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

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Laura Kipnis. The Communication professor signed a controversial letter along with 150 others including J.K. Rowling and Noam Chomsky. A response, signed by Medill lecturer Arionne Nettles and over 160 others, named specific incidents in which black people were silenced by their institutions.

Northwestern academics clash with opposing letters on free speech, cancel culture

July 12, 2020

On July 7, Harper’s Magazine published a letter on free speech and “cancel culture” signed by Communication Prof. Laura Kipnis. A response published Friday in The Objective, signed by Medill lecturer...

Reporting while black: Faculty, alumni talk experiences in journalism

Reporting while black: Faculty, alumni talk experiences in journalism

June 7, 2020

Robert Samuels (Medill ’06) was reporting on anti-Trump protesters at one of the then-candidate’s 2016 campaign rallies in Louisville during the primary season for The Washington Post. As he took notes...

Digital Diaries: Coming Next Week

Digital Diaries: Coming Next Week

April 23, 2020

The audio editor of The Daily Northwestern introduces the new podcast Digital Diaries, a podcast capturing the thoughts and feelings within the walls of quarantine. The first episode will premiere...

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