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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


Reporter Kathy Gannon accepts the James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism and speaks to students and faculty about her experience as a reporter in Afghanistan for nearly 20 years. Gannon was attacked in Afghanistan last year but has recovered and plans to return to overseas reporting soon.

Reporter Kathy Gannon recognized with James Foley Medill Medal of Courage

November 21, 2015

Associated Press correspondent Kathy Gannon was recognized Friday with the James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism by the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. The...

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...

Guest Column: Respecting Syrian lives is the least we can do

February 17, 2015

The Syrian conflict has found its way to Northwestern campus politics. It took only four years, nearly four million refugees and 220,000 lives to do so. Its emergence on our campus isn’t going...

Sawhney and Stratton: A discussion on the Islamic State group and U.S. relations with Iran

January 13, 2015

After the events of 2014, it is well known among the American public that the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, is an enemy of the United States. Likewise, the public knows that the U.S. does...

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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