Northwestern Medill School
@medillschool.bsky.social
Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University.
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
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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
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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:
Apply by Jan 12:
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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November 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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:
Apply by Jan 12:
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📌 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:
Dez jornalistas em meio de carreira participarão de um programa totalmente pago e com autores premiados.
🗓️ Prazo: 12 de janeiro
Mais:
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.
twp.ai
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📌 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:
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
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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November 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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
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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:
10 mid-career journalists will join an 8-day, fully funded program with award-winning authors in Evanston, IL.
Apply by Jan 12:
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.
twp.ai
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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:
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
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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
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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:
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/1...
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...
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...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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...
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...
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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!
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@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."