congress for the New Urbanism, a Chicago group that promotes walkable, mixed-use, sustainable communities. A siren wails and the question looms, will the ambulance, fire engine or police car get where it needs to in … Continue reading
