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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

Local and regional newspapers, like these on sale Thursday at the Chicago-Main Newsstand in Evanston, have fallen deeper into a crisis, a new report by Medill researchers found.

Local news deserts expanding despite some ‘bright spots,’ Medill report says

November 16, 2023

Local news in the U.S. has fallen further into a crisis this year, with an average of 2.5 publications shutting down every week and journalists numbering ever fewer, according to a report released Thursday...

The Monday message is Schill’s fifth to the community since the militant group Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7.

University President Michael Schill announces new committee on antisemitism and hate

November 14, 2023

Northwestern will create a new committee aiming to combat antisemitism and hate, University President Michael Schill announced in a message to the community Monday. Kellogg Prof. Efraim Benmelech and...

Medill Profs. Arionne Nettles, Peter Slevin and Karen Springen are three of many that have reported and written while teaching at Northwestern.

Double duty: From The New Yorker to WBEZ, Medill professors balance teaching and reporting

November 9, 2023

Medill Prof. Peter Slevin’s most recent story for The New Yorker was almost a year in the making. His idea for a profile on Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker, titled “The Billionaire Hotel Heir — and...

News Quiz: Northwestern Football, Day of the Dead, Northwestern College Democrats

News Quiz: Northwestern Football, Day of the Dead, Northwestern College Democrats

November 9, 2023

Thank you for taking our news quiz! Before sharing your results, read up on NU College Democrats fall speaker event and Postlewaite’s lawsuit. Email: [email protected] Twitter:...

Bryan West, Gannett’s new Taylor Swift reporter, graduated from the Medill School of Journalism in 2011 and went on to a career in broadcast news.

Medill alum Bryan West hired as Gannett’s Taylor Swift reporter

November 7, 2023

Two months after a job listing for a full-time Taylor Swift reporter went viral, Gannett — the biggest newspaper chain in the country — has selected Northwestern alum Bryan West (Medill ’11) for...

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