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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


Jennifer Del Prete had all charges against her dismissed Wednesday.

Retrial case dismissed for woman freed after Medill Justice Project investigation

October 10, 2022

Jennifer Del Prete, an Illinois woman whose murder conviction was overturned after a Medill Justice Project investigation, had her retrial criminal case dismissed and all charges against her dropped Wednesday. Del...

In Focus: While Medill rebuilds its investigative journalism program, shadow of damaged legacy still lingers

In Focus: While Medill rebuilds its investigative journalism program, shadow of damaged legacy still lingers

January 24, 2020

Anthony Porter had two days left to live. He had been found guilty of murdering a young couple on the South Side of Chicago in 1982. Porter was set to be executed in September 1998. Porter’s lawyers...

Fisk Hall, home of the former Medill Justice Project - which will soon rebrand as the Medill Investigative Lab.

Medill Justice Project to rebrand into new investigative reporting lab

September 18, 2019

Just over one year after former Medill Justice Project director Alec Klein resigned from the University, the journalism program he led is rebranding as a new investigative reporting lab, the school announced...

Former Medill Prof. Alec Klein at an event in 2012. Klein is releasing a book next January titled “Aftermath: When It Felt Like Life Was Over But It Wasn’t."

Former Medill Prof. Alec Klein to release book after resignation, allegations of ‘predatory’ behavior

September 8, 2019

Alec Klein, the former director of the Medill Justice Project who resigned last year amidst allegations of sexual misconduct, will release a book about the “hope and ultimate redemption” he found after...

Debbie Cenziper. The Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter was hired by Medill.

Medill hires Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Debbie Cenziper

April 2, 2019

Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Debbie Cenziper will join the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications faculty to teach investigative reporting classes to undergraduate...

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