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Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University.
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Capitol News Illinois
1 day ago
A new law took effect Wednesday, July 1, that expanded the definition of cyberbullying to include AI-generated images. Naomi Taxay reports for
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Illinois schools grapple with AI cyberbullying, deepfakes as new law takes effect
Illinois schools are updating policies as a new law expands cyberbullying to include AI-generated deepfakes.
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Congratulations to alumna Mara Brock Akil (BSJ92) for the success of 'Forever,' a
@netflix.com
show she created which recently won a Peabody Award! 🏆 An adaptation of Judy Blume’s 1975 novel, the show depicts two charming teens navigating love and life in Black middle class Los Angeles. 📺
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Congratulations to alumna @katpham.bsky.social (BSJ24) for receiving the 2026 AAJA-Medill Innovator Award! Pham is an award-winning multimedia storyteller currently working at @chicagoreader.com. Read more about her work here:
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Medill Local News Initiative
4 days ago
📢 Join our team! The Medill Local News Initiative is expanding the State of Local News Project and seeking a Researcher to study local news access across the Midwest. Learn more & apply:
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Medill Local News Initiative
5 days ago
Local News KILLS Partisanship & Builds Trust! Full Episode:
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Capitol News Illinois
6 days ago
Even though Illinois farmers are producing massive harvests, family bankruptcies have surged. Rising land rent, trade uncertainty and farm debt are squeezing margins causing Illinois farmers to face a fragile future. Tara Sun reports for
@medillschool.bsky.social
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‘A real farm crisis’: Illinois farm bankruptcies rise for 3rd straight year
Illinois farm bankruptcies climb for a third year as debt, low crop prices and trade pressures mount.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/a-real-farm-crisis-illinois-farm-bankruptcies-rise-for-3rd-straight-year/
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Medill Local News Initiative
10 days ago
For generations, the Daily Herald has been a cornerstone of suburban Chicago news. As ownership changes hands, questions remain about what this transition could mean for community coverage and the future of local news in the suburbs. Read more:
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2026/0...
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Struggling in the Suburbs
Few suburban newspapers have existed as long as the Daily Herald, founded as the Cook County Herald just seven years after the end of the Civil War.
https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2026/06/23/daily-herald-suburban-newspapers-local-news/index.html
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Congrats to Associate Professor James Lee for receiving the 2026
@aejmc.bsky.social
Tankard Book Award! 👏 The award recognizes the most outstanding book in the field of journalism and communication, honoring authors whose work embodies excellence in research, writing, and creativity. 📚
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NC Newsline
12 days ago
Immigration attorneys and advocates say the uncertainty surrounding TPS and immigration enforcement has heightened fears within the Haitian community.
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Legal protections for nearly 350,000 Haitians at risk as US Supreme Court nears ruling • NC Newsline
The Trump administration has argued that TPS has become a “de facto asylum program” and that conditions in Haiti have improved enough to end the designation. It appealed the ruling to the Supreme Cour...
https://ncnewsline.com/2026/06/23/repub/legal-protections-for-nearly-350000-haitians-at-risk-as-us-supreme-court-nears-ruling/
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Medill Local News Initiative
12 days ago
Axios Local Executive Editor Holly Moore on building a 37-market newsletter network and how AI can reshape newsroom workflows without replacing journalists.
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Capitol News Illinois
12 days ago
From Chicago to Ottawa and Jacksonville, local radio stations across Illinois are grappling with the shutdown of CBS News Radio in different ways. Chloe Park reports for
@medillschool.bsky.social
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Join us in celebrating Northwestern's
@morelatinosinnews.bsky.social
chapter for their incredible accomplishments! 🎉 ⭐ NU NAHJ was selected as a finalist for the NAHJ Student Chapter of the Year ⭐ BSJ student Tomas Moran was selected as an NAHJ Ruben Salazar Scholarship Recipient
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Field Foundation
19 days ago
Jon Marshall is Associate Professor at
@medillschool.bsky.social
. His research focuses on journalism history & the relationship between presidents & press. Among his books: “Clash: Presidents & the Press in Times of Crisis.” A former journalist, he is often cited by news media.
