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class="c-card__title">Journalism</h2><p class="c-card__caption">Learn through real-world reporting on current issues.</p><a class="c-button --secondary --small" href="journalism/index.html"><span>Discover Journalism</span></a></div></div></div></div><div class="o-col-6@sm o-col-4@lg c-cards__item"><div class="c-card --v1"><div class="c-card__body"><div class="c-card__image"><img alt="Woman in a classroom." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/homepage/460x640-executive-education.jpg"/></div><h2 class="c-card__heading"><span>Executive Education</span></h2></div><div class="c-card__hover js-is-clickable"><div class="c-card__blur"></div><div class="c-card__content"><h2 class="c-card__title">Executive Education</h2><p class="c-card__caption">Gain cutting-edge knowledge and practical skills that enable you to make significant contributions to your organization and advance your professional goals.</p><a class="c-button --secondary --small" href="executive-education/index.html"><span>Discover Executive Education</span></a></div></div></div></div><div class="o-col-6@sm o-col-4@lg c-cards__item"><div class="c-card --v1"><div class="c-card__body"><div class="c-card__image"><img alt="Integrated Marketing Communications students." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/homepage/460-640-imc-card.jpg"/></div><h2 class="c-card__heading"><span>Integrated Marketing Communications</span></h2></div><div class="c-card__hover js-is-clickable"><div class="c-card__blur"></div><div class="c-card__content"><h2 class="c-card__title">Integrated Marketing Communications</h2><p class="c-card__caption">Create innovative marketing communications strategies to engage consumers in the digital age.</p><a class="c-button --secondary --small" href="imc/index.html"><span>Discover IMC</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="c-hero__scroll"><div class="c-scroll"><div class="c-scroll__title">Explore</div><div class="c-scroll__arrows"><span class="c-scroll__arrow --one"></span><span class="c-scroll__arrow --two"></span><span class="c-scroll__arrow --three"></span></div></div></div></div></section><section class="o-section --image-block"><div class="c-image-block --parallax"><img alt="Students throwing their graduation hats in the air." class="c-image-block__primary" loading="lazy" src="_imgs/homepage/bg-homepage-students.jpg"/><img alt="Students throwing their graduation hats in the air." class="c-image-block__parallax" loading="lazy" src="_imgs/homepage/bg-homepage-hats-parallax.png"/></div></section><section class="o-section --features --pull-up"><div class="o-wrap"><ul class="c-features-list --border"><li class="c-features-list__item"><div class="c-features-list__heading"><b data-purecounter-end="103" data-purecounter-start="0" id="counter-1">103</b></div><div class="c-features-list__desc"> Years Of Medill Excellence </div></li><li class="c-features-list__item"><div class="c-features-list__heading"><b data-purecounter-end="5" data-purecounter-start="0" id="counter-2">5</b></div><div class="c-features-list__desc"> Campuses </div></li><li class="c-features-list__item"><div class="c-features-list__heading"><b data-purecounter-end="18000" data-purecounter-start="0" id="counter-3">18,000</b></div><div class="c-features-list__desc"> Alumni </div></li><li class="c-features-list__item"><div class="c-features-list__heading"><b data-purecounter-end="32" data-purecounter-start="0" id="counter-4">32</b></div><div class="c-features-list__desc"> Travel programs </div></li></ul><ul class="c-links-block --small"><li class="c-links-block__item"><a href="about-us/index.html">DISCOVER MEDILL</a></li><li class="c-links-block__item"><a href="directory/faculty/charles-whitaker.html">MEET THE DEAN</a></li><li class="c-links-block__item"><a href="about-us/diversity-and-inclusion-statement.html">DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION</a></li></ul></div></section><section class="o-section --accordion-tabs --v1 --pull-up has-background"><div class="o-wrap"><h2 class="o-section__title --wide"><em>Real-World</em> Experiences And Global Perspectives</h2><div class="c-accordion-tabs js-accordion-tabs is-active" role="tablist"><button aria-selected="true" class="c-accordion-tabs__tab js-toggle-accordion-tab is-selected
