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Stack of newspapers on a purple background. Medill's 2025 State of Local News Project report.

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Journalism, Research

10.20.2025

News deserts hit new high and 50 million have limited access to local news, study finds

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Stack of newspapers on a purple background. Medill's 2025 State of Local News Project report.

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Journalism, Research

10.20.2025

News deserts hit new high and 50 million have limited access to local news, study finds

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2025 James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism Winners. Logos for Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders.

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Award and Recognition

10.13.2025

Foley-Medill Award given to Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders

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Local News Initiative Fellowships available for journalism graduate students.

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Journalism

10.09.2025

Medill announces new Local News Initiative Fellowships for journalism graduate students

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Santuary Stories-A Journalism Theater Project

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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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Dean's Scholarships now open to incoming Medill graduate students. Photo of two women working together.

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IMC, Journalism

09.22.2025

Dean’s Scholarships now open to incoming Medill graduate students

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Ke "April" Xu

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Award and Recognition, Journalism

08.12.2025

Journalist Ke ‘April’ Xu wins AAJA-Medill Innovator Award

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Tim Franklin.

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Our People, Journalism

08.07.2025

Founder of Medill Local News Initiative to retire

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Applications Open for 2026-2027.

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IMC, Journalism

08.04.2025

Medill Integrated Marketing Communications Full-Time Program shifts to a new one-year format 

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Agate logo set against an image of bookshelves. Text reads Medill announces partnership with Agate Publishing.

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Journalism

07.10.2025

Medill announces partnership with Agate Publishing

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2025 IJA-Medill Milestone Achievement Award winner Dana Hedgpeth.

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Award and Recognition

07.07.2025

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Medill becomes new home for the Illinois Journalism Education Association.

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Journalism

06.26.2025

Medill becomes the new home for the Illinois Journalism Education Association

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Medill will launch hub to provide services to Chicago news outlets and continue programs to strengthen local news.

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Award and Recognition, Journalism

06.09.2025

Medill will launch hub to provide services to Chicago news outlets and continue programs to strengthen local news

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'Sound Opinions' co-host to join Medill faculty.

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Our People

06.06.2025

‘Sound Opinions’ co-host to join Medill faculty

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Headshot of Edith Chapin. Medill Class of 2025 Convocation Speaker.

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Events

05.07.2025

Edith Chapin of NPR to address Medill convocation

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Headshot of Christian Santana.

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Award and Recognition, Journalism

05.05.2025

Medill first year student wins 2025 Howell Essay Contest

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People in a circle holding cell

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Journalism, Research

04.24.2025

Local news consumers shifting to new platforms and sources, Medill survey shows

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Medill Midwest Solutions Journalism Hub Micro Award Winners: Jen Sabella, Sarah Luyengi, Irene Romulo, Ariel Cheung.

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Award and Recognition

04.23.2025

Medill Midwest Solutions Journalism Hub Announces Micro Awards to Four Chicago Newsrooms

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Headshots of the Hall of Achievement inductees.

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Our People, Award and Recognition, IMC, Journalism

04.08.2025

Nine Medill alumni join 2025 Hall of Achievement

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George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop Fellows. Headshots of the fellows.

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Journalism

03.31.2025

Medill accepts 10 fellows into George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop

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2025 Don Schultz Award Recipient. Christian Grönroos headshot.

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Award and Recognition

01.13.2025

Christian Grönroos to receive Don Schultz Award

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IMC Class of 2024 Medill Convocation Speaker Carlos Zepeda (IMC98).

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Award and Recognition, Events, IMC

11.19.2024

Carlos Zepeda of Moet Hennessy USA chosen as IMC convocation speaker

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Applications open. George R. R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop.

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Journalism

10.28.2024

Applications now open for George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop

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Medill's 2024 State of Local News Project report now available.

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Journalism, Research

10.23.2024

Medill report shows local news deserts expanding

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Hugo Balta.

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Award and Recognition, Journalism

10.01.2024

Hugo Balta honored with 2024 Cecilia Vaisman Award for Multimedia Reporters

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Illinois capitol building.

