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
Two cousins from Illinois arraigned for planned attack on suburban Armory
(Apr. 21, 2015)A March 27 Chicago Tribune story by Jason Meisner, Erika Wurst and Geoff Ziezulewicz profiles a pair of cousins-turned-terror-suspects from suburban Illinois who were foiled in their plan to attack the Joliet Armory. Weaving together court records and other documents, … Continue reading
Nationwide federal agency tag-team leads to crackdown on gang activity in Utah
(Apr. 20, 2015)“Project Wildfire,” a collaborative, nationwide effort between Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security, resulted in the arrest of 18 Utah-based gang members, according to an April 8 article by Bob Mims of the Salt Lake Tribune … Continue reading
Colorado resident with American citizenship detained by ICE due to ID mix-up
(Apr. 20, 2015)An April 20 article by Nancy Lofholm for the Colorado Independent tells the story of Bernardo Medina, a 21-year-old from Gunnison, Colorado, who got stuck in a bureaucratic labyrinth with Immigration and Customs Enforcement due to a state ID card-related … Continue reading
Planning a Twitter break: How WikiLeaks’ Chelsea Manning tweets from behind bars
(Apr. 17, 2015)WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks firestarter Chelsea Manning has found a way to communicate using Twitter from inside the United States Disciplinary Barracks’ maximum-security military prison. She is currently serving a 35-year sentence for her espionage conviction at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. … Continue reading
Understanding the Islamic State: National War College professors break down its roots and rise
(Apr. 13, 2015)Two prominent National War College professors of Strategy and Policy gave reporters a detailed look at how Islamic State terrorist group recruits and operates during an April 6 National Press Club panel. Continue reading
Western Pa. veteran suicide spurs questions about safety of VA mental health treatments
(Apr. 09, 2015)The recent suicide of a Marine Corps veteran from Brentwood, Pennsylvania, has inspired his father, a former politician in Allegheny County, to push for an investigation into a possible link between veteran suicides and VA-prescribed mental health drugs, writes Adam … Continue reading
FISA Court gets corny: Controversial surveillance used to investigate agricultural caper in Iowa
(Apr. 09, 2015)Chinese nationals accused of trying to sneak corn seeds from Iowa back to China were surveilled by the government under an order approved by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Court, according to a March 30 article by KETV Omaha’s David … Continue reading
Cracking the code: Workshop gives journalists a crash course in encryption
(Apr. 08, 2015)WASHINGTON — The minds behind TestBed, Inc., a Virginia-based IT consulting firm specializing in IT planning, analytics, testing, prototyping and business advice for the public and private sectors, gave journalists a crash course in digital safety and encryption techniques at … Continue reading
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Sign up for the National Security Zone E-Newsletter The Medill NSJI is a leading resource for covering national security issues and funded by the McCormick Foundation. Our biweekly newsletter is a great way for journalists-in-training and working journalists to stay … Continue reading
Colorado VA hospital’s completion contingent on congressional intervention after budget is blown
(Mar. 24, 2015)A Veteran’s Administration hospital being built in the city of Aurora, Colorado is predicted to go $1 billion over budget, according to a March 18 report from 9News.com, the website of Colorado’s KUSA broadcast station. Since covering the extra cost … Continue reading