 " id="tab-1" role="tab">EXCLUSIVES</button><section aria-labelledby="tab-1" class="c-accordion-tabs__content is-active" role="tabpanel"><div class="c-cards --v2"><div class="o-row"><div class="o-col-6@sm o-col-4@lg c-cards__item"><div class="c-card --v2"><div class="c-card__image"><img alt="Woman wearing virtual reality goggles." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/homepage/card-1-460x420.jpg"/></div><div class="c-card__content"><h3 class="c-card__title"><span>Knight Lab</span></h3><p class="c-card__caption">Explore how technology changes the way we report, consume and share news and information. Work with a team to develop new technology tools for journalists.</p><a class="c-card__cta" href="journalism/undergraduate-journalism/exclusive-opportunities/knight-lab.html">Explore Knight Lab</a></div></div></div><div class="o-col-6@sm o-col-4@lg c-cards__item"><div class="c-card --v2"><div class="c-card__image"><img alt="Students taking photos." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/journalism/460x420-medill-reporting.jpg"/></div><div class="c-card__content"><h3 class="c-card__title"><span>Medill Investigative Programs</span></h3><p class="c-card__caption">Work side-by-side with veteran journalists on investigations of national importance. </p><a class="c-card__cta" href="journalism/graduate-journalism/specializations-and-concentrations/medill-investigative-labs/index.html">Explore Medill Investigative Programs</a></div></div></div><div class="o-col-6@sm o-col-4@lg c-cards__item"><div class="c-card --v2"><div class="c-card__image"><img alt="Students giving a presentation." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/homepage/460-420-immersion-quarter.jpg"/></div><div class="c-card__content"><h3 class="c-card__title"><span>Immersion Quarter</span></h3><p class="c-card__caption">Work with a team of IMC students at a top company for 10 weeks during Immersion Quarter. You will tackle a company’s current marketing communications challenges and provide solutions that make a lasting difference.</p><a class="c-card__cta" href="imc/full-time/immersion-quarter/index.html">Explore Immersion Quarter</a></div></div></div><div class="o-col-6@sm o-col-4@lg c-cards__item"><div class="c-card --v2"><div class="c-card__image"><img alt="George R. R. Martin giving a lecture to students." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/homepage/460-420-guest-speakers.jpg"/></div><div class="c-card__content"><h3 class="c-card__title"><span>Guest Speakers</span></h3><p class="c-card__caption">We offer access to an unmatched array of guest speakers These speakers share their expertise and network with Medill students while visiting campus.</p></div></div></div><div class="o-col-6@sm o-col-4@lg c-cards__item"><div class="c-card --v2"><div class="c-card__image"><img alt="Medill students and faculty in front of La Nacion sign." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/homepage/460-420-global-residency.jpg"/></div><div class="c-card__content"><h3 class="c-card__title"><span>Journalism Residency</span></h3><p class="c-card__caption">Work full time as reporter or public relations specialist at a media outlet or agency in locations around the world.</p><a class="c-card__cta" href="journalism/undergraduate-journalism/exclusive-opportunities/journalism-residency.html">Explore Journalism Residency</a></div></div></div><div class="o-col-6@sm o-col-4@lg c-cards__item"><div class="c-card --v2"><div class="c-card__image"><img alt="Two Medill students." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/homepage/460-420-pulitzer-center.jpg"/></div><div class="c-card__content"><h3 class="c-card__title"><span>Pulitzer Center and Medill Post-Graduate Reporting Fellowship</span></h3><p class="c-card__caption">Put your reporting skills to work right away after graduation through Medill’s partnership with the Pulitzer Center on post-graduate reporting fellowships.</p><a class="c-card__cta" href="journalism/graduate-journalism/exclusive-opportunities/pulitzer-center-and-medill-post-graduate-reporting-fellowship.html">Explore Pulitzer Center</a></div></div></div><div class="o-col-6@sm o-col-4@lg c-cards__item"><div class="c-card --v2"><div class="c-card__image"><img alt="Student working with a video camera." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/journalism/460x420-medill-explores-sw-47-of-118.jpg"/></div><div class="c-card__content"><h3 class="c-card__title"><span>Medill Explores</span></h3><p class="c-card__caption">Through Medill Explores, graduate journalism students have access to a variety of week-long learning and reporting adventures, many of which include domestic or international travel.</p><a class="c-card__cta" href="journalism/graduate-journalism/exclusive-opportunities/medill-explores.html">Learn more about Medill Explores</a></div></div></div><div class="o-col-6@sm o-col-4@lg c-cards__item"><div class="c-card --v2"><div class="c-card__image"><img alt="Collage of student activites." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/homepage/460-420-medill-fridays.jpg"/></div><div class="c-card__content"><h3 class="c-card__title"><span>Medill Fridays</span></h3><p class="c-card__caption">On Fridays throughout your first quarter, graduate journalism students hear from industry expert visitors, attend workshops to learn about specific topics and connect with their fellow Medill students in an informal setting.</p><a class="c-card__cta" href="journalism/graduate-journalism/exclusive-opportunities/medill-fridays.html">Explore Medill Fridays</a></div></div></div><div class="o-col-6@sm o-col-4@lg c-cards__item"><div class="c-card --v2"><div class="c-card__image"><img alt="Students posing for a photo." