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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

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

The Daily Northwestern


Max Bearak. The reporter was the recent recipient of the 2018 James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism

Max Bearak, recipient of James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism, talks courage, importance of fair representation

October 20, 2019

Max Bearak, chief of the Washington Post’s Nairobi bureau and recipient of the 2018 James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism, said his courage is a reflection of the people around him who face...

James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism awarded to two Reuters journalists sentenced to prison in Myanmar

September 8, 2018

The two Reuters journalists who were sentenced to seven years in prison by a Myanmar court Monday after they were convicted on charges of illegal possession of official documents are the recipients of...

Foreign correspondent Kathy Gannon reports for the Associated Press. Gannon has been awarded the 2014 James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism for her work covering the Middle East.

AP journalist Kathy Gannon awarded James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism

June 3, 2015

Associated Press foreign correspondent Kathy Gannon has been awarded the 2014 James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism, the University announced Wednesday. Gannon was shot by a security officer...

Journalist Matthieu Aikins accepts the James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism for his reporting in Afghanistan. Aikins and slain journalist James Foley were both awarded the medal this year for their work in war zones.

James Foley, Matthieu Aikins awarded Medill Medal for Courage

December 4, 2014

Medill presented on Wednesday its Medal for Courage in Journalism to journalists Matthieu Aikins and the late James Foley. The ceremony marked the first time the award had been presented since the board...

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James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism