Following is a Q&A with Medill’s Josh Meyer, lead instructor for the Oil Change Project and director of education and outreach for the Medill National Security Journalism Initiative. Where did the students travel? The students traveled to the Persian Gulf, the Philippines, … Continue reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a three-month investigation, a team of graduate student reporters from the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communication has found that the United States’ unquenchable thirst for oil has shaped nearly every aspect of the country’s domestic … Continue reading
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→ Continue to the story.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.
