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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


Former PBS and NPR correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault speaks at Medill about growing up in the 1960s. Hunter-Gault was one of the first two black students to enroll at the University of Georgia during the civil rights movement.

Civil rights activist, journalist speaks on segregation

October 12, 2014

When Charlayne Hunter-Gault decided to study at the University of Georgia in the 1960s, she did not expect to become a figure in the civil rights movement.  “I think that wanting to be a journalist...

Northwestern debuts study abroad program on Qatar campus

February 5, 2014

Beginning in the fall, Northwestern will offer a semester-long study abroad program for journalism and communication students at its satellite campus in Doha, Qatar. Everette Dennis, dean of Northwestern...

Robert Nickelsberg, photojournalist for TIME Magazine, signs copies of his new book after giving a presentation at Northwestern on photography and Afghanistan. Nickelsberg’s book, Afghanistan: A Distant War, features his photography of the region.

Veteran photojournalist shares experiences working in Afghanistan

January 14, 2014

After his photographs sat for years in a trunk and file cabinet, photojournalist Robert Nickelsberg compiled a book documenting his experiences in Afghanistan from 1988 to 2013. Nickelsberg recounted...

Watters: Unpaid internships restrict aspiring journalists

Watters: Unpaid internships restrict aspiring journalists

May 28, 2013

It’s always easy to tell when students at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications are inflamed about something. My Facebook news feed alerts me that whatever person...

CNN reporter Alphonso Van Marsh (Medill ‘94) speaks Thursday afternoon at McCormick Tribune Center. Van Marsh has reported extensively from the Middle East and Africa throughout his career.

CNN correspondent talks multimedia journalism, international reporting

May 9, 2013

CNN international correspondent Alphonso Van Marsh (Medill '94) spoke Thursday at Northwestern about his experiences as a multimedia journalist covering the capture of Saddam Hussein. Van Marsh addressed...

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