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 Kristin Kim
Cybersecurity 101 for journalists
(Dec. 02, 2014)Panetta on Islamic State: ‘We are engaged in a war’
(Dec. 01, 2014)President Obama’s meeting with military leaders from 22 countries Tuesday to coordinate strategies to counter the Islamic State, or ISIS, is an important first step in developing a “strong, coordinated operation,” former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said. “We need to … Continue reading
Bill Gates: U.S. response to Ebola is impressive
(Dec. 01, 2014)WASHINGTON — Despite criticism from aid groups that the U.S. government was slow to respond to the Ebola outbreak in Africa, philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates said Monday he is “quite impressed” with U.S. efforts to fight the disease. … Continue reading
Head of rice research center defends GMO practices
(Dec. 01, 2014)WASHINGTON – Genetic modification of rice will be a powerful weapon in eradicating hunger and poverty in the developing world – and can be done safely, the head of the International Rice Research Institute said Thursday. Speaking at a Brookings … Continue reading
Hagel resignation leads to questions of why, what next
(Nov. 25, 2014)Depending on who you talk to, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s resignation on Monday was his way of showing his disagreement with the White House strategy in Iraq and Syria, the president’s way of sending a message that he’s changing directions on his policy toward the Islamic State or the ouster of a defense secretary who hadn’t become part of Barack Obama’s inner circle. Give it a few more days, and you can bet other guesses will be made. Continue reading
Tips for journalists: How to get beyond a superficial story
(Oct. 28, 2014)WASHINGTON – Americans need a deep understanding of the generational battles going on in Islam today as the jihadist group Islamic State seeks to establish itself more deeply in Syria and Iraq, and journalists need to help provide that understanding, … Continue reading
