Congratulations to Medill alumni Lauren Huttner (BSJ24) and Rachel Orbach (BSJ21) for being named to the @forbes.com ‘30 Under 30’ 2026 list! 🎉Read about their accomplishments here: spr.ly/63324CuiQj

The Medill Solutions Journalism Hub has released a comprehensive Rapid Response Kit designed to help newsrooms deliver response-driven coverage during community crises. Learn more here: spr.ly/63323CrqSc

Join us at the @medillschool.bsky.social School of #Journalism for this special event FRAMING INNOCENCE: STORYTELLING AND WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS. The event includes screenings of four award-winning documentaries created in my Documenting #Carceral Injustice class from Stateville/Sheridan #prisons.

Medill is announcing our partnership with the Media Transformation Challenge to launch MTC @ Medill. Starting 2026, Fellows will join us in Chicago, one of the nation’s most fascinating local media ecosystems. Learn more: spr.ly/63328CuiIs

Really honored to be one of the judges selecting 2026's George R.R. Martin Summer intensive Workshop fellowship, at @medillschool.bsky.social! Details are here if you want to apply! @cheryltan88.bsky.social www.medill.northwestern.edu/news/2025/ap...

Beginning in 2026, Medill, in partnership with @columbiajournalism.bsky.social, will offer its graduate journalism alumni assistance with loan repayment if they work for a U.S. local news organization. Click here to learn more: spr.ly/63322CKJIQ

Medill Local News Initiative + @medillschool.bsky.social are thrilled to join forces with the Media Transformation Challenge to launch MTC @ Medill — a community helping media leaders achieve measurable results and lasting transformation. vimeo.com/1054167772?f...

Proud professor moment! Congrats to @medillschool.bsky.social #documentary alum Emily Orr (Producer) for winning Best Documentary Series at the @documentary.org Awards! The series was also nominated for Best Series by the @filmindependent.org #Spirit Awards.

A big thank you to the extraordinarily talented @ankitakumar.bsky.social for speaking to my @medillschool.bsky.social class about her award-winning documentary "Far from Home". You can catch the film in #WashingtonDC next on 12/3 @pulitzercenter.org: pulitzercenter.org/event/far-ho...

Medill is announcing a grant program that will provide two MSJ students in the Health, Environment and Science specialization with fellowships and give up to 10 additional students each year funding for reporting projects about scientific/health research: spr.ly/633217oYAH

Learn from George R.R. Martin & award-winning instructors at @medillschool.bsky.social's 2026 Writing Workshop. Fully funded, 8 days of fiction craft & mentorship. Apply by Jan 12:

Please join us #WashingtonDC! 'Far From Home' Oscar Consideration Screening #Afghanistan #India #refugees pulitzercenter.org/event/far-ho...

Nick Scarpino (IMC11), CEO of Giordano’s, will address IMC graduates and their families at this year’s convocation ceremony. Scarpino leads the chain of 60 restaurants in nine states. Read more: spr.ly/633267iYzs

Started as a bike blog. Became a local newsroom. Jonathan Maus talks with Medill about BikePortland’s 20-year ride. localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/sta...

Newsletters are having a moment. With Facebook referrals down 50% this year and AI search cutting into traffic, outlets like the San Antonio Express-News are leaning on direct-to-inbox updates and seeing immediate payoff. localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/1...

Applications are open for the John Bartlow Martin Award for Public Interest Magazine Journalism. Single stories or series work should shed light on the causes, consequences and remedies of problems in American society. Learn more here: spr.ly/633257exyJ

Learn from George R.R. Martin & award-winning instructors at @medillschool.bsky.social's 2026 Writing Workshop. Fully funded, 8 days of fiction craft & mentorship. Apply by Jan 12:

📌 Inscrições abertas para a 3ª edição do Workshop Intensivo de Escrita de Verão George RR Martin, na @medillschool.bsky.social. Dez jornalistas em meio de carreira participarão de um programa totalmente pago e com autores premiados. 🗓️ Prazo: 12 de janeiro Mais:

Congrats to @localnewsini.bsky.social for being named one of the winners of the prestigious Chicago Innovation Award! The annual award is the region’s foremost recognition of the most innovative new products or services brought to market. Read more: spr.ly/633217ZhbT

Please join us! This Thursday in #Evanston

Applications are open for the 3rd annual George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop at @medillschool.bsky.social! 10 mid-career journalists will join an 8-day, fully funded program with award-winning authors in Evanston, IL. Apply by Jan 12:

Congrats to Peter Alexander (BSJ98) of @nbcnews.com for receiving a 2025 Walter Cronkite Award for his story, "Holding the Powerful Accountable." 🎉 Judges commended his commitment to the truth and praised his fearless reporting at the White House: spr.ly/633237paNb

Three competing newsrooms. One thriving local news ecosystem. Baltimore’s vibrant local media landscape stands out as the rest of the country faces newsroom cuts. By Paul Farhi: localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/1...

Big congrats to my students Esther Lim and Jankhna Sura for winning Best Documentary at the #Chicago Mulit-Cultural Film Festival for their film "Jeffery, Come Home" created in my Documenting #Carceral Injustice class @medillschool.bsky.social

How do journalists turn research into stories that shape policy and public understanding? Join @medillschool.bsky.social and IPR experts Louise Kiernan, @natalieymoore.bsky.social, and Charles Whitaker for a discussion on bridging journalism and social science. spr.ly/633267O6lG

AF Battocchio joined Medill's faculty in the fall. Their research focuses on rural media environments in rural and post-industrial communities, specifically in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Learn about how their research pairs with our commitment to local news: spr.ly/63326731V4

Love this: @medillschool.bsky.social professor Ava Francesca Battocchio (and collaborators) translated their academic research into a zine guide for people moderating locally-focused online community groups Download the PDF: drive.google.com/file/d/1xgHi...

