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THE MEDILL JUSTICE PROJECT’S STUDY SHOWS MEN FAR MORE LIKELY THAN WOMEN TO BE ACCUSED OF VIOLENTLY SHAKING INFANTS

Results mark first finding from long-term U.S. database research on shaken-baby syndrome casesEVANSTON, Ill., Aug. 27, 2013 – Men are nearly three times more likely than women to be accused of violently shaking an infant, The Medill Justice Project reports in a story published today on www.medilljusticeproject.org. Out of nearly 3,000 cases nationwide, 72.5 percent of those accused of shaken-baby syndrome crimes are men, while 27.5 percent are women, The Medill Justice Project discovered in its first published finding in more than a year of research on this largely opaque criminal

FAMILY OF MISSING GLOBALPOST JOURNALIST JAMES FOLEY TO HOLD EVENT ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY ON MAY 3 IN BOSTON

Journalist James ‘Jim’ Foley missing in Syria for nearly 140 days; live webcast at Medill Northwestern University in Evanston; event to be streamed at http://bit.ly/FreeJamesFoleyBOSTON, April 22, 2013 – The family of missing GlobalPost journalist and Northwestern University graduate James Foley is holding an event to raise awareness on World Press Freedom Day on May 3rd in Boston. Foley, who is from New Hampshire, was taken by unidentified gunmen in northwest Syria on Nov. 22, 2012, and has not been heard from since. Foley graduated from Northwestern University with a master of science in

THE MEDILL JUSTICE PROJECT PROBES EXPERT WITNESSES IN ‘SHAKEN-BABY’ MURDER CONVICTION

Investigative student journalists at Northwestern permitted to video record prisoners for first timeEVANSTON, Ill., March 19, 2013 – Undergraduate journalism students at Northwestern University investigating a former Chicago-area day care worker’s first-degree murder conviction are raising questions about the role of expert testimony in a 2005 Will County, Ill., trial. Jennifer Del Prete is accused of violently shaking a 3 ½-month-old infant at a Romeoville, Ill., day care, causing head injuries that led to her death nearly a year later. Students in a winter investigative journalism

The Washington Post becomes first news organization to provide scholarships to computer programmers studying journalism at Northwestern

EVANSTON, Ill. -- The Washington Post will be the first news industry partner in a scholarship program enabling computer programmers to earn a master’s degree in journalism at the Medill School at Northwestern University, followed by a paid internship at The Post. The Post joins the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in supporting the scholarship program, which has allowed nine people with computer programming backgrounds to earn a master of science in journalism degree since 2008. All nine are now working in jobs that allow them to apply their understanding of both journalism and

MEDILL INNOCENCE PROJECT RAISES DOUBTS IN A ‘SHAKEN-BABY’ MURDER CONVICTION

EVANSTON, Ill., December 11, 2012 -- Based on developments in science and interviews with numerous medical experts, an in-depth investigation by the Medill Innocence Project at Northwestern University raises significant questions about the murder conviction of a Chicago-area licensed day care provider in the death of a young child nearly two decades ago. This is the Medill Innocence Project’s first published investigation of a shaken-baby syndrome case, published today at www.medillinnocenceproject.org. Pamela Jacobazzi, now 57, is serving a 32-year prison sentence for the death of

MEDILL INNOCENCE PROJECT EXAMINES CONVICTIONS IN DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME

EVANSTON, Ill., October 2, 2012 -- The Medill Innocence Project at Northwestern University has begun investigating cases of potential miscarriage of justice where caregivers have been convicted of shaking infants and causing damage that leads to death – known as shaken-baby syndrome. The project is looking into two cases in the Chicago area and is also putting together what will be the first publicly available national database of such cases. Project director Professor Alec Klein said the Medill Innocence Project previously did not accept shaken-baby syndrome cases for its

