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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


Photo of Fisk Hall. It is a brick and concrete building with the words “McCormick Journalism Building.”

Not all ‘gloom and doom’: Panel of journalists find hope amid a local news crisis

November 18, 2021

A panel of journalists discussed the importance of finding optimism during an ongoing local news crisis in a Wednesday webinar hosted by Evanston RoundTable. Over 1,000 communities have become news...

A newspaper vending machine under an "L" bridge in downtown Evanston. Local Newspaper struggle to stay afloat, but Evanston newspapers remain strong.

Despite changing landscape, Evanston newspapers remain a stronghold in community

April 18, 2019

For Vikki Proctor, a regular reader of the Evanston RoundTable and The Daily Northwestern, local newspapers are the glue that pulls a community together. “It’s how we show up at city hall for the...

Fisk Hall, home of the former Medill Justice Project - which will soon rebrand as the Medill Investigative Lab.

Northwestern starts local news initiative in partnership with 3 newspapers

April 17, 2018

Northwestern announced Tuesday it is launching a two-year research and development project to strengthen local news business models. To increase reader engagement and help improve trust in media, the...

Fisk Hall.

Medill associate dean Tim Franklin to teach Medill Justice Project course in spring

March 2, 2018

Medill senior associate dean Tim Franklin will lead the Medill Justice Project course this Spring Quarter, according to an email sent to participating graduate students Thursday. Medill Prof. Alec...

Wall Street Journal executive editor Matt Murray speaks at the McCormick Foundation Center. The Medill alumnus spoke about journalism in the modern age at the Wednesday event.

Wall Street Journal executive editor talks readership trust, digital journalism

February 21, 2018

In a talk titled “Why the Nation Needs Real Reporting,” Wall Street Journal executive editor Matt Murray (Medill ’87, ’88) reminded students that journalism is fundamentally about other people. “We...

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