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Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University.
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:
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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:
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Brent E. Huffman
6 days ago
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
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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:
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Alex Segura
8 days ago
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...
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Applications for the 2026 George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop are now open - Medill - Northwestern University
The third annual George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications is now accepting applications...
https://www.medill.northwestern.edu/news/2025/applications-for-the-2026-george-r.r-martin-summer-intensive-writing-workshop-are-now-open.html
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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:
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Medill Local News Initiative
16 days ago
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.
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What is Media Transformation Challenge?
Media Transformation Challenge is a diverse, dynamic community of practice that supports and sustains individual leaders and organizations through a performance-driven…
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Brent E. Huffman
18 days ago
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.
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Brent E. Huffman
26 days ago
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
:
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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:
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Global Investigative Journalism Network
30 days ago
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:
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Applications for the 2026 George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop are now open - Medill - Northwestern University
The third annual George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications is now accepting applications.
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Brent E. Huffman
about 1 month ago
Please join us
#WashingtonDC
! 'Far From Home' Oscar Consideration Screening
#Afghanistan
#India
#refugees
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'Far From Home' Oscar Consideration Screening
Image Imagine being forced to flee your country, only to be persecuted in the next? Far from Home is the story of Samira Faizi, who was forced to flee Afghanistan in 2021. She ended up in India—only t...
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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:
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Medill Local News Initiative
about 1 month ago
Started as a bike blog. Became a local newsroom. Jonathan Maus talks with Medill about BikePortland’s 20-year ride.
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From Portland cycling blog to local news site
When Jonathan Maus launched BikePortland in 2005, he was not a journalist. A marketing consultant and cycling enthusiast who’d recently moved to Portland, Maus initially blogged for The Oregonian news...
https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/state-of-local-news/2025/brightspots/from-blog-to-news-bikeportland-story/
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Medill Local News Initiative
about 1 month ago
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.
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Email over algorithms: how newsrooms are reclaiming their audiences
It was big NBA news when the San Antonio Spurs signed a $229 million contract extension with star point guard De’Aaron Fox this summer. But for the San Antonio Express-News, the timing of the four-yea...
https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/11/17/newsletter-shift-local-news/index.html
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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:
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Global Investigative Journalism Network
about 1 month ago
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:
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Applications for the 2026 George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop are now open - Medill - Northwestern University
The third annual George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications is now accepting applications.
https://twp.ai/9PY4V8
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GIJN em Português
about 1 month ago
📌 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:
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Applications for the 2026 George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop are now open - Medill - Northwestern University
The third annual George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications is now accepting applications.
https://twp.ai/E6DPLA
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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:
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The Medill Local News Initiative is Named Winner Chicago Innovation Award - Medill - Northwestern University
The Medill Local News Initiative at Northwestern University has been named one of the winners of a prestigious Chicago Innovation Award. Medill’s award was announced last night downtown at a ceremony that included 700 Chicago business, political and civic leaders. The annual Chicago Innovation Award is the region’s foremost recognition of the most innovative new products or services brought to market.
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Brent E. Huffman
about 1 month ago
Please join us! This Thursday in
#Evanston
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Global Investigative Journalism Network
about 1 month ago
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:
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Applications for the 2026 George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop are now open - Medill - Northwestern University
The third annual George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications is now accepting applications.
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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:
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Medill Local News Initiative
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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:
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Baltimore bucks the trend
The appointment of a new inspector general isn’t typically the sexiest local-news topic, but it may have been the hottest story going this summer in Baltimore County. Amid suggestions of political fav...
https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/11/10/baltimore-local-media-resurgence/index.html
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Brent E. Huffman
about 2 months ago
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
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Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University
about 2 months ago
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.
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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:
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Joe Germuska
about 2 months ago
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:
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Local Moderation Zine.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xgHiQctm6fGZYxA_drkldWmbyPktwmIW/view
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Noelle Sullivan Ph.D
about 2 months ago
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
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Illinois advocates protest outside Niles Home Depot
Over 80 people gathered at a ‘ICE Out of Home Depot’ protest in Niles on Saturday to combat the detention and deportation of immigrants in Chicago suburbs. The demonstration was one of over 140 ‘ICE ...
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/03/city/they-are-bounty-hunters-illinois-advocates-unite-during-niles-ice-out-of-home-depot-protest/
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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:
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about 2 months ago
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Brent E. Huffman
about 2 months ago
Big congrats to
@medillschool.bsky.social
#documentary
alum Vanessa Kjeldsen on your
#Emmy
win!
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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.
about 2 months ago
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Brent E. Huffman
about 2 months ago
Today! Please join us in
#WashingtonDC
! FREE screening- student filmmaker in person!
@buffett.northwestern.edu
@medillschool.bsky.social
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We hope your day is filled with many treats. Happy Halloween from Medill! 🎃
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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:
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about 2 months ago
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Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University
about 2 months ago
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.
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Journalism’s Role in Translating Social Science for Policy and the Public
Join IPR and Medill experts for a panel discussion on journalism’s role in translating social science for policy and the public.
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Northwestern Medill School
Brent E. Huffman
about 2 months ago
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
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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.
about 2 months ago
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Virginia Press Association
2 months ago
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.
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Henrico Citizen named one of 12 'Local News Bright Spots' nationally by Northwestern University's Local News Initiative
The Henrico Citizen was named one of 12 Local News Bright Spots for 2025 by the Local News Initiative at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism Oct. 20. The announcement came as part o...
https://www.henricocitizen.com/henrico-citizen-named-one-of-12-local-news-bright-spots-nationally-by-northwestern-universitys-local-news-initiative/
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Committee to Protect Journalists
2 months ago
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
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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."
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Jonathan Maus
2 months ago
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.
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From Portland cycling blog to local news site
When Jonathan Maus launched BikePortland in 2005, he was not a journalist. A marketing consultant and cycling enthusiast who’d recently moved to Portland, Maus initially blogged for The Oregonian news...
https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/state-of-local-news/2025/brightspots/from-blog-to-news-bikeportland-story/
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Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University
2 months ago
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.
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Journalism’s Role in Translating Social Science for Policy and the Public
Join IPR and Medill experts for a panel discussion on journalism’s role in translating social science for policy and the public.
http://spr.ly/63320A7vDY
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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:
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Medill Local News Initiative
2 months ago
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...
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The State of Local News 2025
The latest insights and trends on the local news landscape across the country. Through data and graphics, explore the state of local news outlets and learn about news deserts, network sites and pathwa...
https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/state-of-local-news/2025/
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Brent E. Huffman
2 months ago
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:
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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."
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Reporter who uncovered Young Republicans’ racist text thread reacts to VP’s ‘what kids do’ defense | CNN
Jason Beeferman, the Politico reporter who uncovered hundreds of racist and hateful text messages from leaders of the Young Republicans including one that said quote “I love Hitler” and another that called Black people monkeys, gives insight into his new reporting as Vice President JD Vance dismisses the scandal as “what kids do”.
http://spr.ly/63329AFsnH
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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.
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Committee to Protect Journalists
2 months ago
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...
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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:
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2 months ago
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Brent E. Huffman
2 months ago
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!
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