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Field Foundation
19 days ago
REGISTER NOW for "America @ 250: A Journalism Reckoning!" Making of a Nation. Unmaking of a Narrative. Who Gets to Tell the Story? 📅 JULY 16 🕕 6–9pm 📍 Impact House, 200 W Madison St., Chicago
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We continue unveiling this powerful speaker line-up!
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Capitol News Illinois
20 days ago
As federal funding uncertainty mounts, a recently passed bill aims to address deficiencies in its contracting process. Hannah Webster reports for
@medillschool.bsky.social
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Illinois lawmakers seek to streamline contracting for service providers
Illinois lawmakers advance reforms aimed at speeding payments and contracts for nonprofit providers.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-lawmakers-seek-to-streamline-contracting-for-service-providers/
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Capitol News Illinois
23 days ago
While legislative attempts to solve the Illinois housing shortage stalled in the spring session, housing advocates still found wins to celebrate.
@marisa-gech.bsky.social
reports for
@medillschool.bsky.social
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Despite BUILD’s failure, housing advocates celebrate legislative wins
Housing advocates praised funding gains this year despite the failure of Gov. Pritzker’s BUILD housing plan.
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Medill Local News Initiative
24 days ago
What happens when local news disappears? Left Uncovered: Inside North Carolina’s News Deserts explores the growing local news crisis and its impact on communities, featuring data and reporting from The State of Local News Report. Watch the documentary from WRAL here:
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Left Uncovered: What North Carolina communities lose when local newsrooms shrink
YouTube video by WRAL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1NSNYbCoew
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Capitol News Illinois
24 days ago
Democrats passed a bill that would require considering access to reproductive and gender-affirming health care when Illinois foster children are placed out of state. Hannah Webster reports for
@medillschool.bsky.social
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Bill creates gender-affirming, reproductive care protections for out-of-state foster placements
Illinois approved new foster care protections for out-of-state placements involving healthcare access concerns.
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Medill Local News Initiative
26 days ago
NPR CEO Katherine Maher joins the State of Local News Podcast to discuss local journalism, trust, sustainability, and rebuilding civic connection. 🎙️⬇️
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Brent E. Huffman
26 days ago
Wonderful to see
#Yemen
on the front page of The Art Newspaper! Thank you Melissa Grolund for writing about this glimmer of hope for the incredible cultural heritage of Yemen chronicled in my
#documentary
work-in-progress The Future is Written in Stone.
www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/01/y...
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Medill senior Michelle Sheen (BSJ26) spent her time at Northwestern studying how design can shape the way journalistic stories are consumed. She was recently featured in the alumni magazine for being a Northwestern Scholarship recipient. Read the article:
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This summer, Medill will launch a new Military Reporting Project in collaboration with the 1st Infantry Division at Ft. Riley, Kan., giving students a rare opportunity to report while embedded with troops. Read more here:
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Brent E. Huffman
about 1 month ago
Thank you to the incredible writer Melissa Gronlund at the Art Newspaper for featuring my work in
#Yemen
chronicling heroic Yemeni women saving heritage during the war in my work-in-progress
#documentary
“The Future is Written in Stone”.
www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/01/y...
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CEO of @npr.org Katherine Maher joins the State of Local News Podcast to discuss newsroom restructuring, federal funding cuts and the future of local public media. 🎙️ Watch here:
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NPR CEO Katherine Maher Discusses Recent Restructuring and Adapting to Federal Defunding
In the fourth episode of the State of Local News Podcast, host Tim Franklin—Professor, John M. Mutz Chair in Local News, and founding director of the Medill Local News Initiative—speaks with Katherine Maher, President and CEO of NPR.
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Brent E. Huffman
about 1 month ago
Please join us for the premieres of four incredible short
#documentaries
at the
@medillschool.bsky.social
of Journalism on Thursday June 11th 6:30PM in the MFC Forum. This is a FREE event open to the public. Please come out and support these first time filmmakers!
