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.
Posts by Taylor Hall
Terribly and terrifyingly normal: killing time in Guantanamo Bay
(Aug. 24, 2015)
You expected some sort of unsettling psychic footprint from the terrorist masterminds and torture incidence rate. Instead you eat fajitas and drink craft beer at the base’s Irish bar, O’Kelly’s. Continue reading
Parents of kidnapped journalist weigh in on new U.S. hostage policy
(Aug. 24, 2015)
Faced with an upsurge in journalist kidnappings, President Barack Obama issued a new executive order in June that allows families to offer ransom money without fear of prosecution and establishes an interagency fusion cell to improve U.S. hostage recovery efforts. Continue reading
Military trial inches on for alleged al-Qaida commander
(Jul. 24, 2015)
It’s been more than 3,000 days since alleged al-Qaida commander Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi was transferred to the U.S. military’s detention facility here. Continue reading
Thawing U.S-Cuba relations have ‘no impact’ on naval base
(Jul. 24, 2015)
Normalization of relations between the U.S. and Cuba will not immediately impact the American naval base at Guantanamo, officials said this week. In other words, for now, it’s business as usual. Continue reading
Conflict of interest issues throw wrench in hearing for alleged war criminal
(Jul. 22, 2015)Military court hearings ground to an indefinite halt Wednesday after an Iraqi prisoner accused of war crimes petitioned for a new lawyer, citing conflict of interest issues. Continue reading
Gitmo hearings for top al-Qaida commander delayed
(Jul. 21, 2015)It has been eight years and three months since alleged senior al-Qaida commander Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi arrived at Guantanamo Bay. Now much-anticipated hearings related to his alleged war crimes charges have been delayed two more days. Continue reading
There’s a sweeping changeover happening among the U.S. military’s top brass
(Jul. 16, 2015)There’s a sweeping transition happening at the highest level of American military leadership, and two of the new kids on the block – the nominees for chairman and vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — are already shaking things up. Continue reading
United Airlines shut down after computer glitch
(Jul. 09, 2015)Bill Graham had just boarded a United Airlines flight to Boston at Washington Dulles International Airport when United experienced an airline-wide computer glitch, grounding 3,500 flights nationwide. Continue reading
July 4 terror threats an annual but necessary ritual, experts say
(Jul. 06, 2015)Parades, fireworks and barbecues are annual July 4 traditions. So are reports of terrorist threats. And that makes Americans less likely to take them seriously even though this year’s situation is new, experts say. Continue reading
Senators, inspector general slam OPM chief on data breach failures
(Jul. 01, 2015)Senators grilled Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta Thursday on details of the fallout from her agency’s massive data breach. Continue reading
