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 Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
The Debrief: Guantanamo Edition // WHAT TO PACK
(Jul. 29, 2015)Medill National Security Journalism Specialization students discuss what journalists reporting from Naval Base Guantanamo Bay should back before they leave. Continue reading
Alabama nonprofit unites PTSD-afflicted vets, military dogs for shared healing
(Jul. 01, 2015)A June 22 post on the Alabama news blog Yellowhammer profiles an initiative to help veterans with PTSD adopt former service dogs suffering from the canine version of the condition to help each other recover. Continue reading
Kentucky photographer uses family photos to give back to active-duty military
(Jul. 01, 2015)Find out more about this innovative exercise in giving back to U.S. military members via the video and text stories, which do a great job of telling a soft news story without sacrificing any audience impact. Continue reading
Texas military moms create online haven for parents of children in uniform
(Jul. 01, 2015)A June 22 multimedia package by Karla Castillo of KBTX.com in College Station, Texas tells the story behind a Facebook support group built by local military moms to help families dealing with separation from their children in uniform. Continue reading
#IRE15: Meyer re-elected to IRE Board of Directors, Executive Committee
(Jun. 09, 2015)Medill National Security Journalism Initiative Director of Education and Outreach Josh Meyer was reelected to the Investigative Reporters and Editors’ Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Continue reading
Bomb threat sparks evacuation of White House press briefing
(Jun. 09, 2015)The White House Briefing Room was evacuated Tuesday afternoon in the middle of a press conference in response to a bomb threat, the Secret Service confirmed via email. Continue reading
Meyer moderates UChicago Institute of Politics’ conflict reporting talk
(Jun. 01, 2015)Medill NSJI’s Director of Education & Outreach Josh Meyer lead a talk with NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel and The New Yorker’s Jon Lee Anderson at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics on May 27. Continue reading
Josh Meyer moderates conflict reporting talk at UChicago Institute of Politics
(Jun. 01, 2015)Meyer lead a talk with NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel and The New Yorker’s Jon Lee Anderson at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics on May 27. Continue reading
Female veterans, Maryland natives transition to life after active duty
(May. 20, 2015)In a May 8 piece for Southern Maryland Newspapers Online published on SoMdNews.Com, staff writer Sara K. Taylor tells the stories of two female veterans’ journeys from active-duty military careers (in the Navy and Air Force) to college students. The … Continue reading
Photos: Medill NSJI students tour the National War College
(May. 19, 2015)
The National War College, located at the U.S. Army’s Fort Lesley J. McNair base in Washington, opened its doors to students from the Medill National Security Journalism Initiative on May 19, 2015. Continue reading
