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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications received a three-year grant to expand its work in bolstering the local news ecosystem.

Medill receives $3.6 million grant, announces plans for new local news hub

June 9, 2025

The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications received $3.6 million to expand its work in strengthening local news in Chicago and its surrounding areas, according to a Monday...

Hawkins: Journalists, what side of history are you on?

Hawkins: Journalists, what side of history are you on?

April 28, 2025

As our government descends into oligarchy and the constitutional rights of our citizens are sold down the river, I often question the career path I chose. How can I enter a profession where having strong...

Medill Prof. Natalie Moore and audio journalist Chenjerai Kumanyika sit next to each other onstage in Annie May Swift Hall on Northwestern’s campus. Behind them, a large screen displays the bright blue-and-yellow logo of Kumanyika’s recently published podcast, “Empire City.”

‘Empire City’ creator Chenjerai Kumanyika shares audio journalism process, hopes for future of police reporting

April 14, 2025

Chenjerai Kumanyika had never seen a video of his father before. That was until he started researching the origins of the police institution his father had fought against for years. The School of Communication’s...

Name plate that reads “Director of” and the final word is blurred out.

A dozen Northwestern staff members’ titles changed to exclude DEI across undergraduate, graduate schools

April 9, 2025

At least a dozen Northwestern staff members’ titles across both undergraduate and graduate schools were changed to exclude references to diversity, equity and inclusion, an analysis by The Daily found. The...

Kazel: The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster still haunts us

Kazel: The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster still haunts us

January 28, 2025

The mid-1980s may feel distant to today’s Northwestern students. But to me, a 22-year-old senior at the Medill School of Journalism — nearly 40 years ago, today — that time is forever etched in memory. It...

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