PEN/America has released a new report entitled: Secret Sources: Whistleblowers, National Security and Free Expression, which refers to material in a book co-published by the Medill National Security Journalism Initiative and The American Bar Association. Continue reading
WASHINGTON – The Medill National Security Journalism Initiative will host “Understanding the Islamic State,” a lunch and panel discussion featuring National War College Professors of Strategy & Policy Dr. Omer Taspinar and Dr. Richard B. Andres, at the National Press … Continue reading
The Medill National Security Journalism Initiative has been elected to membership in the Global Investigative Journalism Network, an international association of nonprofit organizations that support, promote, and produce accountability and watchdog reporting. Continue reading
March 12, 2015 6:30 PM at The National Press Club, Murrow Room Government inspector general (IG) offices might be a journalist’s most promising but underutilized resource. On Thursday, March 12, the National Press Club’s Young Members Committee and the Medill … Continue reading
The James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism award is given to the individual or team of journalists, working for a U.S.-based media outlet, who best displayed moral, ethical or physical courage in the pursuit of a story or … Continue reading
A discussion about the book will be held at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, at 2 p.m. on Dec. 1. RSVP here. CHICAGO, Oct. 15, 2014 — A new book from the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Law … Continue reading
The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications has named 10 McCormick National Security Journalism Scholarship recipients to participate in an innovative 11-week reporting program in Fall 2014. Their work in Medill’s Washington bureau will culminate in an enterprise … Continue reading
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM JAN. 22 TO JAN. 24 DUE TO WEATHER The report and recommendations from the president’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies will be discussed by a member of the Review Group … Continue reading
Vada and Col. Barney Oldfield National Security Reporting Fellowship A $1,000 award, created by the RTDNF Board of Trustees in honor of the names it bears. Barney and Vada served in WWII and both had illustrious military careers. Barney’s long … Continue reading
EVANSTON, IL – The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications and the Center for Public Integrity have named Mattie Quinn as the second recipient of a $15,000 McCormick National Security Reporting Fellowship at the Center. She will receive … Continue reading
Medill/GlobalPost investigation sheds new light on $3.2 billion U.S. mine clearance and victim assistance effort.
Medill/USA TODAY investigation of U.S. international food aid programs finds significant, entrenched problems
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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.
