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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
A video overview of the National Security Journalism Initiative student reporting project examining the impact of global warming on national security. Produced by Jessica Binsch
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SB Anderson
A discussion with Josh Meyer, who led Medill’s three-month Global Warning project, which began publishing its results earlier this month. Can you provide a list of where all the students traveled? The students traveled to the Arctic Circle (with the Coast Guard on an airborne recon/info gathering mission); to Bangladesh; Peru and the Andes glaciers; a Department of Energy lab in Seattle, NASA operations in Asheville, N.C., Houston and various military bases. And of course … (Continue reading . . .)
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SB Anderson
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Shifting U.S. priorities in space in recent years have weakened critical satellite observation of the environment, threatening to compromise the data needed by scientists and security officials to understand the threat posed by climate change., the final story from a Medill School of Journalism graduate student team reporting on the national security implications of climate change has found. Emmarie Huetteman of the Medill National Security Reporting Project reports from Washington and Asheville, N.C., … (Continue reading . . .)
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A discussion with Medill graduate student Malathi Nayak on her three-month involvement with Medill’s Global Warning project, which began publishing its results earlier this month. First off, how would you describe your three-month experience with the National Journalism Security Initiative? It was a challenging, fun and exhilarating experience, which involved a lot of learning and hard work. What were your goals heading into the project of what you wanted to get out of the experience? … (Continue reading . . .)
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A discussion with Medill graduate student Annie Snider on her three-month involvement with Medill’s Global Warning project, which began publishing its results earlier this month. First off, how would you describe your three-month experience with the National Journalism Security Initiative? Tough question! It was challenging and exhausting and rewarding. The security community is not an easy one to penetrate, and having Josh’s help was invaluable. He was generous in sharing his own contacts and he … (Continue reading . . .)
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — A team of Medill graduate students released the latest findings from its investigation of climate change and national security on Jan. 17, focusing this time on melting glaciers in the Andes and a dramatic shortage in Peru’s water supply. McCormick Foundation fellow and Medill National Security Journalism Initiative reporter Heather Somerville reports that Peru has turned to Washington for help, and shows U.S. officials are worried that Peru could quickly become a … (Continue reading . . .)
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a three-month investigation, a team of Northwestern University student reporters has found that the nation’s security establishment is not adequately prepared for many of the environmental changes that are coming faster than predicted and that threaten to reshape demands made on the military and intelligence community. This is despite the fact that the Defense Department has called climate change a potential “accelerant of instability.” The Medill School of Journalism graduate student … (Continue reading . . .)
In a fresh Insights column, NSZ's Josh Meyer explains that when it comes to leaks, the Obama administration plays both sides, "acknowledging the need for highly sensitive and even classified information to get out to the public when it is expedient and beneficial to its approval ratings, and trying to prosecute those who release information that it doesn’t like." Read more.
