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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#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 Caitlin O'Neil
Ten years after 9/11: How prepared are Chicago hospitals for a mass casualty?
(Jun. 03, 2011)As the United States approaches the ten-year anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks this fall, much has changed in the way hospital systems have adapted and prepared for terrorist attacks or other mass casualty incidents. During the response to … Continue reading
After the Joplin tornado: Preparing for disaster
(May. 27, 2011)The list of people missing in tornado-ravaged Joplin, Missouri is now down to eight on Wednesday, June 1, according to new reports by CNN. But in the wake of the single deadliest tornado to hit the U.S. in decades, citizens … Continue reading
UCLA hospital system prepares for disasters post 9/11
(May. 20, 2011)Every year, the state of California performs a statewide medical and health training exercise to prepare for a disaster or a terrorist attack. This year, public water disruption is the focus of the scenario, put on by the Department of … Continue reading
A decade of disaster training for Chicago’s Rush Hospital
(May. 09, 2011)Ten years ago the staff at Rush University Medical Center watched a news report on a mass casualty accident happening in Chicago. Rush was responsible for handling the influx of trauma patients flowing into the emergency room. But the event … Continue reading
Emergency department violence a problem in Illinois hospitals
(May. 03, 2011)Sixty percent of workplace assaults occurred in health care in 2006, and most of the assaults were committed by patients, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But as the years have gone on, violence in emergency departments and hospitals … Continue reading
Privacy, security concerns with electronic health records
(May. 03, 2011)Although the keeping of electronic health records in hospitals is not new in this technological age, the Obama administration encouraged medical record keeping in 2009. It was then that the government announced it was putting $1.2 billion towards the keeping … Continue reading
Specialists work to stop the spread of diseases in Ohio hospitals
(Apr. 21, 2011)Preventing the spread of infections and disease is vital in hospitals all over the country. Identifying people in a hospital who carry infections and preventing the spread of infection is the job of Carol Elder, an infection control specialist at … Continue reading
Bioterrorism response center to open in new Chicago hospital
(Apr. 12, 2011)When Rush University Medical Center opens its new emergency department next January, it will be the first Chicago-area hospital to be prepared for an outbreak of an infectious disease, a bioterrorism attack and even a chemical or nuclear attack. The … Continue reading
