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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


Journalist Derek Thompson speaks at the McCormick Foundation Center Forum on Wednesday. Thompson talked about how ideas can “make it big.”

Author, journalist Derek Thompson returns to NU to discuss new book

May 3, 2017

Journalist Derek Thompson (Medill ’08) said he remembers sending out about 30 job applications to magazines he thought would hire him during his senior year. But after every application was rejected,...

Multimedia journalist and filmmaker Jason Motlagh speaks at a Medill event in Fisk Hall on Monday. He shared his experiences as an international crisis reporter with students.

Journalist discusses career as international crisis reporter

May 1, 2017

After earning a degree in foreign affairs, Jason Motlagh took a job in Kodiak, Alaska, as a fisherman. He was in search of an adventure, he said. This same sense of adventure led Motlagh to a career...

Journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates speaks at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall on Tuesday. Coates and Prof. Mary Pattillo discussed a range of topics, from politics to race to literature, at an event organized by the Contemporary Thought Speaker Series.

Journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses Trump, race in America

January 31, 2017

In front of a packed audience at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, writer Ta-Nehisi Coates called Donald Trump’s presidency the “clearest evidence of white supremacy” in America during a talk Tuesday night. Coates,...

Journalist Jeffrey Goldberg speaks at the McCormick Foundation Center on Thursday. Goldberg, who writes for The Atlantic, recently wrote “The Obama Doctrine,” a 19,000-word profile of the president’s foreign policy.

Hillel brings Atlantic correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg to discuss his latest article, ‘The Obama Doctrine’

April 15, 2016

Atlantic correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg spoke to about 150 students and community members Thursday night about “The Obama Doctrine,” his 19,000-word profile on President Obama’s foreign policies. “There...

Stocker: Considering others’ experiences is an important part of learning

Stocker: Considering others’ experiences is an important part of learning

September 29, 2015

President Barack Obama’s recent remarks on “coddled” college students and elements of political correctness culture have received a great deal of attention.Analysis and discussion of President Obama’s...

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