Medill School of Journalism
The
Medill School, one of the colleges at
Northwestern University, is one of the premier
journalism,
integrated marketing, and
media schools in the United States.
Medill was founded in 1921 and named after
Joseph Medill, owner and editor of the Chicago Tribune beginning in the 1850s. For many years the school's main location was in Fisk Hall on the south end of Northwestern's campus. In fall 2002 the school opened the McCormick Tribune Center, which features a professional-grade TV studio and numerous multimedia classrooms in line with Medill's growing emphasis on new forms of media.
The infamous Medill F is received when a student makes a factual error on a story, serving notice to students of the importance of correct information in the media.
In their junior year, Medill undergraduates typically go on a teaching media experience (sometimes internationally) for one quarter where they intern in their area of interest: broadcast, magazine or newspaper. Numerous publications and media outlets across the U.S.have participated in this program.
Medill graduate students work as full-time beat reporters for the Medill News Service, a wire service that operates out of newsrooms in Chicago and Washington D.C.
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J.A. Adande, L.A. Times columnist and ESPN personality
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Sy Bartlett, author and Hollywood screenwriter
*Kevin B. Blackistone, The Dallas Morning News Sports Columnist
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Hal Buell, former head of Photography Service (photo director) at the Associated Press.
*Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times reporter
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Paul Dana, Late Indy Car driver
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Gregg Easterbrook, liberal journalist and scholar
*John J. Edwards III, Wall Street Journal news editor
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Mike Greenberg, sports broadcaster for
ESPN*Gail Griffin, general manager, The Wall Street Journal Online
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Michael Isikoff, investigative reporter
*Steve Kenny, Editor of Quick, TDMN
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Garry Marshall, writer/director/producer/actor (Happy Days, Pretty Woman, The Princess Diaries)
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George R.R. Martin, science fiction and fantasy author (
A Song of Ice and Fire)
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Brent Musburger, sports broadcaster
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Neal Pollack, satirist, journalist and author
*Todd Pruzan, managing editor of Print magazine, author ("The Clumsiest People in Europe")
*Tina Rosenberg, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist
*Daniel Rubin, Philadelphia Inquirer journalist and blogger
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Michael Wilbon, Washington Post columnist and ESPN personality
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Dave Wolkowitz, business journalist.
*Laura S Washington, Chicago journalist & editor
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Gary Weiss, author and investigative reporter.
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Evan Smith, editor in chief of
Texas Monthly magazine
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Medill News Service Chicago*
Medill News Service DC
