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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


The Illinois state champion 1979 Niles West women’s basketball team.

Medill Prof. honors high school basketball team’s legacy in new book

October 9, 2019

When Medill prof. Melissa “Missy” Isaacson sat down to write a new book about her high school basketball team, her first interview was with Becky Tuecke. During the team’s historic run to become...

Mike Greenberg discusses social justice and sports at an event Saturday. Greenberg emphasized using his platform in a variety of ways beyond simple sports commentating.

Mike Greenberg discusses sports media, social justice

November 4, 2018

Host of ESPN’s “Get Up” and former host of “Mike & Mike” Mike Greenberg (Medill ’89) at a Saturday talk on campus emphasized using his platform as a sports commentator to do more than discuss...

The Facebook login screen. Facebook has recently come under fire for how it handled user data over the past several years.

Months after Cambridge Analytica scandal, students still say they trust Facebook

October 15, 2018

Despite recent controversies over privacy and security, Northwestern students said their trust in Facebook hasn’t wavered. The company has been rocked with scandals over the past year regarding its...

Medill Prof. Melissa Isaacson speaks to Northwestern students about her career as a female sports journalist. The Q&A event was held in the McCormick Foundation Center and was sponsored by the NU chapter of the Association for Women in Sports Media.

NU professor shares experience as a woman in sports media

October 10, 2017

Medill Prof. Melissa Isaacson said when she entered sports media, she could “count all the female sports journalists on one hand.” Isaacson, a former ESPN and Chicago Tribune sports reporter, reflected...

Athletic director Jim Phillips introduced the panel of five leading journalists who discussed recent trends in sports journalism in the McCormick Tribune Center Thursday.

Media leaders discuss sports journalism trends at Medill panel

February 7, 2013

As sports journalism becomes more prominent in society, leading sports journalists are questioning their role because of an increased ability to find information online and decreased access to athletes. Thursday’s...

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