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/homepage/460-420-student-committees.jpg"/></div><div class="c-card__content"><h3 class="c-card__title"><span>Student Committees</span></h3><p class="c-card__caption">In IMC, you have many ways to get involved outside of the classroom by joining and leading student committees. The topics vary and cover a wide variety of interests in marketing communications.</p><a class="c-card__cta" href="imc/full-time/life-at-medill/student-committees.html">Explore Student Committees</a></div></div></div></div></div></section><button aria-selected="true" class="c-accordion-tabs__tab js-toggle-accordion-tab" id="tab-2" role="tab">LOCATIONS</button><section aria-labelledby="tab-2" class="c-accordion-tabs__content" role="tabpanel"><div class="c-cards --v2"><div class="o-row"><div class="o-col-6@sm o-col-4@lg c-cards__item"><div class="c-card --v2"><div class="c-card__image"><img alt="Fisk Hall." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/homepage/460-420-evanston.jpg"/></div><div class="c-card__content"><h3 class="c-card__title"><span>Evanston</span></h3><p class="c-card__caption">Base your Medill studies on Northwestern’s Evanston campus on the shores of Lake Michigan just north of Chicago. Here, you can pursue an undergraduate degree in journalism or our Full-Time Integrated Marketing Communications Master's degree.</p><a class="c-card__cta" href="about-us/our-locations/evanston/index.html">Explore Evanston</a></div></div></div><div class="o-col-6@sm o-col-4@lg c-cards__item"><div class="c-card --v2"><div class="c-card__image"><img alt="Two students speaking at the anchor desk at Medill Chicago." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/homepage/460-420-chicago.jpg"/></div><div class="c-card__content"><h3 class="c-card__title"><span>Chicago</span></h3><p class="c-card__caption">Our downtown space, located on Upper Wacker with stellar views of the Chicago River, Lake Michigan and Navy Pier, is a hub for both graduate journalism and IMC Professional students for class work, group meetings and connecting with alumni and media professionals.</p><a class="c-card__cta" href="about-us/our-locations/chicago/index.html">Explore Chicago</a></div></div></div><div class="o-col-6@sm o-col-4@lg c-cards__item"><div class="c-card --v2"><div class="c-card__image"><img alt="Student talking on camera in front of the Capitol." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/homepage/460-420-dc.jpg"/></div><div class="c-card__content"><h3 class="c-card__title"><span>Washington, D.C.</span></h3><p class="c-card__caption">Since 1966, Medill has operated a newsroom in the nation’s capital, allowing students to gain hands-on experience while reporting from Capitol Hill.</p><a class="c-card__cta" href="about-us/our-locations/washington-dc/index.html">Explore Washington, D.C.</a></div></div></div><div class="o-col-6@sm o-col-4@lg c-cards__item"><div class="c-card --v2"><div class="c-card__image"><img alt="Students in front of the Golden Gate Bridge." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/homepage/460-420-san-fran.jpg"/></div><div class="c-card__content"><h3 class="c-card__title"><span>San Francisco</span></h3><p class="c-card__caption">Medill’s newest campus location gives Medill students the opportunity to immerse themselves in the Bay Area’s high-tech, entrepreneurial culture and prepare for the future of digital media.</p><a class="c-card__cta" href="about-us/our-locations/san-francisco/index.html">Explore San Francisco</a></div></div></div><div class="o-col-6@sm o-col-4@lg c-cards__item"><div class="c-card --v2"><div class="c-card__image"><img alt="Sign reading Northwestern University in Qatar." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/homepage/460-420-qatar.jpg"/></div><div class="c-card__content"><h3 class="c-card__title"><span>Qatar</span></h3><p class="c-card__caption">Operating within Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q), Medill offers undergraduate journalism courses as well as semester-long residency opportunities from this Middle East campus.</p><a class="c-card__cta" href="about-us/our-locations/qatar/index.html">Explore Qatar</a></div></div></div><div class="o-col-6@sm o-col-4@lg c-cards__item"><div class="c-card --v2"><div class="c-card__image"><img alt="Woman working on a laptop." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/homepage/460-420-online.jpg"/></div><div class="c-card__content"><h3 class="c-card__title"><span>Online</span></h3><p class="c-card__caption">Earn your IMC degree anywhere thanks to Medill’s IMC Professional Master’s program. Or supplement your Medill learning by accessing the school’s Open Online Courses.</p><a class="c-card__cta" href="about-us/our-locations/online/index.html">Explore Online </a></div></div></div></div></div></section></div></div></section><section class="o-section --accordion-tabs --v2 --pull-up-1@lg"><div class="o-wrap"><h2 class="o-section__title --wide">Industry Leading <em>Research</em></h2><div class="c-accordion-tabs js-accordion-tabs is-active" role="tablist"><button aria-selected="true" class="c-accordion-tabs__tab js-toggle-accordion-tab is-selected
