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Unlocking Social Impact: The Medill Cause Marketing Initiative (CMI)
Have you heard of the Medill Cause Marketing Initiative (CMI)? If not, it’s time to get acquainted with this powerhouse of impact-driven marketing right here
MY MEDILL STORY
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“LT. JOE” – Joe Patterson (MSJ72) Shares His Journey To Medill
Well, I never thought of the military as an option. But somehow, because I signed up for ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps) as a freshman at Wofford College in Spartanburg,
GIVING BACK
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Medill’s Fight to Save Local News
Local and regional newspapers, many of them more than 100 years old, going out of business. Broadcast media shrinking. Online startups folding after blowing through millions of dollars in initial
LEGACIES
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Stephen Byers (MSJ71)
Stephen Byers passed away on June 2, 2024 at the age of 81. Beloved husband of Gen McBride for 24 years. Loving father of Steven Byers, Mark Byers (Mary Krogmann),
MEDILL RESEARCH
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Major survey of news consumption highlights challenges for entire industry
A sweeping, in-depth survey of the news consumption habits of Chicago-area residents by researchers at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University captures the tectonic