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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

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

The Daily Northwestern


Between the rising number of news deserts and at-risk counties on the Medill State of Local News Report’s watch list, about 5.5 million people nationwide are without reliable access to local news.

Medill State of Local News Report shows alarming decline in local news

October 24, 2024

The Medill School of Journalism released its annual Medill State of Local News Report on Wednesday, revealing that 127 local newspapers were shuttered in the last year alone. The annual report tracks...

Newspapers lay on a counter.

Illinois Journalism Preservation Act calls for Big Tech to compensate local news outlets

April 8, 2024

As private equity guts newsrooms, layoffs abound and misinformation runs rampant across social media, an Illinois bill aims to offer a targeted solution to the decades-old journalism business model. Sen....

Local and regional newspapers, like these on sale Thursday at the Chicago-Main Newsstand in Evanston, have fallen deeper into a crisis, a new report by Medill researchers found.

Local news deserts expanding despite some ‘bright spots,’ Medill report says

November 16, 2023

Local news in the U.S. has fallen further into a crisis this year, with an average of 2.5 publications shutting down every week and journalists numbering ever fewer, according to a report released Thursday...

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Medill Local News Accelerator aims to support Chicago outlets

October 19, 2022

Over the past several decades, national publications have increasingly replaced hometown newspapers at newsstands across the country — and for media professionals, this reflects the downward trajectory...

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Medill celebrates its centennial with panel addressing major topics in journalism

February 4, 2022

Leading media executives discussed objectivity, social media, the pandemic, diversity, equity and inclusion at a Thursday panel. The virtual event, “Does the News Represent Us? The State of Journalism...

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