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    Medill Washington and National War College students simulate reaction to South China seas war game

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    On May 10, the National War College, which educates senior military and civilian agency leaders for high-level command and policy positions, hosted 15 Medill graduate students for the day. After a morning discussion of civil-military relations, the students conducted a war game – a simulation of how journalists and officials at the Pentagon, White House and State Department would deal with a hypothetical crisis in the South China Sea involving China, Japan and Vietnam.

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    Conflicts and Terrorism 

    National Security Reporters Embed with Army brigade in large-scale war game

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    Ten Medill National Security Specialization students donned bullet-proof vests and helmets, hoisted backpacks and sleeping bags on their bags and climbed aboard Black Hawk helicopters the morning of Oct. 26 to start a two-day embed at the National Training Center with Army units from Fort Stewart in Georgia.

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    James W. Foley Legacy Foundation and Facebook Launch Digital Security Course as Part of Journalist Safety Guide

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    The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation today announced the addition of
    a new digital security seminar to its Journalist Safety Guide for aspiring journalists to address
    methods and tools they can utilize to keep themselves and their data safe online.  
    In 2014, the Foundation’s namesake, conflict journalist James Foley, was the first American
    murdered by the Islamic State following two years of imprisonment. Part of the organization’s
    mission is to improve the safety and treatment of independent freelance conflict journalists.
    In line with that goal, and in collaboration with several partner organizations, the Foundation
    developed a curriculum guide in 2016 for college journalism and communications instructors.
    The curriculum is intended to challenge aspiring journalists to focus on how to protect
    themselves in an increasingly dangerous world and to provide insight into what their colleagues
    are experiencing.

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    Domestic Politics Environment 

    Medill National Security MSJ students take Harvey by storm

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    As Hurricane Harvey tore through southern Texas, the Politics and National Security Journalism Initiative at the Medill School of Journalism worked with the U.S. Army to arrange two embed opportunities for Medill students to cover the storm’s aftermath. Their work was published by the Houston Chronicle and U.S. News & World Report.

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