 " id="tab-1" role="tab"></button><section aria-labelledby="tab-1" class="c-accordion-tabs__content is-active" role="tabpanel"><div class="c-cards --v2"><div class="o-row"><div class="o-col-6@sm o-col-4@lg c-cards__item"><div class="c-card --v2"><div class="c-card__image"><img alt="People working together around a table." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/homepage/460-420-local-news-initiative.jpg"/></div><div class="c-card__content"><h3 class="c-card__title"><span>Medill Local News Initiative</span></h3><p class="c-card__caption">The Medill Local News Initiative is an innovative research and development project aimed at providing greater understanding of how digital audiences engage with local news and finding new approaches to bolster local news business models.</p><a class="c-card__cta" href="https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/">Explore Medill Local News Initiative</a></div></div></div><div class="o-col-6@sm o-col-4@lg c-cards__item"><div class="c-card --v2"><div class="c-card__image"><img alt="Person using a computer." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/homepage/460-420-spiegel-research.jpg"/></div><div class="c-card__content"><h3 class="c-card__title"><span>Spiegel Research Center</span></h3><p class="c-card__caption">Medill Spiegel Research Center conducts evidence-based, data-driven analysis to prove the relationship between customer engagement and purchase behavior in social media, mobile devices, customer reviews and more.</p><a class="c-card__cta" href="http://spiegel.medill.northwestern.edu/">Explore Spiegel Research Center</a></div></div></div><div class="o-col-6@sm o-col-4@lg c-cards__item"><div class="c-card --v2"><div class="c-card__image"><img alt="Person walking along a path." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/homepage/460-420-intent-lab.jpg"/></div><div class="c-card__content"><h3 class="c-card__title"><span>Intent Lab</span></h3><p class="c-card__caption">Intent Lab is a research unit created by Medill IMC and Performics. Its purpose is to find new ways to strengthen brands through understanding how consumer decisions are made and how brand engagement can be improved.</p><a class="c-card__cta" href="https://www.performics.com/about-us/intent-lab/">Explore Intent Lab</a></div></div></div></div></div></section></div></div></section><section class="o-section --testimonial has-background"><div class="o-wrap"><h2 class="o-section__title --narrow">The Medill <em>Network</em></h2><div class="c-testimonial-tabs js-testimonial-tabs" role="tablist"><div class="c-testimonial-tabs__header"><button aria-selected="true" class="c-testimonial-tabs__tab js-toggle-testimonial-tab is-selected" id="testimonial-tab-1" role="tab">FEATURED ALUMNI</button><button aria-selected="true" class="c-testimonial-tabs__tab js-toggle-testimonial-tab" id="testimonial-tab-2" role="tab">FEATURED FACULTY</button></div><section aria-labelledby="testimonial-tab-1" class="c-testimonial-tabs__content is-active" role="tabpanel"><div class="c-testimonials__wrapper" id="testimonials-0"><div class="c-testimonials__sliders"><div class="c-testimonials__main-holder"><div class="c-testimonials__main swiper js-testimonial-slider"><div class="c-testimonials__slides swiper-wrapper"><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Mike Wilbon." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-mike-wilbon.jpg"/></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Melissa Grady Dias." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-melissa-grady-dias.jpg"/></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Peter Alexander." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-peter-alexander.jpg"/></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Younghee Lee." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/testimonial-2-500x500.jpg"/></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Brian Rosenthal." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-brian-rosenthal2.jpg"/></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Sheinelle Jones." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500x500-sheinelle-jones.gif"/></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Tariq Hassan." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-tariq-hassan.jpg"/></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Mara Brok Akil." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-mara-brok-akil.jpg"/></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="George R. R. Martin." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/testimonial-3-500x500.jpg"/></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__thumb-holder"><div class="c-testimonials__thumbs swiper js-testimonial-thumbs"><div class="c-testimonials__slides swiper-wrapper"><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Mike Wilbon." