Journalism was my passion, but I was too scared to know what I wanted. Now I want back in.

The Daily has its story up about the Qatar plan. The relevant part for Medill students:
The extension into Qatar will create TM programs in the Middle East, including possible connections with Al-Jazeera, the largest Arab television network, Lavine said.
Definitely interesting and pretty cool. Dean Lavine also mentions how Medill aims to be more global and [...]

Medill will be offering courses and faculty at the school, which will be heavily subsidized by Qatar.

The story behind journalist Kevin Site’s 22 war-zone visits.

Our advice columnist bashes this website, girly men, Medill and more.

Darla Ward surprised students by stepping down. She explains why she left.

Tom and Katy breakdown what’s been happening around campus on their video blog.

Margaret Talbot on “Reporting on Tomorrow”
Monday, Nov. 13 at noon / Fisk 211
Tablot, who has written for The New Yorker and The Atlantic, will talk about literary journalism, with a Q&A session afterwards.
Felicia Middlebrooks on reporting in Rwanda
Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 5 p.m. / Fisk 211
The WBBM morning radio host will present her award-winning documentary, [...]

Dean Lavine launched a blog on myMedill this week. Too bad it doesn’t really invite discussion.

Reporting government secrets
Tuesday, October 31 at 5 p.m. / Fisk 211
CIA expert John Prados talks about how journalists uncover classified government information. Hosted by SPJ.
A Reception Welcoming Mi-Ai Parrish, Publisher, The Idaho Statesman
Friday, November 3 at 5 p.m. / McCormick Tribune Center Forum
Parrish is only the third Asian-American publisher of a major American newspaper. Sponsored [...]

Reality-TV-producer-turned-Medill-lecturer Beth Bennett talks about capturing life for television.

Are we doomed to forever argue about Macs vs. PCs? Didn’t the latest commercials already kill that off?

Medill graduate student Laura McGann writes:
For the past five years an office in the Education Department has scanned through its databases of millions of students’ federal financial aid and college enrollment records in search of terrorist names supplied by the FBI.
The effort, dubbed “Project Strike Back,” was created by the Education Department’s Office of Inspector [...]