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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


Medill Prof. Natalie Moore and audio journalist Chenjerai Kumanyika sit next to each other onstage in Annie May Swift Hall on Northwestern’s campus. Behind them, a large screen displays the bright blue-and-yellow logo of Kumanyika’s recently published podcast, “Empire City.”

‘Empire City’ creator Chenjerai Kumanyika shares audio journalism process, hopes for future of police reporting

April 14, 2025

Chenjerai Kumanyika had never seen a video of his father before. That was until he started researching the origins of the police institution his father had fought against for years. The School of Communication’s...

Name plate that reads “Director of” and the final word is blurred out.

A dozen Northwestern staff members’ titles changed to exclude DEI across undergraduate, graduate schools

April 9, 2025

At least a dozen Northwestern staff members’ titles across both undergraduate and graduate schools were changed to exclude references to diversity, equity and inclusion, an analysis by The Daily found. The...

Kazel: The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster still haunts us

Kazel: The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster still haunts us

January 28, 2025

The mid-1980s may feel distant to today’s Northwestern students. But to me, a 22-year-old senior at the Medill School of Journalism — nearly 40 years ago, today — that time is forever etched in memory. It...

Fourth Wall is a weekly opinion column covering politics and culture, from Medill sophomore Aidan Klineman. Please forward questions and comments to aidanklineman2027@u.northwestern.edu.

Fourth Wall: Why I love opinion writing

January 28, 2025

I never expected to become a regular writer for The Daily. In fact, at many points in my time at Northwestern, I might’ve told you I was sworn against it. The barriers to entry were too high, I told...

Between the rising number of news deserts and at-risk counties on the Medill State of Local News Report’s watch list, about 5.5 million people nationwide are without reliable access to local news.

Medill State of Local News Report shows alarming decline in local news

October 24, 2024

The Medill School of Journalism released its annual Medill State of Local News Report on Wednesday, revealing that 127 local newspapers were shuttered in the last year alone. The annual report tracks...

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