Northwestern Medill School
@medillschool.bsky.social
Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University.
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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
November 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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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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
November 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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
Learn about how their research pairs with our commitment to local news: spr.ly/63326731V4
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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
Learn about how their research pairs with our commitment to local news: spr.ly/63326731V4
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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...
Download the PDF: drive.google.com/file/d/1xgHi...
Local Moderation Zine.pdf
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November 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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...
Download the PDF: drive.google.com/file/d/1xgHi...
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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
Really great local reporting by Emily Dissanayake and
@lucaskubovchik.bsky.social @medillschool.bsky.social
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 ...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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
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
📚 Learn more and apply here: spr.ly/633217KzeF
November 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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
📚 Learn more and apply here: spr.ly/633217KzeF
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November 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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.
November 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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.
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Today! Please join us in #WashingtonDC!
FREE screening- student filmmaker in person!
@buffett.northwestern.edu
@medillschool.bsky.social
FREE screening- student filmmaker in person!
@buffett.northwestern.edu
@medillschool.bsky.social
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
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Today! Please join us in #WashingtonDC!
FREE screening- student filmmaker in person!
@buffett.northwestern.edu
@medillschool.bsky.social
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! 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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
October 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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
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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
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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October 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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
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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.
October 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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.
October 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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.
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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.
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...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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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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."
October 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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."
October 24, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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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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...
They used @bikeportland.org as an example of a "bright spot" in their report.
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/sta...
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...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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...
They used @bikeportland.org as an example of a "bright spot" in their report.
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/sta...
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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
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.
spr.ly
October 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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
October 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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
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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...
Read here: localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/sta...
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...
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu
October 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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...
Read here: localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/sta...
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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...
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...
October 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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...
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
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”.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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.
October 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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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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...
More information about the Oct. 23 ceremony here👇 www.medill.northwestern.edu/about-us/awa...
October 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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...
More information about the Oct. 23 ceremony here👇 www.medill.northwestern.edu/about-us/awa...