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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


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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Medill renames Medal for Courage after James Foley

December 1, 2014

The Medill Medal for Courage will be renamed the James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in honor of the slain journalist, the school's board of advisers announced Monday. The medal, which was first awarded...

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