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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Medill Profs. Arionne Nettles, Peter Slevin and Karen Springen are three of many that have reported and written while teaching at Northwestern.

Double duty: From The New Yorker to WBEZ, Medill professors balance teaching and reporting

November 9, 2023

Medill Prof. Peter Slevin’s most recent story for The New Yorker was almost a year in the making. His idea for a profile on Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker, titled “The Billionaire Hotel Heir — and...

Amaral: Lack of institutional memory and the acceptance of armed police

Amaral: Lack of institutional memory and the acceptance of armed police

February 16, 2023

Content warning: This story contains mentions of anti-Black violence. Northwestern is extremely demanding — yet, undergraduate students have a 94% six-year graduation rate. This outstanding outcome...

Jen Spyra is featured on the right side of the image wearing a white and blue polka dot top and yellow floral skirt. To her left is a copy of her debut novel, “Big Time.” The novel’s cover features a small girl with the words “Big Time” in bright red and yellow fonts respectively.

NU alumna and comedic writer Jen Spyra talks comedy writing career, debut book

April 11, 2021

In the eyes of Jen Spyra (Communication MFA '12), successful comedic writing boils down to two key elements: confidence and perseverance.  “Confidence in your comedy is what keeps you going,”...

Britt Julious (left) moderates a panel of journalists Rembert Browne, Doreen St. Félix and Wesley Morris in Harris Hall on Thursday. The panel discussed their personal experiences in newsrooms during a changing media landscape.

Journalists speak at panel about diversity in newsrooms

October 27, 2017

Three journalists spoke at Northwestern as part of a Thursday panel, discussing patterns in the changing media landscape and their experiences with diversity in newsrooms. The event, hosted by Contemporary...

Wesley Morris is a Pulitzer Prize-winning critic who currently writes for The New York Times. Morris is one of three journalists who will speak on a Contemporary Thought Speaker Series panel Oct. 26.

CTSS to host panel of acclaimed journalists

October 19, 2017

The Contemporary Thought Speaker Series will host a panel of three journalists — Doreen St. Félix, Rembert Browne and Wesley Morris — at an event Oct. 26, CTSS announced Thursday. The event, titled...

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