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 Mary Cirincione
Longest-serving female member of ‘The President’s Own’ to retire
(Jul. 06, 2015)The Marine Band was in a state of transition when clarinetist Master Gunnery Sgt. Ruth McDonald auditioned 30 years ago. Continue reading
FAA considers support of commercial drone use, with exemptions
(Jun. 03, 2015)What exactly are people hoping to do with drones, and how is the government planning to regulate it? Continue reading
Aviation lawyer: Gyrocopter stunt pilot probably ‘doing time’
(Jun. 03, 2015)WASHINGTON — It’s a balloon! It’s a kite! It’s a … gyrocopter? The Secret Service completely mistook a blip on their radar systems for an innocent toy last month until it landed on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Then … Continue reading
The drone debate: Does the coming swarm of flying gadgets require new privacy laws?
(Apr. 23, 2015)Noticeably missing from the recommendations unveiled earlier this year were any privacy oversights. For the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), the plaintiffs in the suit against the FAA, that was inexcusable. The advocacy group’s website site is full of unnerving … Continue reading
ISIS beheading videos used as clickbait to draw ‘frustrated achievers’ to its ranks
(Apr. 14, 2015)Gap between aspirations and expectations leaves Western Muslim youth open to radicalization WASHINGTON—The global reach of ISIS has left an indelible mark on the media worldwide, providing cautionary tales on the susceptibility of western Muslim youth as some young people … Continue reading
Retired officer: US let ISIS gain foothold in Iraq
(Apr. 13, 2015)Whatever headway the U.S. gained in Iraq following the 2007 surge has for the most part come undone — paving the way for the rise of the self-described Islamic State. That’s the assessment of retired Army Col. Peter Mansoor, who … Continue reading
FAA backed away from proposing privacy regulations for drones – but that might be a good thing, experts say
(Mar. 20, 2015)WASHINGTON—When the Federal Aviation Administration released its proposed “framework of regulations” for governing the commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems last month, people were surprised. After years of failing to act on a 2012 congressional order to develop regulations, … Continue reading
Get savvy about password safety
(Feb. 23, 2015)WASHINGTON—We’ve all seen the guidelines: Eight or more characters. Eight or more characters, one of which must be a number. Eight characters exactly, containing at least one capital letter, one or more number and one or more special character (like … Continue reading
Google says it can’t ‘go it alone’ when it comes to combating video terrorism
(Feb. 01, 2015)Dozens of beheading videos and a great many more propaganda videos have all come to light in one popular place on the internet: YouTube, Google’s video-sharing website. So Google’s got a problem—a big one, legally and in terms of its … Continue reading
(Un)Reasonable expectations of privacy?
(Jan. 27, 2015)WASHINGTON—When Edward Snowden leaked more than a million classified documents to which he had access while working as a credentialed contractor for the National Security Agency, Americans were shocked. Debate ensued: Was Snowden a traitor or a patriot? Were the NSA’s … Continue reading
