MEDILL ALUMNI 2026
MEDILL NEWS
MY MEDILL STORY
GIVING BACK
LEGACIES
MEDILL RESEARCH
medill news
Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders Win 2025 James Foley Medill Medal
The Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders were awarded the 2025 James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism. The award is given annually by Medill.
MY MEDILL STORY
Medill, Marketing, and a Mic: How Peter Johnson (MSJ72) Found a Passion for Music Along the Way
Long before he became Dr. Johnson, a marketing professor at Fordham University, he was harmonizing at Northwestern’s fraternity parties and waiting for a draft letter from the U.S. Army.
GIVING BACK
Application for the George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop is now open
The workshop is designed for mid-career journalists who are writing their first novels. The 10 mid-career journalists selected to participate will learn from award-winning novelists and writing instructors.
LEGACIES
Bruce Dold (BSJ77, MSJ78)
Dold led the Tribune into the new millennium with a reverence for the newspaper’s storied history and an open mind for the future.
MEDILL RESEARCH
News deserts hit new high and 50 million have limited access to local news, study finds
The number of local news deserts in the U.S. jumped to record levels this year as newspaper closures continued unabated, and funding cuts to public radio could worsen the problem in coming months.