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-mike-wilbon.jpg"/></div><div class="c-testimonial__caption"><div class="c-testimonial__name">Mike Wilbon (BSJ80)</div><div class="c-testimonial__title">Co-host of ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption”</div></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Melissa Grady Dias." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-melissa-grady-dias.jpg"/></div><div class="c-testimonial__caption"><div class="c-testimonial__name">Melissa Grady Dias (IMC98)</div><div class="c-testimonial__title">CMO, Cadillac</div></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Peter Alexander." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-peter-alexander.jpg"/></div><div class="c-testimonial__caption"><div class="c-testimonial__name">Peter Alexander (BSJ98)</div><div class="c-testimonial__title">White House correspondent and co-anchor of "Weekend Today" at NBC News</div></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Younghee Lee." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/testimonial-2-500x500.jpg"/></div><div class="c-testimonial__caption"><div class="c-testimonial__name">Younghee Lee (MSA90)</div><div class="c-testimonial__title">Executive Vice President & Head of Global Marketing Center at Samsung Electronics</div></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Brian Rosenthal." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-brian-rosenthal2.jpg"/></div><div class="c-testimonial__caption"><div class="c-testimonial__name">Brian Rosenthal (BSJ11)</div><div class="c-testimonial__title">Pulitzer Prize Winner and Investigative reporter at The New York Times</div></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Sheinelle Jones." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500x500-sheinelle-jones.gif"/></div><div class="c-testimonial__caption"><div class="c-testimonial__name">Sheinelle Jones (BSJ00)</div><div class="c-testimonial__title">News Anchor, NBC News</div></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Tariq Hassan." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-tariq-hassan.jpg"/></div><div class="c-testimonial__caption"><div class="c-testimonial__name">Tariq Hassan (IMC94) </div><div class="c-testimonial__title">Chief Marketing & Digital Officer, McDonald's</div></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Mara Brok Akil." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-mara-brok-akil.jpg"/></div><div class="c-testimonial__caption"><div class="c-testimonial__name">Mara Brok Akil (BSJ92)</div><div class="c-testimonial__title">Writer, producer and creator of TV shows such as “Being Mary Jane,” “Girlfriends” and “The Game”</div></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="George R. R. Martin." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/testimonial-3-500x500.jpg"/></div><div class="c-testimonial__caption"><div class="c-testimonial__name">George R. R. Martin (BSJ70, MSJ71)</div><div class="c-testimonial__title">Author of “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels, adapted by HBO as “Game of Thrones”</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__aside"><div class="c-testimonials__quote"><div class="c-testimonials__copy is-visible" data-id="0"><p><span>Mike Wilbon (BSJ80)</span><span>Co-host of ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption”</span></p><div class="c-testimonials__text"><p><em>"I was at the Washington Post at 21 years old. I’m not about to fool myself and think it was anything else other than the stamp of Medill that allowed that to happen. I went to work for Bob Woodward and Ben Bradlee and Don Graham at 21. They hired me because they knew I could do it, because I was at Medill."</em></p></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__copy" data-id="1"><p><span>Melissa Grady Dias (IMC98)</span><span>CMO, Cadillac</span></p><div class="c-testimonials__text"><p><em>"The IMC program was where I discovered my passion, and I was able to really learn new skills and hone my knowledge in a tangible way that was the foundation for my career moving forward."</em></p></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__copy" data-id="2"><p><span>Peter Alexander (BSJ98)</span><span>White House correspondent and co-anchor of "Weekend Today" at NBC News</span></p><div class="c-testimonials__text"><p><em>"Be prepared, read up, do the work. Medill graduates are the next generation of difference makers. The best piece of advice I can offer is just ask. The worst anyone can do is say no."</em></p></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__copy" data-id="3"><p><span>Younghee Lee (MSA90)</span><span>Executive Vice President & Head of Global Marketing Center at Samsung Electronics</span></p><div class="c-testimonials__text"><p><em>"Medill IMC helped me become a good leader. In the midst of a rapidly changing world where consumers are getting more segregated, respecting diversity and being open-minded are key to being a global leader, and I thank Medill for this."