Northwestern Medill School

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Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University.

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Medill recently welcomed Sheinelle Jones (BSJ00) back to campus to discuss her career path with visiting high school students from the Chicagoland area. 💜 Jones is a recipient of the 2026 Distinguished Alumnae Award from The Alumnae of Northwestern University. 🏆

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The Medill Solutions Journalism Hub announced awards to support journalism educators who lead students on guided tours of local neighborhoods, where they learn to report on communities and their responses challenges through assets instead of deficits: spr.ly/63326BGUCwm

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Congratulations to Professor of Practice Michael Wilbon (BSJ80) who will be awarded with the 43rd Walter Cronkite Award of Excellence in Journalism from Arizona State University alongside his co-host Tony Kornheiser.

Learn more about Wilbon's work here: spr.ly/63324BGYEjG

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Wildcats at Work: Naomi Taxay (BSJ27) 📰

🏛️ Taxay spent her summer as a Capitol Bureau intern at @sacbee.com.

"From congressional races ahead of the midterms to the final weeks of the state legislative session, I got a firsthand look at the issues and decisions shaping California." she said.

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Wildcats at work: Alex Zhong (BSJ28) 🎤 🎥 Zhong spent his summer as a news intern at @abc7chicago.bsky.social, supporting daily and special-event coverage. He also worked at the assignment desk and created digital stories and videos for ABC7’s social media accounts.

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Medill is now offering a Creator Journalism elective concentration as part of our Master of Science in Journalism Program, which equips you with the knowledge to build your own platforms and audiences, as well as sustain your media venture without compromising the mission of journalism. 📱

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