Met some Northwestern student journalists at a rally on the weekend. This last few years has only grown my respect for the importance of local, independent reporting. Really great local reporting by Emily Dissanayake and @lucaskubovchik.bsky.social @medillschool.bsky.social

Applications are now open for the 2026 George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop! The 10 mid-career journalists selected to participate will learn from award-winning novelists and writing instructors. 📚 Learn more and apply here: spr.ly/633217KzeF

Big congrats to @medillschool.bsky.social #documentary alum Vanessa Kjeldsen on your #Emmy win!

Congrats to Ysa Quiballo (BSJ25) and Annie Xia (BSJ25) who recently premiered their student documentary "Hey Hugo" at the Chicago International Film Festival.🎬 The documentary was made in @brenthuffman.bsky.social's Documenting Carceral Injustice course and won Best Documentary at CineYouth.

Today! Please join us in #WashingtonDC! FREE screening- student filmmaker in person! @buffett.northwestern.edu @medillschool.bsky.social

We hope your day is filled with many treats. Happy Halloween from Medill! 🎃

Join Medill in Washington, D.C. for the premiere of “Jeffery, Come Home,” a documentary created in Professor @brenthuffman.bsky.social’s Carceral Injustice class. Learn more about the documentary and reserve your ticket here: spr.ly/633277E5gF

How do journalists turn research into stories that shape policy and public understanding? Join @medillschool.bsky.social and IPR experts Louise Kiernan, @natalieymoore.bsky.social, and Charles Whitaker for a discussion on bridging journalism and social science. spr.ly/633287DWBM

So proud of my students Ysa Quiballo and Annie Xia who premiered their @medillschool.bsky.social student documentary "Hey Hugo" at the #Chicago International Film Festival on Saturday. The documentary was made in my Documenting #Carceral Injustice course at Sheridan #Prison.

Day 2 of "Press Freedom Under Fire: Threats to Journalism and Democracy" was full of thought-provoking questions and insightful conversations. Thank you to the panelists, newsroom leaders, reporters and student journalists who joined us to discuss journalistic safety around the world.

Big congratulations to @henricocitizen.bsky.social! They were recently recognized by @medillschool.bsky.social’s Local News Initiative as one of just 12 “Local News Bright Spots” nationwide for 2025. A strong example of how local news can adapt and thrive. Read More.

To be awarded the 2025 James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism is an honor, and we celebrate alongside our colleagues at @rsf.org 🎉

Tonight we honored the @pressfreedom.bsky.social and @rsf.org with the 2025 James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism. Thank you to Wendy McMahon for delivering the keynote address during our first session of "Press Freedom Under Fire: Threats to Journalism and Democracy."

Look who got profiled in Northwestern @medillschool.bsky.social annual report on local news... 👀 They used @bikeportland.org as an example of a "bright spot" in their report. localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/sta...

How do journalists turn research into stories that shape policy and public understanding? Join @medillschool.bsky.social and IPR experts Louise Kiernan, @natalieymoore.bsky.social, and Charles Whitaker for a discussion on bridging journalism and social science. spr.ly/63320A7vDY

Medill is committed to strengthening the local news ecosystem. Today, Medill's @localnewsini.bsky.social released new findings in their annual State of Local News Project report. See what they discovered here: spr.ly/63323AfjDB

The @medillschool.bsky.social 2025 State of Local News Report is now live, filled with articles, graphics, maps and photos documenting the loss of local newspapers, increase in digital sites and emergence of "Bright Spots." Read here: localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/sta...

Incredible news - legendary actor Naseeruddin Shah has joined the award-winning documentary "Far from Home"! We are thrilled to have his support. You can view the trailer for this documentary (just recently Oscar qualified) here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lyka...

Jason Beeferman (BSJ23, MSJ23) was on @cnn.com last night to discuss his reporting that uncovered hundreds of racist and hateful text messages from leaders of the Young Republicans. Vice President @jd-vance-1.bsky.social dismissed the scandal as "what kids do." spr.ly/63329AFsnH

Congrats to @sharonyoo.bsky.social (BSJ15) for winning a National Edward R. Murrow Award at @king5news.com.web.brid.gy! The honor is for her documentary, “The Buffalo Hunt,” which documents the Kalispel Tribe of Indians as they prepare for Indigenous People’s Day through their annual buffalo hunt.

CPJ is honored to receive the 2025 James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism alongside @rsf.org 🎉 More information about the Oct. 23 ceremony here👇 www.medill.northwestern.edu/about-us/awa...

Don't miss your chance to hear from these remarkable journalists, scholars and advocates as they discuss the challenges journalists are facing around the world. Join us for "Press Freedom Under Fire: Threats to Journalism and Democracy." Reserve your spot: spr.ly/63329AIxML

Washington, DC friends- exciting news! @medillschool.bsky.social #documentary created in my Documenting #Carceral Injustice program will premiere at the prestigious Double Exposure #Investigative Film Festival on Oct. 31! Filmmaker in person. Please come out and support this incredible doc!