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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


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‘It might as well be me’: Medill alum Omar Jimenez takes the CNN newsroom by storm

February 20, 2023

Content warning: This story contains mentions of death. Whether on or off the court, Omar Jimenez (Medill '15) is consistently on his game.  The nationally-renowned CNN correspondent didn’t get...

Betts: We need to have a conversation about how unappreciated multimedia journalism is at Medill

July 13, 2021

My mother’s insatiable news appetite is quite possibly the sole reason I am at this school. As an only child, I did not have a sibling to keep me company, so she became my constant companion. When I...

Seven students pose outdoors in formal attire. There is a gray fence in the background.

After pandemic hiatus, Black Formal returns in Homecoming-themed, virtual and in-person events

May 19, 2021

In 2016, Northwestern released a 150-page report of Black students’ experiences of discomfort, isolation or neglect in campus groups and social events. Six Black students were moved to host the first-ever...

Defining Safe: A Look Inside Minneapolis

Defining Safe: A Look Inside Minneapolis

June 16, 2020

SESP junior Jordan Walker shares her experience protesting racial injustice in Minneapolis. Since the killing of George Floyd by a white police officer, protests have erupted around the world in response...

Reporting while black: Faculty, alumni talk experiences in journalism

Reporting while black: Faculty, alumni talk experiences in journalism

June 7, 2020

Robert Samuels (Medill ’06) was reporting on anti-Trump protesters at one of the then-candidate’s 2016 campaign rallies in Louisville during the primary season for The Washington Post. As he took notes...

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