</em></p></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__copy" data-id="4"><p><span>Brian Rosenthal (BSJ11)</span><span>Pulitzer Prize Winner and Investigative reporter at The New York Times</span></p><div class="c-testimonials__text"><p><em>"If not for my time at Medill -- the education, the mentorship, the on-the-ground experience and so much more -- I would never be where I am today."</em></p></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__copy" data-id="5"><p><span>Sheinelle Jones (BSJ00)</span><span>News Anchor, NBC News</span></p><div class="c-testimonials__text"><p><em>"You may not know exactly what you want to do but think about the life that would be fulfilling for you and what would make you happy. It's not about competition, it's about you."</em></p></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__copy" data-id="6"><p><span>Tariq Hassan (IMC94) </span><span>Chief Marketing & Digital Officer, McDonald's</span></p><div class="c-testimonials__text"><p><em>"My purpose is about creating environments that allow people to create transformation and that have impact both to the business and to the community that they’re in.  Listen to your gut and be true to yourself."</em></p></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__copy" data-id="7"><p><span>Mara Brok Akil (BSJ92)</span><span>Writer, producer and creator of TV shows such as “Being Mary Jane,” “Girlfriends” and “The Game”</span></p><div class="c-testimonials__text"><p><em>"I think my desire to tell authentic stories has always been within me. It's part of my mission. My connection to Medill taught me how to find the truth of the story."</em></p></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__copy" data-id="8"><p><span>George R. R. Martin (BSJ70, MSJ71)</span><span>Author of “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels, adapted by HBO as “Game of Thrones”</span></p><div class="c-testimonials__text"><p><em>"Facts are the foundation on which all truths must rest. Unless you get your facts right, you have no hope of arriving at a truth. Society finds its heroes in its stories. Journalists can be heroes, have been heroes and I hope, will be heroes. It is a heroic thing to find the facts and tell the truth, especially when those truths are unpopular and inconvenient."</em></p></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__info"><div class="c-testimonials__navigation"><a aria-label="Previous Slide" class="c-testimonials__arrow --prev" href="#"><svg class="o-icon u-fill-current"><use xlink:href="_assets/sprite/sprite.svg#arrow-left" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/></svg></a><a aria-label="Next Slide" class="c-testimonials__arrow --next" href="#"><svg class="o-icon u-fill-current"><use xlink:href="_assets/sprite/sprite.svg#arrow-right" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/></svg></a><div class="c-testimonials__pages"><span arial-label="Current Slide" class="c-testimonials__page-current"></span> / <span aria-label="Next Slide" class="c-testimonials__page-total"></span></div></div></div></div></div></section><section aria-labelledby="testimonial-tab-2" class="c-testimonial-tabs__content" role="tabpanel"><div class="c-testimonials__wrapper" id="testimonials-1"><div class="c-testimonials__sliders"><div class="c-testimonials__main-holder"><div class="c-testimonials__main swiper js-testimonial-slider"><div class="c-testimonials__slides swiper-wrapper"><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Charles Whitaker." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-charles-whitaker.jpg"/></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Beth Bennett." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-beth-bennett.jpg"/></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Vijay Viswanathan." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-imc-vijay-viswanathan.jpg"/></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Stephanie Edgerly." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-stephanie-edgerly.jpg"/></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Jeremy Gilbert." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500x500-jeremy-gilbert.jpg"/></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Michelle Weinberger." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-imc-michelle-weinberger.jpg"/></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Debbie Cenziper." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/testimonial-6-500x500.jpg"/></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Chris Benson." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500x500-chris-benson.jpg"/></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Ashlee Humphreys." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-ashlee-humphreys.jpg"/></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Tim Franklin" loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-tim-franklin.jpg"/></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__thumb-holder"><div class="c-testimonials__thumbs swiper js-testimonial-thumbs"><div class="c-testimonials__slides swiper-wrapper"><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Charles Whitaker." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-charles-whitaker.jpg"/></div><div class="c-testimonial__caption"><div class="c-testimonial__name">Charles Whitaker</div><div class="c-testimonial__title">Dean and Professor</div></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Beth Bennett." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-beth-bennett.jpg"/></div><div class="c-testimonial__caption"><div class="c-testimonial__name">Beth Bennett</div><div class="c-testimonial__title">Professor and Associate Dean of Journalism</div></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Vijay Viswanathan." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-imc-vijay-viswanathan.jpg"/></div><div class="c-testimonial__caption"><div class="c-testimonial__name">Vijay Viswanathan</div><div class="c-testimonial__title">Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Integrated Marketing Communications and Associate Dean of IMC</div></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Stephanie Edgerly." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-stephanie-edgerly.jpg"/></div><div class="c-testimonial__caption"><div class="c-testimonial__name">Stephanie Edgerly</div><div class="c-testimonial__title">Associate Professor and Director of Research</div></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Jeremy Gilbert." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500x500-jeremy-gilbert.jpg"/></div><div class="c-testimonial__caption"><div class="c-testimonial__name">Jeremy Gilbert</div><div class="c-testimonial__title">Knight Professor in Digital Media Strategy</div></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Michelle Weinberger." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-imc-michelle-weinberger.jpg"/></div><div class="c-testimonial__caption"><div class="c-testimonial__name">Michelle Weinberger</div><div class="c-testimonial__title">Associate Professor</div></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Debbie Cenziper." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/testimonial-6-500x500.jpg"/></div><div class="c-testimonial__caption"><div class="c-testimonial__name">Debbie Cenziper</div><div class="c-testimonial__title">Professor and Director of Medill Investigative Lab</div></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Chris Benson." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500x500-chris-benson.jpg"/></div><div class="c-testimonial__caption"><div class="c-testimonial__name">Chris Benson</div><div class="c-testimonial__title">Associate Professor</div></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Ashlee Humphreys." loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-ashlee-humphreys.jpg"/></div><div class="c-testimonial__caption"><div class="c-testimonial__name">Ashlee Humphreys</div><div class="c-testimonial__title">Associate Professor</div></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__slide swiper-slide"><div class="c-testimonial"><div class="c-testimonial__image"><img alt="Tim Franklin" loading="lazy" src="_imgs/testimonials/500-500-tim-franklin.jpg"/></div><div class="c-testimonial__caption"><div class="c-testimonial__name">Tim Franklin</div><div class="c-testimonial__title">Senior Associate Dean, Professor and John M. Mutz Chair in Local News</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__aside"><div class="c-testimonials__quote"><div class="c-testimonials__copy is-visible" data-id="0"><p><span>Charles Whitaker</span><span>Dean and Professor</span></p><div class="c-testimonials__text"><p>Charles Whitaker is dean and professor at Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. Whitaker, who holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Medill, is the first alumnus of the school to serve as dean. He previously served as the Helen Gurley Brown Professor and associate dean of journalism for the school. Since joining the Medill faculty in 1992, he has taught courses in news writing, magazine writing, magazine editing, and blogging.</p></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__copy" data-id="1"><p><span>Beth Bennett</span><span>Professor and Associate Dean of Journalism</span></p><div class="c-testimonials__text"><p>Beth Bennett is associate dean and professor of journalism at Medill. She is an award-winning producer and reporter with more than 15 years of experience in broadcast television news and video production. Her experience spans many areas of television news, including on-air reporting, studio/booth producing, and field producing. Since leaving the broadcast industry, she has worked in short-form video production and independent documentary film work.