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Journalism

09.09.2024

Medill launches new program to cover Illinois Government

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Lam Thuy Vo headshot.

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Award and Recognition, Journalism

08.13.2024

Medill, AAJA honor journalist with Medill Innovator Award

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Applications open for 2025-2026. Master of Science in Journalism program. Integrated Marketing Communications Full-Time program.

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IMC, Journalism

07.31.2024

Medill announces applications open, new Dean’s Scholarship for graduate students

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Nellie Moore (Iñupiaq)

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Award and Recognition, Journalism

07.17.2024

Nellie Moore selected as 2024 IJA-Medill Milestone Achievement Award recipient

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New Medill Faculty. Carolyn Wells Keller, Matt Kiefer, Natalie Moore (MSJ99), Julian Runge, Chao Yu.

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Our People

06.27.2024

Medill welcomes new faculty for 2024-25 academic year

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Nearly two-thirds of those surveyed, or 62%, said they use their smartphones to get local news all the time or often, compared to 52% who watch news on television all the time or often.

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Journalism, Research

05.28.2024

Shift to smartphones from TV and print in full swing

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Medill's Knight Lab helps bring Brown v. Board of Education case to life on it's 70th anniversary.

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Journalism

05.17.2024

Hear Thurgood Marshall, Earl Warren and others for the first time in Brown v. Board of Education Revisited

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The Invisible Institute team at the public launch of its Data-Driven Reporting Project-supported Champaign/Urbana police data tool in February 2023. The Invisible Institute is one of 11 newsrooms and freelancers selected for the Data-Driven Reporting Project’s 2024 cohort./Provided by the Invisible Institute.

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Journalism, Research

05.16.2024

The Data-Driven Reporting Project awards $500,000 to 11 new document- or data-driven projects

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Class of 2024 Medill Convocation Speaker Robert Samuels (BSJ06)..

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Award and Recognition, Events, Journalism

04.30.2024

Pulitzer winner Robert Samuels to address Medill convocation

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George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop Fellows. Headshots of the twelve fellows.

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Our People, Journalism

04.15.2024

Medill accepts twelve fellows into inaugural George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop

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Reporting in a Dangerous World Symposium. Journalists to discuss the challenges they face, importance of their work. Award Ceremony: Fri, April 26, 5:30PM Symposium: Sat, April 27, 9AM.

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Journalism

04.11.2024

Medill to host symposium on courageous work of journalists

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Headshots of the seven Medill alumni who are being inducted into the Medill Hall of Achievement Class of 2024.

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Our People, Award and Recognition, Events, IMC, Journalism

04.08.2024

Seven Medill alumni join 2024 Hall of Achievement

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Julie Turkewitz and Federico Rios in the jungle.

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Journalism, Research

04.02.2024

Journalists from The New York Times awarded the 2023 James Foley Medill Medal for Courage

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Next Gen News Understanding the audiences of 2030.

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Journalism, Research

03.04.2024

The future of news consumption can be glimpsed in the habits of younger news consumers today

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New York City.

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Our People, IMC, Journalism

02.15.2024

Medill launches continued learning program for alumni

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Clive Humbly.

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Award and Recognition, IMC

01.29.2024

Clive Humby selected for the Don Schultz Award in IMC

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Award and Recognition, Journalism

01.29.2024

Nominations open for 2024 Cecilia Vaisman Award for Multimedia Reporting

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A student photographing a lush landscape.

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Journalism, Our People

01.08.2024

New scholarship for environmental reporting announced by Medill and the Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy

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Christine Brennan Headshot

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Christine Brennan (BSJ80, MSJ81): An Industry Trailblazer Dedicated to Serving the Next Generation of Female Sports Reporters

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Card featuring a picture of Robert Samuels' within it

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Telling George Floyd’s full story

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Headshot of Nikole Killion

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Congressional correspondent Nikole Killion brings a Medill mentality to Washington

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Headshot of Darren Zancan

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Medill or bust: My journey to becoming a storyteller

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