Northwestern University Journalism
Amalie Benjamin: Boston Globe sports columnist.
Valerie Boyd: BS 1985; author and former Atlanta Journal Constitution Arts Editor.
Benedict Carey; MS 1985; New York Times Science Reporter.
Shirley E. Flynn; American historian.
Ira Glass; host of NPR's "This American Life." attended Northwestern but transferred to Brown and graduated there.
Joshua Green; MSJ; senior editor of "The Atlantic."
Stephen Hunter; Pulitzer Prize winning film critic for the Washington Post and novelist.
Laura Jacobs; BA 1978; contributing editor at Vanity Fair and New Criterion dance critic.
Clara Jeffery; editor in chief of Mother Jones magazine.
Maura Johnston (BS 1997) editor, critic.
Adam Rittenberg
Tina Rosenberg; BA 1981, MSJ;
Anatole Shub; Washington Post and New York Times journalist.
W.E. Pete Snelson;
Dina Temple-Raston; BA 1986;
Julia Wallace; BA 1978; editor for the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Jack Wardlaw; BS, MA; Louisian journalist, capital bureau chief in Baton Rouge of the New Orleans Times Piscayune.
David Weigel; Slate magazine political reporter.
Michael Wilson; Washington Post sports columnist.
Valerie Boyd: BS 1985; author and former Atlanta Journal Constitution Arts Editor.
Benedict Carey; MS 1985; New York Times Science Reporter.
Shirley E. Flynn; American historian.
Ira Glass; host of NPR's "This American Life." attended Northwestern but transferred to Brown and graduated there.
Joshua Green; MSJ; senior editor of "The Atlantic."
Stephen Hunter; Pulitzer Prize winning film critic for the Washington Post and novelist.
Laura Jacobs; BA 1978; contributing editor at Vanity Fair and New Criterion dance critic.
Clara Jeffery; editor in chief of Mother Jones magazine.
Maura Johnston (BS 1997) editor, critic.
Adam Rittenberg
Tina Rosenberg; BA 1981, MSJ;
Anatole Shub; Washington Post and New York Times journalist.
W.E. Pete Snelson;
Dina Temple-Raston; BA 1986;
Julia Wallace; BA 1978; editor for the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Jack Wardlaw; BS, MA; Louisian journalist, capital bureau chief in Baton Rouge of the New Orleans Times Piscayune.
David Weigel; Slate magazine political reporter.
Michael Wilson; Washington Post sports columnist.
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- Has been sports columnist for The Los Angeles Times since 1997. A member of the National Association of Black Journalists. Received his bachelor of science degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Had internships with The LA Times' Westside edition in 1990; The San Bernardino Sun; The Washington Post in 1991; and The Miami Herald in 1992.
Became a full-time staff writer for the Chicago Sun-Times. Moved east to The Washington Post as a staff writer in 1994. He returned to Southern California in 1997 to become a sports columnist for the LA Times' Orange County edition. A year later his column began running in all editions.former Los Angeles Times sports columnist. - Peter Alexander is known for NBC News Special Report: The Death of Pope John Paul II (2005), NBC News Decision 2010 (2010) and NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas (1970). He has been married to Alison Starling since 21 April 2012. They have two children.NBC News National Correspondent
- Jabari Asim was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He is an author, poet, playwright, and an associate professor of writing, literature and publishing at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. Since 2007, he has been Editor-in-Chief of The Crisis magazine founded in 1910 by W.E.B. Du Bois and published by the NAACP. Asim was awarded a fellowship in nonfiction by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2009. From 1996-2007 Asim served as deputy editor of The Washington Post book review, as well as children's book editor and poetry editor, and as editor of The Washington Post's Education Review. He was a syndicated columnist on political and social issues for The Washington Post Writers Group for three years. Asim is a former vice president of the National Book Critics Circle. He was Scholar-in-Residence in African-American Studies and in the Department of Journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2008-2010.Washington Post columnist
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David Barstow was born on 21 January 1963 in the USA. He is a writer, known for Deepwater Horizon (2016), The Final Moments of Deepwater Horizon (2010) and Frontline (1983).BS 1986; New York Times Pulitzer Prize Winning reporter.- Steve Bell was born on 9 December 1935 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA. He was married to Joyce Dillavou. He died on 25 January 2019 in Muncie, Indiana, USA.MS 1963; former ABC News Correspondent.
