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 Kristen Barbaresi
Final reflections: The Muslim community beat
(Jun. 08, 2011)When I got the Muslim community beat for civil liberties and national security reporting, my initial thought was: This will be a piece of cake. I was right. Finding stories each week was simple. However, over the course of the … Continue reading
States propose anti-Sharia laws
(Jun. 03, 2011)The following is a Q&A with Christina Abraham, director of civil rights for the Council on Islamic-American Relations Chicago, regarding states that are proposing laws that would make following Sharia, Islamic law, illegal. Question: What is Sharia Law and how … Continue reading
Always being a suspect makes some Muslims suspicious
(Jun. 03, 2011)Investigations and suspicion of terrorism often focuses on the Middle East and the Muslim community. In the decade since the 9/11 attacks, FBI investigations often have led agents to ‘infiltrate’ Mosques or question Muslims without merit. All the suspicion of … Continue reading
Bin Laden’s burial rites
(May. 15, 2011)Minutes after President Obama stepped away from the podium announcing that Osama bin Laden had been killed, pundits began to speculate. What will happen to the body? Will post-mortem pictures be released? Will Al-Qaeda retaliate or crumble? While we still … Continue reading
Being a Persian American
(May. 02, 2011)At the age of eight, Nadia Malek, a first generation American whose parents are from Tehran, Iran, was stopped at an airport while on vacation with her family. “I was eight and I was on a terrorist list,” Malek said. … Continue reading
Muslim groups hold zoning summit
(May. 02, 2011)After a lot of controversy, the groundbreaking on Park51 is set to take place later this year. The Islamic Community center, sometimes called the “Ground Zero mosque,” though it’s not technically a mosque, has overcome opposition from groups unhappy with … Continue reading
French burqa ban gets international response
(Apr. 18, 2011)April 11 marked the beginning of a law in France that forbids women from wearing a burqa or a niqab in public. The burqa and niqab are traditionally worn by Muslim women and cover the entire body, including the hands … Continue reading
Muslim Americans make run for local offices
(Apr. 18, 2011)Residents around Cook County went to the polls on April 5 to vote in municipal elections and could have elected the first Muslim American school board member in Illinois. Rola Othman and Lina Zayed were candidates for school board in … Continue reading
