Medill School of Journalism

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Medill School of Journalism
Other name
Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications
Established1921
Parent institution
Northwestern University
DeanCharles Whitaker
Academic staff
55[1]
Undergraduates684
Postgraduates342
Location
Evanston
,
Illinois
,
United States
CampusEvanston / Chicago (news service)
Websitemedill.northwestern.edu

The Medill School of Journalism (formally the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications)[2] is the journalism school of Northwestern University. It offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. It frequently ranks as the top school of journalism in the United States.[3][4][5] Medill alumni include over 40 Pulitzer Prize laureates,[6] numerous national correspondents for major networks, many well-known reporters, columnists and media executives. Founded in 1921, it is named for publisher and editor Joseph Medill.

Northwestern is one of the few schools embracing a technological approach towards journalism.[7] Medill received a Knight Foundation grant to establish the Knight News Innovation Laboratory in 2011. The Knight Lab is a joint initiative of Medill and the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern, one of the first to combine journalism and computer science.[8]

  1. ^ "Medill School of Journalism: Office of Undergraduate Admissions". Northwestern University. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  2. ^ Jones, Daniel (2006). Roach, Peter; Hartman, James; Setter, Jane (eds.). English Pronouncing Dictionary (17th ed.). Cambridge University press. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-521-86230-1.
  3. ^ Leonard Mogel (August 2010). The Newspaper:Everything You Need to Know to Make It in the Newspaper Business. Leonard Mogel author. pp. 215–8. ISBN 978-0-9829596-2-6.
  4. ^ "What Are The Top 10 Journalism Schools?". mediabistro.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013.
  5. ^ Lynn O'Shaughnessy (6 June 2008). The College Solution: A Guide for Everyone Looking for the Right School at the Right Price. FT Press. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-13-236570-3.
  6. ^ "Pulitzer Prizes" Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Matt Villano (June 6, 2009). "Can Computer Nerds Save Journalism?". Time. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  8. ^ "Medill and McCormick launch a news innovation lab with $4.2 million in Knight funding" (Press release). John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. February 3, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.