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Oct 1, 2018
Reader
announces Anne Elizabeth Moore as editor in chief, Karen Hawkins as digital managing editor
The new publisher of the Reader is Tracy Baim, founder and longtime executive editor of the
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Bleader
Aug 10, 2018
Alec Klein, Northwestern professor accused of sexual misconduct, resigns
Six months after former students accused him of sexual harassment and bullying, the award-winning journalist, a director at the Medill Justice Project, resigns.
By Maya Dukmasova
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Mar 15, 2018
19 more women accuse Northwestern professor Alec Klein of misconduct, group says
Medill Me Too publishes a new letter with additional claims the group has received about Klein's behavior since ten women came forward initially.
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Feb 12, 2018
Northwestern journalism professors respond to sexual misconduct allegations against Alec Klein
"We hear you. We're listening," the faculty wrote to the "Medill Me Too" group.
By Maya Dukmasova
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Feb 8, 2018
Alec Klein, accused of sexual misconduct by former Northwestern students, takes leave of absence
Medill Justice Project director requested a leave after ten women signed letter alleging a history of harassment and inappropriate behavior
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Feb 7, 2018
Ten women sign letter accusing Northwestern journalism professor Alec Klein of sexual harassment and assault [UPDATED]
Former students and employees who worked with Klein on the Medill Justice Project come forward with allegations stretching back a decade
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Feb 4, 2016
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Oct 22, 2013
Anita Alvarez wants to take a third look at Anthony Porter
Was Anthony Porter guilty all along? Anita Alvarez says she'll look into it.
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Oct 3, 2013
Who benefits when Medill students intern for nothing?
ProPublica questions Medill's intern program.
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Jan 23, 2013
Is a reality TV show about a small-town paper a peacock-amamy idea?
Jim Romenesko is tracking a big story—NBC-TV's hunt for a small-town newspaper to feature in a new reality series.
By Michael Miner
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Jul 21, 2011
The elusive definition of "journalist"
News used to be dispensed by an identifiable priesthood. Welcome to the reformation.
By Michael Miner
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Jun 13, 2011
Protess and Medill split for good
David Protess and Medill part company
By Michael Miner
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May 5, 2011
Who's Saying the Innocence Project Sprung a Killer, and Why?
By Michael Miner
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May 4, 2011
Mayor Daley's Last Stand
By Alex Parker
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Apr 18, 2011
Morning Newsfeed: The iPad Kills Jobs, Record Spring Snowfall, Tax Day Tea Party Rant, and More
By Alex Parker
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Apr 14, 2011
Pitch Perfect
Finally, Mad Ave gets its own set of principles.
By Michael Miner
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Apr 13, 2011
David Protess Calls for an "Independent Review"
David Protess calls for "independent review"
By Michael Miner
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Apr 6, 2011
"About the Most Airtight Case of Innocence"
How a legal storm capsized a petition to free a man who’s been imprisoned for three decades.
By Michael Miner
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Nov 23, 2010
Video
Watch your language! You're talking to a doctor of Integrated Marketing Communications!
The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications: A word salad by any other name would smell as sweet.
By Whet Moser
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Nov 18, 2010
Life in the Patch
Is AOL's hyperlocal news network an evil slave empire or a boon to hungry journalists?
By Michael Miner
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Janine Iamunno
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Chris "Topher" Gray
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Chris Gray
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Sofia Resnick
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Bleader
Jul 2, 2009
"Spirited? Yes. Confrontational? No."
Why seek out sources when you can make them pay to come to you! Innovation!
By Whet Moser
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Journalism
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Katherine Weymouth
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Bleader
Jun 24, 2009
Ain't that a kick in the head
Medill's commencement speech was less than inspiring to this aspiring-to-keep-being-a journalist.
By Whet Moser
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Sam Zell
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Bleader
Mar 14, 2008
We take all this money from spin, build big universities to study in
A real-world education at the Medill School of Total Information Awareness.
By Whet Moser
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Journalism
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John Lavine
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Medill
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quotegate
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Bleader
Mar 13, 2008
Integrated Marketing Communications by any other name would smell as sweet
Will Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism change its name to reflect its new identity, once it figures out what that is?
By Whet Moser
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Mar 5, 2008
Medill faculty doesn't take a stand
Medill faculty defeat resolution that would have accepted Dean Lavine's apology and moved on.
By Michael Miner
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