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SB Anderson
Two Medill National Security Journalism Initiative faculty members and a former NSJI fellow have co-edited a legal guide for national security reporters. National Security Law in the News: A Guide for Journalists, Scholars, and Policymakers debuted earlier this month. “The level of public engagement in issues of national security concern has returned to levels not seen in America since the 1960s and 1970s. The discussion is at once invigorating, engaging, frustrating, and challenging. Journalists, as the … (Continue reading . . .)
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SB Anderson
Essential Tips and Wisdom, Straight From the Experts In one of our “NSZ 101″ how-to guides, Peter Andrew Bosch, a veteran Miami Herald photographer who has covered conflicts on several continents, offers advice on what to bring when you head to shoot in dangerous situation, and offers tips on operating once you’re there. His guiding principle: “the 5 ‘Ps’:” Proper preparation helps prevent a poor performance. → See the complete guide. Meantime, Hugh Lessig of … (Continue reading . . .)
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SB Anderson
How Medill graduate journalism students in a national security class covered the NATO summit and wound up with their content published across platforms around the globe. This year’s G-8 and NATO summits presented an extraordinary opportunity for advanced Medill graduate students to report in depth on critical international topics. It also posed the challenge of addressing the needs and interests of clients and the distinct differences in their sophisticated audiences. The summits were held in … (Continue reading . . .)
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Medill News Service
WASHINGTON — Two senior national security surrogates for the presidential candidates traded barbs in a lively debate before a group of military reporters and editors. In the end, though, all roads led back to the economy. Speaking on behalf of Republican nominee Mitt Romney, Dov Zakheim, the under secretary of defense in President George W. Bush’s administration, talked about spending more on defense in terms of the economy by growing the Gross Domestic Product. “The … (Continue reading . . .)
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SB Anderson
Medill graduate students explored the issues — and impact — of the NATO summit in Chicago and G8 meeting at Camp David, from the protests to the economy and military. → Complete package In addition to the Medill web site, the student work was just published by the European Union Institute for Security Studies following peer review and editing by the Brussels-based think tank’s editors. “For these stories to be published by such a prestigious organization, after such … (Continue reading . . .)
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SB Anderson
Ten McCormick National Security Journalism Scholarship recipients are participating in an innovative 11-week reporting program this fall in Washington. Their work in Medill’s Washington bureau will culminate in an investigative multimedia project on national security issues. The winners of these $7,500 graduate student scholarships are being supervised by Josh Meyer, a 20-year veteran of the Los Angeles Times who joined the Medill faculty in 2010 to help establish the school’s National Security Journalism Initiative (NSJI). The project is focusing … (Continue reading . . .)
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SB Anderson
Map shows total guns confiscated by the Transportation Safety Administration from January through June, 2012, by airport. Guns are not allowed past airport security and must be sent as checked baggage. Data includes how many guns were loaded and how many had a bullet in the chamber ready to fire. → SEE FULL STORY = 15 or more guns confiscated = 5-14 … (Continue reading . . .)
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SB Anderson
We are pleased to present National Security Zone: War 2.0, a special report by NSZ Carnegie Fellow Sharon Weinberger, who spent the six months investigating social media and its opportunity to predict and perhaps even influence, future international events. The Pentagon is now funding efforts to develop models that can predict rising insurgencies, or even identify ways to undermine covert terrorist networks. Military-funded researchers and private companies are looking at how to apply these models … (Continue reading . . .)
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SB Anderson
Reports from our Global Warning student investigation — and the reporters who worked on it — are featured in this new LinkTV Earth Focus feature, released this week.
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SB Anderson
By SB ANDERSON Medill National Security Zone As promised, the Government Printing Office provided a mobile-friendly view of the 2013 White House budget proposal this week. The link to the mobile app is on this page (or scan the QR code to the right, or type m.gpo.gov/budget in your mobile browser). Get the mobile guide to the 112th Congress while you’re on the GPO site. A few national security related shortcuts right into the summary … (Continue reading . . .)
