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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


Updated: Daily wins highest honor in college journalism

November 3, 2012

The Daily was named a Pacemaker winner this evening, the sixth time in the past decade the student-led newspaper has taken home what is considered the Pulitzer Prize of college journalism. The prestigious...

Prof. Alec Klein, director of the Medill Innocence Project, chats with students after a showing of a "rough-cut" documentary about the the Medill Innocence Project. The film provided an in-depth look at several cases taken on by students in the class as well as the history of Northwestern's well-known investigative journalism project.

Medill Innocence Project screens first documentary

November 1, 2012

The Medill Innocence Project screened a rough cut of its first documentary Thursday, showcasing the work students have done since a new director took over the project in 2011. The 30-minute documentary,...

Evan Smith shares the lessons he learned as CEO and editor in chief of The Texas Tribune. Smith was the last speaker for the Medill School of Journalism's Crain Lecture Series.

Texas Tribune founder returns to Medill

November 1, 2012

The co-founder of The Texas Tribune, a Northwestern alumnus, reflected on the unique challenges of working for a nonprofit news organization just days before its third anniversary. At Thursday's event,...

Northwestern alumna funds counterterrorism internship program

November 1, 2012

Hoping to continue her father’s legacy of counterterrorism, a Northwestern alumna created an internship program aimed at fighting terrorist activities. Michele Silverman (Medill '06) helped establish...

Weinberg senior Tim White (left) and Medill senior Matthew Hays introduce improv group No Fun Mud Piranhas’ goals for the coming year year.

Audition-free group provides improv opportunities

October 28, 2012

The  comedy group that David Schwimmer (Comm '88) and Stephen Colbert (Comm '86) participated in during their time at Northwestern is returning to campus with a new vision. With the blessing of original...

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