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 Hayato Norimine
DC drone hobbyists in limbo over flying locations
(Oct. 26, 2014)WASHINGTON — A small, four-propeller copter buzzes like a swarm of aggressive bees, hovering in place above its land-based operator, now making small high-pitched beeps indicating it’s running low on juice in its flight through rural Virginia. Just north, the … Continue reading
In mine-riddled Bosnia, bomb dogs are life savers
(Oct. 26, 2014)WASHINGTON — When Betsy, a 7-year-old bomb-sniffing dog from Bosnia-Herzegovina, arrived in the U.S. to receive an award for her life-saving work finding abandoned landmines, she was offered the treatment a hero of her stature deserves — a trip to … Continue reading
6 facts to know about Ebola
(Oct. 26, 2014)WASHINGTON — Lawmakers met on Capitol Hill with medical experts to examine the health procedures used to safeguard the public from Ebola. Many members of the House Energy & Commerce Committee called for a travel ban for those entering this … Continue reading
In Marine Corps Marathon, purpose runs deep
(Oct. 26, 2014)WASHINGTON —Thousands of runners checked through security to compete in the 39th annual Marine Corps Marathon early Sunday, a 26.2-mile through the Washington area with a high-five from a Marine at the finish line. Over 30,000 people were registered for … Continue reading
Energy Department fails to ‘acknowledge’ whistleblowers at Hanford site cleanup
(Oct. 26, 2014)RICHLAND, WASH. — The Energy Department has been receiving criticism over its lack of transparency over a former nuclear production site in Eastern Washington state, after administrators laid off employees who were openly opposed to its cleanup tactics. After consistently … Continue reading