MIRANDA MULLIGAN TO HEAD KNIGHT NEWS INNOVATION LAB

EVANSTON, Ill., June 28, 2012 -- Miranda Mulligan, a seasoned innovator in journalism, education and news web design, has been named executive director of Northwestern University's Knight News Innovation Laboratory. The lab, which brings together journalists and computer scientists, aims to develop innovative technologies to be used by journalists, publishers and citizens locally, in the U.S. and abroad. "This is an incredible team to be joining, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to further my exploration of innovative storytelling and publishing techniques," said Mulligan, who is

MEDILL AT NORTHWESTERN ANNOUNCES THE SPIEGEL DIGITAL & DATABASE RESEARCH INITIATIVE

Evanston, Ill., May 23, 2012 — Medill launched the Spiegel Digital & Database Research Initiative, a new center focused on leveraging academic research to solve marketing industry-impacting problems that will improve financial results. Led by Executive Director Tom Collinger and Research Director Ed Malthouse, the research will partner experienced faculty researchers with leading practitioners to address marketing and communications issues with digital and database research, and to prove and validate results in the market. This research benefits companies that might not currently

MEDILL OFFERS ONLINE MASTER’S IN INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS

Evanston, Ill., May 16, 2012 — Northwestern University’s Medill School has launched an online version of its highly regarded and top-ranked Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) program. At a time when organizations of all kinds have an increasing need for people who can successfully develop and execute compelling, data-driven marketing strategies, IMC offers working professionals the opportunity to build these in-demand skills in a convenient and interactive online program. Students can apply to the program now, with classes beginning fall 2012. Graduate-level

ESPN’S MICHAEL WILBON TO DELIVER MEDILL 2012 GRADUATION ADDRESS

First graduating class of journalism students from Northwestern University in Qatar also to attendEvanston, Ill., May 7, 2012 -- Medill Dean John Lavine announced today that ESPN journalist and Medill alumnus Michael Wilbon will be this year's speaker during the school’s journalism graduation ceremony. Wilbon co-hosts ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption,” is an NBA studio analyst for ABC and ESPN, writes a column for ESPN.com and ESPNChicago.com and appears weekly on ESPN Radio. He left The Washington Post, where he worked for 31 years as a sports reporter and columnist, in December 2010 to

MEDILL FACULTY MEMBER HELPS LEAD INQUIRER TEAM TO PULITZER

EVANSTON, Ill., April 16, 2012 -- John Sullivan, senior lecturer and assistant director of Medill Watchdog, co-led the team of Philadelphia Inquirer reporters that won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service journalism today. Their project was a seven-part series that explored the widespread violence in the city’s schools. According to the Pulitzer website, the Inquirer team was recognized for “using powerful print narratives and videos to illuminate crimes committed by children against children and to stir reforms to improve safety for teachers and students.”  Sullivan proposed the

CHICAGO TRIBUNE REPORTERS RECEIVE MEDILL MEDAL FOR COURAGE IN JOURNALISM

David Jackson, Gary Marx honored for their work on investigative seriesEVANSTON, Ill., April 3, 2012 -- David Jackson and Gary Marx, both veteran investigative reporters at the Chicago Tribune, are the co-winners of the 2011 Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism for their in-depth series, “Across the Border, Beyond the Law: Flaws in the justice system help fugitives cross America’s borders and avoid capture.” The series examines one of globalization’s hidden stories: Growing numbers of criminal suspects are slipping across America’s borders to evade trial for murder, rape and other

KNIGHT LAB RELEASES NEW OPEN SOURCE TOOL FOR MULTIMEDIA TIMELINES

EVANSTON, Ill., March 26, 2012 -- Recognizing a need to help journalists more easily tell multimedia stories, the Knight News Innovation Lab at Northwestern University has released a new tool to create great-looking digital timelines quickly and easily. The tool, available at KnightLabTimeline.com , enables creation of timelines with an input as simple as using a Google Spreadsheet and can pull from a variety of sources, including Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, Vimeo, Google Maps and SoundCloud. “Timeline helps journalists tell compelling stories,” said

