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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Border dispute continues to undermine the India-China relationship, experts say
(Jun. 03, 2015)During three days in China recently, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed more than $22 billion in business deals with Beijing. However, underlying this positive new sign of cooperation are still a number of fundamental problems, the most central of which is regional security. Continue reading
VIDEO: ‘Reporting Vietnam’ a gritty look at reporting the war
(May. 26, 2015)A new Newseum exhibit lets visitors take a retrospective look at the Vietnam War’s legacy through the lens of American journalists.
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Defense Department shows off cutting-edge tech
(May. 18, 2015)WASHINGTON — More than 100 display booths popped up in the Pentagon courtyard for the first-ever Defense Department Lab Day. These innovations, most of which are still under development, were designed by about 38,000 scientists and engineers. Published in conjunction … Continue reading
Rules needed for global promotion of LGBT rights in Uganda, advocate says
(May. 06, 2015)While the international human rights community is passionate about “liberating” LGBTQ people in Uganda, those efforts might be “disempowering,” a Ugandan representative of Sexual Minorities Uganda said in a panel discussion April 30 at the National Endowment for Democracy. Continue reading
Thousands march in support of Freddie Gray in Baltimore
(May. 04, 2015)BALTIMORE — Thousands of protesters – led by students – marched Wednesday from Baltimore City Hall to Penn train station calling for justice for Freddie Gary, who died from a severe spine injury while in police custody. The rally took … Continue reading
Supporters of imprisoned ‘Lady al Qaida’ want proof she’s alive
(Apr. 23, 2015)WASHINGTON — The lawyer for a Pakistani woman who was the first female terrorist suspect after the 9/11 attacks is demanding evidence that she is still alive at a federal prison in Texas, despite prison officials’ assertion that she is. … Continue reading
Congresswomen: Abducted Nigerian schoolgirls should not be forgotten
(Apr. 20, 2015)WASHINGTON — Marking the one-year anniversary of the abduction of 276 Nigerian schoolgirls by Boko Haram, lawmakers spoke at the Capitol Wednesday. Two girls who escaped, along with some 50 others, attended the press conference. The House Foreign Affairs committee … Continue reading