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Capitol News Illinois
about 1 month ago
Illinois grows more soybeans than any other state, but almost none become food for local tables. Tara Sun reports for
@medillschool.bsky.social
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Illinois grows millions of bushels of soybeans. Why aren’t we eating them?
Illinois leads the nation in soybean production, but most soybeans never reach local dinner tables.
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Join The Medill Solutions Journalism Hub for its Summer Summit where attendees will learn how to use data and reframing to surface responses to systemic harm. 📰 🔗 Register:
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Christine Brennan
about 1 month ago
A couple of Northwestern classmates at the Women’s Lacrosse Final Four in Evanston.
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MSJ students traveled to Mexico City in early 2026 to report on stories shaping life in and around the city — from women reclaiming public art spaces to efforts to preserve centuries-old farming traditions. Their stories were featured on @wttw.bsky.social! Watch here:
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Medill Local News Initiative
about 1 month ago
State of Local News Project's director Zach Metzger spoke with CNN about the lack of access to local news in military communities, leaving millions with fewer reliable sources of information. Watch here:
www.cnn.com/2026/05/20/u...
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Home Front: Study shows many military communities becoming ‘news deserts’ | CNN
CNN’s Brianna Keilar speaks with Thomas Brennan from the nonprofit newsroom The War Horse and Zach Metzger from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism. They discuss the implications of their study...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/20/us/video/cncpm-home-front-military-communities-becoming-news-deserts
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Since 2005, newspapers in areas with U.S. military bases have disappeared at a rate four times higher than the national average. Zachary Metzger of @localnewsini.bsky.social was recently on @cnn.com to share his research. Watch the segment here:
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Capitol News Illinois
about 2 months ago
The sponsor of a bill extending unemployment benefits to public school support staff during summer break says he’s still pushing to approve the measure by the end of May. Molly A. Wallace reports for
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When the school year ends, their paychecks do too. Lawmakers could change that
Illinois lawmakers are considering summer unemployment benefits for school support workers without paychecks.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/when-the-school-year-ends-their-paychecks-do-too-lawmakers-could-change-that/
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Congratulations to Wendy Clark, partner and president of Consello, for receiving the 2026 Don Schultz Award for Innovation in Teaching, Theory and Practice of Integrated Marketing Communications! 🎉 Learn more about Clark's career:
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about 2 months ago
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The @localnewsini.bsky.social is partnering with the @maynardinstitute.bsky.social to invite journalism industry professionals to a FREE training. 📆 June 4-5, 2026 📍 303 E. Wacker Dr., 16th Fl. Register by May 26 here:
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Talking Biz News
about 2 months ago
SABEW gives president's award to
@medillschool.bsky.social
professor Desiree Hanford:
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Capitol News Illinois
about 2 months ago
As states await regulations for the Trump-backed Education Freedom Tax Credit, Gov. JB Pritzker, education advocates and legislators weigh the costs and benefits of opting in.
@marisa-gech.bsky.social
reports for
@medillschool.bsky.social
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School choice option at standstill as legislators weigh benefits, political fallout
Illinois leaders are weighing a federal school choice tax credit as debates grow over public school funding impacts.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/school-choice-option-at-standstill-as-legislators-weigh-benefits-political-fallout/
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The Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
about 2 months ago
TEN DAYS LEFT! Register for the
#FREE
Maynard Regional Training Series, in partnership with
@medillschool.bsky.social
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#Journalism
#ProfessionalDevelopment
for early- and mid-career editors and managers.
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Capitol News Illinois
about 2 months ago
Backers are no longer pushing a bill that would have prohibited police from using facial recognition software this session, in part because the debate has become tied to the March 19 shooting of Loyola University freshman Sheridan Gorman in Rogers Park.
