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 Christen Simeral
Amid defense budget concerns, Boeing focuses on innovation
(Mar. 13, 2014)When the Obama Administration sent its latest budget to Congress earlier this month, the Department of Defense—for the first time in four decades—made no request for funds to build more of Boeing Co.’s F/A-18E Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers. Although … Continue reading
Textron Inc. fourth-quarter earnings soar
(Mar. 07, 2014)Textron Inc. reported sharply higher fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday on increased deliveries of its civilian and military aircraft. Shares of the aircraft and defense company shares closed up 5.26 percent Wednesday from the previous day’s close. In the three months ended … Continue reading
U.S.-Russia tensions won’t reach outer space
(Mar. 07, 2014)With the U.S. and Russia locked in a bitter standoff over geopolitics here on Earth, will American astronauts orbiting 200 miles above the planet still be able to hitch a ride back home on Russian rockets?NASA says there’s no problem. … Continue reading
Going for the gold and paying for peace of mind
(Feb. 19, 2014)Security concerns surrounding the Winter Games that begin Friday in Sochi are regaining steam amid recent reports of kidnap threats against athletes. Earlier this week, the Austrian Olympic Committee announced it had received letters containing a kidnap threat against two … Continue reading
