by Medill News Service | Nov 25, 2014 | Events
Working in a war zone can be deadly — for medical personnel, humanitarian workers and journalists. The beheading this month of American aid worker Peter Kassig, also known as Abdul Rahman Kassig, by the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria was the most recent...
by Medill News Service | Nov 5, 2014 | Topics
Arrive early and hang out. Sage advice trail from Medill reporters on the campaign. The graduate students in Medill’s Washington Program hit the road this week to cover key Senate races in Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky and North Carolina. OK, maybe not “sage,” since most...
by Medill News Service | Oct 20, 2014 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Tyrannosaurus rex, the seven-ton, dagger-toothed, Cretaceous-period killing machine, may have had a playful side, according to a University of Kansas paleontologist. Professor Bruce Rothschild says that the 40-foot predator engaged in play, or at least...
by Medill News Service | Jul 22, 2014 | Events
The Medill National Security Journalism Initiative invites journalists who cover the military, homeland security or defense matters to participate in the National Security Journalism Conference scheduled for October 1 and October 2, 2014 at The Hamilton Crowne Plaza...
by Medill News Service | Nov 20, 2013 | Politics, Topics
Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., was sentenced to one-year probation Wednesday after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine in D.C. Superior Court. Radel joins the ranks of Washington policymakers who have had their share of run-ins with the law. Here are some of the most...
