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 Josh Lederman
Earmarks and defense spending: The perfect political storm
(Nov. 29, 2010)By JOSH LEDERMAN The perpetual political debate about deficits, spending and taxes always involves an uneasy topic: The cost of our nation’s security. And under the surface is the relationship between security and earmarks – the fiscal issue du jour … Continue reading
Visiting the troops: Morale-booster, or photo op?
(Nov. 02, 2010)They’re a staple of wartime media coverage: High-profile trips to visit the troops by politicians and top military officials. But do these visits really have an impact on troop morale, and to what extent are they photo opportunities intended for domestic consumption? Continue reading