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Ira Berkow was born on 7 January 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a writer, known for Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story (2010), Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (1995) and Champions of American Sport (1983). He has been married to Dolores (Dolly) Case since 1978. He was previously married to Nancy Joy Pratt and Wilda Eskew.MS 1964; author, New York Times Sports Columnist.- MS 1975; Pulitzer Prize winning author and columnist.
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Kevin Blackistone is known for Imagining the Indian (2022), Dishonorable Mention and Without Bias (2009).BS 1981; former Dallas Morning News sports columnist.- Christine Brennan was born on 14 May 1958 in Toledo, Ohio, USA.BS 1980; MS 1981; USA Today Sports Columnist.
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Amanda Congdon was born on 4 August 1981 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006), SD Sketch: Compooting (2010) and Fools for Gold (2005). She has been married to Mario Librandi since 27 June 2009. They have three children.BS 2003;- Mort Crim is known for Detroiters (2017), Yirmisekiz (2023) and GUTS: call for your free consultation (2023).MS 1963;
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Benoit Denizet Lewis is known for I Am Michael (2015) and White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch (2022).BS 1997; contributor to the New York Times magazine and author.- MSJ; senior editor of The New Republic.
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Rich Eisen was born on 24 June 1969 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Draft Day (2014), The Kid (2000) and That's My Boy (2012). He has been married to Suzy Schuster since 8 June 2003. They have three children.- Writer
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John Fricke was born on 30 November 1950 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for American Masters (1985), Great Performances (1971) and Biography (1987).- Writer
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Georgie Anne Geyer was born on 2 April 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was a writer, known for Fidel (2002), 1984 Presidential Debates (1984) and American Experience (1988). She died on 15 May 2019 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.- BA 1975; MA 1976; former columnist and reporter for the Los Angeles Times.
- Lauren Green is the youngest of five children born to a welder/janitor and teacher's assistant. They lived in a three bedroom house in south Minneapolis. At a young age, Lauren developed an interest in music and art through her older siblings studies in everything from painting to piano. Although the family lacked monetary resources, there was an emphasis on all areas of learning. As a teenager, Lauren Green used her height and disarming good looks to model for local department stores and earn a little spare change. In high school, this classic beauty was a tomboy and became a member of the school's gymnastic team.
In college, Lauren majored in Music with an emphasis in piano performance. After college, she was content to make no career plans and traveled to Los Angeles using her modeling money to try her hand at being an actress. She had some success, but decided to return to Minneapolis in 1984 to compete in the Miss Minnesota competition. Ms. Green won the title over a blond-haired blue-eyed contestant to become the state's first black Miss Minnesota. Lauren went on to the Miss America competition, taking first in the swimsuit and talent competition. She was third runner up. At times, she has thanked and blamed actress Vanessa Williams for "ruining" the competition for black women. However, she also credits Ms. Williams because, without losing the competition, Lauren might not have attended graduate school.
Lauren studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and then became an intern at KSTP. In Minneapolis, she was called on by old friend and high school classmate, Prince, to act with actress Kirstie Alley for his "My Name Is Prince" video in which he wore a lamp shade-type hat. After earning an on-air position, Lauren went on to Chicago's WBBM and then became the first talent to be hired through the then-new Fox News Channel.
Although Lauren Green is famous for her beauty, she is equally famous for her kindness and giving spirit. During her career as a journalist, she always strives to give viewers the whole story "straight with no chaser". In the Fox News Family, Ms. Green is its brightest jewel. - Writer
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Mike Greenberg was born on 6 August 1967 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Valentine's Day (2010), #Greeny (2020) and Mike & Mike (2006). He has been married to Stacy Greenberg since 6 September 1997. They have two children.- John Heilemann was born on 23 January 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth (2016), Billions (2016) and Game Change (2012). He is married to Diana Rhoten.BA;
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Cassidy Hubbarth was born on 19 September 1984 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Get Up (2018), Battle of the Network Stars (2017) and The Jump (2016).