</p></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__copy" data-id="2"><p><span>Vijay Viswanathan</span><span>Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Integrated Marketing Communications and Associate Dean of IMC</span></p><div class="c-testimonials__text"><p>Vijay Viswanathan is associate dean and Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of integrated marketing communications at Medill. His research focuses on consumer decision making, especially in the realm of branding, pricing, cross-media consumption and social influence. His research has important implications for the economic impact of managerial decisions related to brand architecture, loyalty programs, consumer engagement and omnichannel strategy.</p></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__copy" data-id="3"><p><span>Stephanie Edgerly</span><span>Associate Professor and Director of Research</span></p><div class="c-testimonials__text"><p>Stephanie Edgerly is an associate professor with a specialization in audience insight. She is also director of research at Medill. Her research explores how features of new media alter the way audiences consume news and impact political engagement. She is particularly interested in the mixing of news and entertainment content, how individuals and groups create and share news over social networking websites, and how audiences selectively consume media.</p></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__copy" data-id="4"><p><span>Jeremy Gilbert</span><span>Knight Professor in Digital Media Strategy</span></p><div class="c-testimonials__text"><p>Jeremy Gilbert is the Knight Professor of Digital Media Strategy. Both his work and teaching focus on the content and revenue strategies of existing and emerging media companies. He explores the intersection of technology and media, examining how new tools and techniques will affect the creation, consumption and distribution of media.</p></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__copy" data-id="5"><p><span>Michelle Weinberger</span><span>Associate Professor</span></p><div class="c-testimonials__text"><p>Michelle Weinberger is an associate professor at Medill. She earned her Ph.D. in marketing with a minor in cultural sociology. Weinberger’s research takes a sociological approach to understanding consumers, stakeholders and marketplace actors. She studies socio-cultural aspects of consumption and the role of various forms of marketing communications in creating meaning for stakeholders.</p></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__copy" data-id="6"><p><span>Debbie Cenziper</span><span>Professor and Director of Medill Investigative Lab</span></p><div class="c-testimonials__text"><p>Debbie Cenziper is an associate professor and the director of investigative reporting at Medill. She is also the graduate journalism Medill Investigative Lab Specialization leader. Besides teaching, Cenziper is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and nonfiction author who writes for ProPublica.</p></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__copy" data-id="7"><p><span>Chris Benson</span><span>Associate Professor</span></p><div class="c-testimonials__text"><p>Christopher Benson, a journalist and lawyer, is an associate professor of journalism. As a professional journalist, Benson has worked as Washington editor for Ebony magazine, city hall reporter in Chicago for WBMX-FM, and as a contributor for The Chicago Reporter, writing a weekly online column on justice, race and media issues. Additionally, he has contributed feature articles to Chicago, Savoy, and The Crisis magazines, and has contributed commentary to The Huffington Post, the Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, and the Chicago Sun-Times.</p></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__copy" data-id="8"><p><span>Ashlee Humphreys</span><span>Associate Professor</span></p><div class="c-testimonials__text"><p>Ashlee Humphreys is an associate professor at Medill. Trained as a sociologist, she examines core topics in consumer behavior and marketing strategy. Her research investigates the role of legal and cultural institutions in creating markets, the influence of language on consumer judgments of legitimacy, and the process of consumer co-creation.</p></div></div><div class="c-testimonials__copy" data-id="9"><p><span>Tim Franklin</span><span>Senior Associate Dean, Professor and John M. Mutz Chair in Local News</span></p><div class="c-testimonials__text"><p>Tim Franklin is senior associate dean, professor and John M. Mutz Chair in Local News. Before joining Medill in June 2017, Franklin was the president of The Poynter Institute, a leading international school for journalists and a media think tank. Franklin has been the top editor of three metropolitan newspapers, The Indianapolis Star, Orlando Sentinel and Baltimore Sun. 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