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.
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About J. Ford Huffman
(Apr. 23, 2012)J. Ford Huffman’s nonfiction-book reviews appear regularly in the Military Times. He has led discussions about writing and presentation in more than 60 newsrooms including the Army, Navy, and Air Force Times, which were redesigned and restructured – and Marine Corps … Continue reading
Coming up: War 2.0
(Jan. 12, 2012)Coming soon to National Security Zone: War 2.0, a special report by NSZ Carnegie Fellow Sharon Weinberger, who has spent the past six months examining social media and its opportunity to predict and perhaps even influence, future international events. The … Continue reading
Hidden Surge
(Jan. 12, 2012)Guard, Reserve not adequately served by military care system, Medill students find A three-month investigation by a team of Medill student reporters has found significant gaps between the health care and support for the 665,000 National Guardsmen and Reservists who … Continue reading
Fresh how-to guides for the military health beat and privacy issues
(Jan. 12, 2012)We’ve added two new how-to guides to our growing “NSZ 101” collection that is aimed at helping national security reporters better cover their beat. Veteran investigative reporter T. Christian Miller of ProPublica.org explains the ins and outs of covering the … Continue reading
New chair of Joint Chiefs addresses MRE confab
(Nov. 20, 2011)Bryan Bender takes helm at MRE (Via militaryreporters.org)After serving two years as president of Military Reporters & Editors Association, USA Today reporter Kelly Kennedy stepped down as president. Bryan Bender of the Boston Globe was elected by the board of directors … Continue reading
New chairman of joint chiefs to address MRE gathering
(Nov. 09, 2011)WASHINGTON — The new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, will make his first appearance before the news media at the Military Reporters & Editors conference at 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 18 in Arlington, Va. … Continue reading
McCormick Foundation extends NSJI’s funding by two years
(Oct. 25, 2011)The Medill National Security Journalism Initiative has received two additional years of funding from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. The NSJI provides journalists-in-training and working journalists with the knowledge and skills necessary to report accurately, completely and with context on … Continue reading
Kudos for Global Warning project from Online Journalism Awards
(Oct. 25, 2011)Global Warning, a Medill National Security Journalism Initiative graduate student project, has won a prestigious 2011 Online Journalism Award. Winners were announced on Sept. 24 at the Online News Association annual conference in Boston. Global Warning was a finalist in … Continue reading
New chairman of Joint Chiefs to address MRE conference
(Oct. 25, 2011)WASHINGTON — The new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, will make his first appearance before the news media at the Military Reporters & Editors conference at 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 18 in Arlington, Va. … Continue reading
McCormick Foundation renews grant funding for Medill National Security Journalism Initiative
(Oct. 04, 2011)The Medill National Security Journalism Initiative has received two additional years of funding from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. The NSJI provides journalists-in-training and working journalists with the knowledge and skills necessary to report accurately, completely and with context on … Continue reading