MEDILL FACULTY MEMBER’S ‘THE HUNT FOR KSM’ GARNERS RAVE REVIEWS, HITS BOOKSTORES TODAY

EVANSTON, Ill., March 26, 2012 -- In their new book “The Hunt for KSM: Inside the Pursuit and Takedown of the Real 9/11 Mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed,” out today, Medill National Security Journalism Initiative faculty member Josh Meyer and co-author Terry McDermott reveal all of the previously undisclosed details about how Mohammed came to be the real mastermind of the worst terrorist attacks in history, and about the team of U.S. agents who chased him. On March 1, 2003, American and Pakistani intelligence agents finally captured KSM, bringing to a close one of the greatest manhunts

MEDILL DEAN JOHN LAVINE WINS SCRIPPS HOWARD AWARD FOR JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR

EVANSTON, Ill., March 16, 2012 – The Scripps Howard Foundation announced today that it has named Medill Dean John Lavine the Journalism and Mass Communication Administrator of the Year. “I’m honored to receive the Scripps Howard Award, but in truth it belongs to Medill faculty, staff and students,” said Lavine. “When I became dean seven years ago, the media industries were rocked by unprecedented change. The Medill community faced and embraced those challenges, while at the same time strengthening the enduring values of our professions. Our graduates are not only equipped to be

MEDILL INNOCENCE PROJECT STUDENTS PUBLISH GROUNDBREAKING STORIES ABOUT MURDER VICTIM AND ELUSIVE EYEWITNESS

For the first time in the Medill Innocence Project’s 13-year history, students tell the victim’s story and publish an article about co-defendant of Illinois inmate Ariel Gomez who disputes Gomez’s claims of innocenceEVANSTON, Ill., March 14, 2012 -- Northwestern University journalism students supported by the Medill Innocence Project have published two groundbreaking stories: a profile of the murder victim’s wife and another based on interviews with a key eyewitness who said his childhood friend, Ariel Gomez, is guilty of the murder for which he was convicted. Students have been

ILLINOIS VOTERS DIG DEEP ON CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES WITH DATA MINED BY THE KNIGHT NEWS LAB

EVANSTON, Ill., March 7, 2012 -- Illinois voters have more insight into congressional candidates this year thanks to a new tool that mines social networks and other data sources for candidate information. The tool, called Congressional Primaries 2012, culls data from Twitter and Facebook, news stories and the Federal Election Commission to compile profiles of candidates seeking a congressional office in Illinois. The technology was developed at the Knight News Innovation Lab at Northwestern University and has been deployed at CongressionalPrimaries.org and on select media partner sites

Medill at Northwestern launches investigative project focused on local government accountability

Evanston, ILL (Feb. 29, 2012) – Medill at Northwestern University has launched an investigative project that focuses on government accountability in suburban counties around Chicago. The Medill News21 Watchdog Project brings undergraduate and graduate fellows and interns together to work with accomplished investigative faculty to use public records to identify systemic issues and hold public officials accountable to their electorates. Rick Tulsky, Pulitzer-prize winning investigative faculty member who directs the project, said: “Public records work is lengthy and painstaking, and

MEDILL REPORTS: GAPS FOUND IN NATIONAL GUARD, RESERVE MILITARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 15, 2012 -- A three-month investigation by a team of Medill student reporters has found significant gaps between the health care and support for the 665,000 National Guardsmen and Reservists who have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan and their active-duty counterparts. The project, called Hidden Surge, found that many have been hastily channeled through a post-deployment process that has been plagued with difficulties, including reliance on self-reporting to identify health problems. These service members face unique challenges and report higher rates of some

NOMINATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE MEDILL MEDAL FOR COURAGE IN JOURNALISM

EVANSTON, Ill., January 25, 2012 -- Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications is currently taking nominations for the Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism. The award is given to the individual or team of journalists, working for a U.S.-based media outlet, who best displayed moral, ethical or physical courage in the pursuit of a story or series of stories. All submissions -- which may be local, national or international in scope -- must have been published during the 2011 calendar year. The winner receives a $5,000 prize and a

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