Northwestern in the Media

Your Colleagues in the News

Check out the top-reaching stories of academic impact in traditional media. Metrics draw from English-language print, broadcast and online global media outlets.

Top stories (September 2-8*)

• Feinberg's Riva Lehrer discusses her experiences with spina bifida and using her face to communicate, especially in the time of COVID-19. Lehrer was cited in 58 stories for a reach of 7 million. Top outlets include CBC.

• Feinberg's Ramon Lorenzo-Redondo and Egon Ozer discuss the emergence of the COVID-19 mu variant and the extent to which Americans and Illinoisans should worry. They were cited in 24 stories for a reach of 5.2 million. Top outlets include the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and NBC Chicago.

• Several faculty discuss ramifications of a new law in Texas that severely limits abortion: Northwestern Law's Andrew Koppelman cautions that the law threatens Americans' constitutional rights more broadly; Feinberg's Katie Watson discusses the strategy of attempting to overturn Roe v. Wade starting at the state level; and Kellogg's Brayden King explains what might drive businesses to take a stance on the new law. They were cited in 11 stories for a reach of 1.9 million. Top outlets include The Hill, Vox and CNN.

*To allow time for data processing and validation, the reporting period for top stories and quantitative media metrics runs Thursday-Wednesday.

Trending News

These are the trending topics in the news and on social media that we’re keeping our eyes on this week. If you have a viewpoint or expertise on any of the topics below and you’re willing to talk to reporters about them, email us at media@northwestern.edu.

Reactions to Biden’s vaccine mandate

From CNN

Reactions are continuing to roll in after President Biden announced new COVID-19 vaccine mandates last week for federal workers, large employers and health care staff.

Democrats to release budget proposal draft

From CNN

House Democrats are expected to release a draft proposal of their $3.5 trillion budget package Monday, and to pay for it, they are looking to raise taxes on wealthy Americans and corporations.

California wildfire to become gigafire

From CNN

California's Dixie Fire is burning its way toward the record books as it nears the devastating milestone of one million acres scorched. If it keeps spreading as expected, it will become a "gigafire.”

California recall election ends tomorrow

From NPR

California’s gubernatorial recall election, where voters will decide whether Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom will stay in office, ends tomorrow.

Afghan women can continue university educations with restrictions

From NPR

The Taliban says Afghan women can continue their university educations — but only if they’re in segregated classrooms and adhere to the strict dress code imposed by the militants.

In the Spotlight

Read perspectives from and major news about Northwestern faculty in national media.

The Supreme Court's Texas abortion decision is a threat to constitutional rights (all of them)

From Andrew Koppelman, The Hill

"The law accomplished what its proponents hoped. As soon as it went into effect, most abortions in Texas stopped. But the full reach of the law hasn’t been understood. This decision endangers all constitutional rights, not just abortion," Koppelman writes in The Hill.

Media metrics

Traditional media performance metrics

A coverage breakdown of Northwestern's performance in traditional media is unavailable this week. Next week's report will cover two weeks.

About

About the Northwestern in the Media briefing

This weekly newsletter combines previous communications distributed by the Office of Global Marketing and Communications, including the news summary and the morning briefing. 

This email will serve as a valuable resource for faculty and communications staff, sharing news opportunities and highlighting faculty and University successes in traditional media. It also will provide communications tools such as media training resources and announcements about upcoming sessions.

By providing these resources, we hope to help faculty show their expertise to a national and international audience as well as recognize those who are making an impact.

We welcome your feedback on this and all of our communications tools. You can reach us any time at media@northwestern.edu.

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