By Donna Mahoney WASHINGTON — A group of news media outlets have joined forces to convince the Federal Aviation Administration to allow journalists to fly drones in order to gather news. The News Media Coalition includes, among others, newspaper and … Continue reading
By Kelly Nicastro WASHINGTON – The day after the Israelis and Palestinians agreed to a 72-hour cease-fire, former Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren told journalists on a conference call Monday that he believes “there is no end in sight.” Oren, former … Continue reading
By Christen Simeral WASHINGTON – As of Aug. 8, anyone entering a U.S. military base is now screened against FBI criminal databases when they present their ID card, to prevent potentially violent people from getting into secure areas and launching … Continue reading
On Friday, Aug. 22, 2014, a group of United States-based Yezidis – a religious minority currently facing persecution at the hands of the Islamic State in Iraq (ISIS) – held a grassroots protest across the street from the United Nations … Continue reading
By Christian Flores WASHINGTON – The Ebola virus disease situation is in a bit of a good news-bad news phase right now. The good: The condition of the two American missionaries who recently contracted Ebola is improving. The bad: The … Continue reading
WASHINGTON –The rising ranks of servicewomen returning from Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade has changed the nature of care needed at the Department of Veteran Affairs, and the system has yet to fully adapt. “VA hasn’t taken adequate … Continue reading
By CAROLYN FREUNDLICH Despite a longstanding Defense Department restriction on women in ground combat units, the non-linear battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan often placed women in harms way. New policies recognize that experiences faced by women in combat over the … Continue reading
By CAROLYN FREUNDLICH WASHINGTON — Jamie Livingston joined the Navy in 2000 because she “wanted to be part of something bigger than myself.” But during her seven years in uniform, she was sexually harassed and says she was subsequently raped … Continue reading
By Katie Schubauer WASHINGTON – In a discussion on national power Tuesday, members of the Atlantic Council’s Combatant Command Task Force went beyond calling for rebalancing the U.S. regional strategies; they effectively claimed that the State Department has fallen into … Continue reading
By Cat Boardman WASHINGTON—Over the next several decades, the Navy is on track to experience a budget crisis, but how drastic is it and what does it mean for U.S. national security? While military underfunding is not a new topic, … Continue reading
Medill/GlobalPost investigation sheds new light on $3.2 billion U.S. mine clearance and victim assistance effort.
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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.