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Stalled surveillance bill highlights tension between privacy and public safety
An Illinois facial recognition bill stalled as lawmakers debated privacy concerns and public safety needs.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/stalled-surveillance-bill-highlights-tension-between-privacy-and-public-safety/
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Medill Local News Initiative
about 2 months ago
The fight to save the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette raises a bigger question: what does it actually mean to save local news? New reporting from the Local News Initiative explores the future of legacy newspapers and civic information.
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Saving Legacy Newspapers
Stewart Bainum Jr. just committed $30 million over five years to prevent the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from shutting down.
https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2026/05/13/pittsburgh-post-gazette-saving-legacy-newspapers/index.html
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In @localnewsini.bsky.social's new podcast episode, Tim Franklin sits down with Chuck Todd to discuss the connection between the erosion of trust in national media and the decline of local news, and why local journalism must return to being deeply embedded in communities:
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about 2 months ago
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Agate Publishing
about 2 months ago
New today in
@publisherslunch.bsky.social
! We're so excited for this announcement with
@medillschool.bsky.social
. Learn more here:
www.agatepublishing.com/blog/2026/05...
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Thank you to Scott Kirby, CEO of
@united.com
, for joining Medill Dean Charles Whitaker today to discuss why the best CEOs are also open communicators and master storytellers. ✈️ The event was introduced by Medill alumnus Anthony Fleet (IMC17).
about 2 months ago
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Field Foundation
about 2 months ago
Trust in U.S. elections is eroding. Between skepticism about redistricting, fear about immigration agents at the polls, and unproven claims about widespread election fraud, Americans are losing confidence in the accuracy and security of their elections.
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Capitol News Illinois
about 2 months ago
With the Old Joliet Prison as a backdrop, fans help kick off festivities celebrating the centennial of the “Mother Road” — U.S. Route 66 — which was decommissioned in 1985. Julia Levy reports for
@medillschool.bsky.social
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Big House Ballgame at Old Joliet Prison kicks off Route 66 festivities
A baseball game inside the Old Joliet Prison launched Illinois’ Route 66 centennial celebration with fans and film nostalgia.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/big-house-ballgame-at-old-joliet-prison-kicks-off-route-66-festivities/
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Capitol News Illinois
about 2 months ago
Route 66 is turning 100 this year, and Illinois is in the midst of a year-long celebration of the former U.S. highway dubbed the “Mother Road.” Story + 📸 by Chloe Park for
@medillschool.bsky.social
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‘More than just a road’: Illinois communities celebrate Route 66’s centennial
Celebrate 100 years of Route 66 in Illinois with festivals, iconic landmarks, and historic stops along the Mother Road.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/more-than-just-a-road-illinois-communities-celebrate-route-66s-centennial/
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Medill has selected Julie Pace (BSJ04), senior vice president and executive editor of @apnews.com, to speak to 2026 graduates and their families as our convocation speaker! 🎓 Read about Pace and our student speakers here:
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about 2 months ago
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We are excited to announce the pilot project of our Medill Books imprint partnership with @agatepublishing.bsky.social. 📚 Tentatively titled "Your Plate and the Planet," the book written by Liza Schoenfein (MSJ89) is a guide to reducing greenhouse gas emissions:
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about 2 months ago
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Maggie Dougherty
about 2 months ago
So very honored to see our Policing the Vulnerable series take home two Lisagors (for Best Health and Best Government reporting - small/online) at last night’s ceremony. Incredibly proud of team
@southsideweekly.bsky.social
@mindsitenews.bsky.social
@medillschool.bsky.social
&
@invisible.institute
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Join Medill on May 12 for a special conversation with @united.com CEO Scott Kirby. ✈️ Kirby will sit down with Dean Charles Whitaker to explore why the best CEOs are also master storytellers. The event is open to the entire Northwestern community. Register here:
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about 2 months ago
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Medill Local News Initiative
about 2 months ago
Want your local government to actually listen? @WGLTNews – Bloomington-Normal's Public Media is reporting on what works — and what doesn't — when citizens show up to advocate for change. Tune in the week of May 11.
#HealingIllinois
#DemocracyLivesHere
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