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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


In Focus: While Medill rebuilds its investigative journalism program, shadow of damaged legacy still lingers

In Focus: While Medill rebuilds its investigative journalism program, shadow of damaged legacy still lingers

January 24, 2020

Anthony Porter had two days left to live. He had been found guilty of murdering a young couple on the South Side of Chicago in 1982. Porter was set to be executed in September 1998. Porter’s lawyers...

Fisk Hall, home of the former Medill Justice Project - which will soon rebrand as the Medill Investigative Lab.

Medill Justice Project to rebrand into new investigative reporting lab

September 18, 2019

Just over one year after former Medill Justice Project director Alec Klein resigned from the University, the journalism program he led is rebranding as a new investigative reporting lab, the school announced...

Former Medill Prof. Alec Klein at an event in 2012. Klein is releasing a book next January titled “Aftermath: When It Felt Like Life Was Over But It Wasn’t."

Former Medill Prof. Alec Klein to release book after resignation, allegations of ‘predatory’ behavior

September 8, 2019

Alec Klein, the former director of the Medill Justice Project who resigned last year amidst allegations of sexual misconduct, will release a book about the “hope and ultimate redemption” he found after...

Fisk Hall. A search committee has been formed to find the next dean for Medill School of Journalism.

Medill dean search committee formed

October 25, 2018

A search committee has been formed to find the next dean for Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, Provost Jonathan Holloway said in a Thursday email to Medill students...

Student protesters during the 2016 Take Back the Night annual march. The University has initiated new proactive measures to combat sexual violence as the issues becomes increasingly important for students.

As sexual violence takes center stage, new University initiatives will test administrators’ grasp of student concerns

October 9, 2018

As powerful man after powerful man was brought down in late 2017 by rocking accusations of sexual misconduct, Northwestern students stood mostly idle amid the outrage. Though sexual misconduct on college...

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