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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


Dean of Medill Charles Whitaker discusses race reporting with Medill alumni John Eligon, Will Jones, Natalie Moore and Robert Samuels.

Medill Black History Month panel discusses race reporting, objectivity

February 18, 2021

Medill alumni at various news outlets discussed their experiences as Black journalists, as well as race and identity within the media landscape, at Wednesday’s Medill Black History Month panel. Moderated...

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...

“The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah speaks on Sunday in Cahn Auditorium. Noah discussed his experiences as a black man living in South Africa and the United States in a conversation with John Eligon (Medill ‘04).

Trevor Noah talks comedy career, racial tensions

October 15, 2017

Early in his comedy career after immigrating to the United States from South Africa, Trevor Noah said he didn’t understand why black Americans aspired to visit Africa. Noah said he found the desire...

 Trevor Noah arrives for the 67th Annual Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. Noah will speak at Northwestern on Oct. 15.

Comedian Trevor Noah to speak on campus

September 25, 2017

Comedian and “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah will speak at Northwestern on Oct. 15, according to an email sent to students in the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. The...

Emergency personnel assist the victims at the scene of a bomb blast during the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, Monday, April 15, 2013.

Marathon tragedy hits home for Evanston runners, Northwestern community

April 15, 2013

Some Evanston residents and members of the Northwestern community were running in the Boston Marathon shortly before deadly explosions went off near the finish line Monday. Seventeen of the 19 Evanston...

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