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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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Medill alum Brian Rosenthal wins second Pulitzer Prize

May 4, 2020

The 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting was awarded to Brian Rosenthal (Medill ‘11) on Monday. Rosenthal won the prize for a two-part New York Times investigation into how lenders profited...

García: The Trump Administration Should Help — Not Hurt — Our Farmworkers

García: The Trump Administration Should Help — Not Hurt — Our Farmworkers

April 19, 2020

Thurgood Marshall, the first African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court, once said, “The measure of a country's greatness is its ability to retain compassion in times of crisis.”...

Robert Murphy, director at Feinberg’s Institute for Global Health, and Karla Satchell, professor of Microbiology-Immunology at Northwestern. The teach-in on the new coronavirus outbreak discusses the ongoing development of COVID-19, along with the racist undertone associated with the disease’s public discourse.

Chinatown Health Initiative discusses racist discourse on coronavirus

February 27, 2020

When Weinberg senior Yichun Chen found articles and video footage of Chinese people combating COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, she said she felt “really heavy.” Families were separated during Lunar...

Political Union met Monday to discuss whether or not news organizations should endorse political candidates. The majority of participants voted that it’s okay for newspapers to make endorsements.

Political Union supports news outlets endorsement of political candidates

January 28, 2020

Northwestern Political Union voted that it is acceptable for news outlets to endorse political candidates at their weekly meeting on Monday. The discussions delved into newspapers’ roles in political...

Richard Jewell as depicted in the 2019 film “Richard Jewell”. Salwen said what happened to Richard Jewell remains relevant today.

Journalist and author Kevin Salwen discusses 21st-century media lessons from Richard Jewell case

January 16, 2020

Journalist and author Kevin Salwen spoke about his recent book investigating the 1996 Summer Olympics bombing and the subsequent negative media barrage against Richard Jewell] in the McCormick Foundation...

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