Your Colleagues in the NewsCheck 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 (March 3-9*) |
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Doug Kiel shares congressional testimony about tribal land management, including cultural history of preserving lands in a way that benefits descendants. Kiel was cited in 205 stories for a reach of 5.7 million. Top outlets include the Associated Press, The Washington Post, USA Today, ABC News and U.S. News.
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Phyllis Zee and Donald Lloyd-Jones discuss the impact of daylight saving time on the body and tips to successfully manage the transition. They were cited in 52 stories for a reach of 4.2 million. Top outlets include Fox News, the New York Post and AARP.
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Several scholars – most notably Phillip Braun – discuss the causes and consequences of escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine. They were cited in 53 stories for a reach of 3.8 million. Top outlets include The Guardian, NBC News, ABC News, the Associated Press and WTTW.
*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. | We're looking for experts on the following topics | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address members of Congress on Wednesday in a virtual address. Zelenskyy's address comes as Russia has intensified its military campaign against Ukraine, bombing major cities and residential areas. Negotiators from both countries are meeting for a fourth round of talks Monday to discuss a potential cease-fire so that civilians can evacuate to safer areas. | U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met Monday with top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in Rome. Experts say the meeting between senior American and Chinese officials could have far-reaching consequences not only for the ongoing war in Ukraine, but for China's role in the world and its relationship with the West. The meeting has taken on additional urgency as concerns grow in the West that Beijing is not only siding with Russia by not condemning its aggression in Ukraine but could take further steps to aid its strategic partner. |
A U.S. journalist working in Ukraine was killed outside Kyiv, police say. Brent Renaud, 50, was a journalist and filmmaker who was working in the region for Time. It is the first reported death of a foreign journalist covering the war in Ukraine.
| China is facing its worst COVID-19 crisis since early 2020, when the world first witnessed an entire population locked down to contain the coronavirus in Wuhan and its surrounding province. Two years on, it's now sending tens of millions of people into lockdown. | Any hoops fan hungering for a return to normal this March might have looked at the bracket when it finally came out and wondered what ever changed. But all that sameness felt like more of a celebration when the pairings were set this Selection Sunday. The most-anticipated reveal of the year felt like a party again. |
| NU Voices | Read perspectives from Northwestern faculty in national media. |  From Jordan Gans-Morse, NBC News "As Russia lays siege to multiple Ukrainian cities and President Vladimir Putin puts his nuclear deterrent forces on alert, the United States and its NATO allies face the most severe geopolitical crisis of the post-Cold War era. These events should serve as a stark warning: The office of the presidency, with its all but unlimited authority over the decision to employ nuclear weapons, needs to be Trump-proofed well before the 2024 presidential elections," Jordan Gans-Morse writes for NBC News. |  From Annelise Riles, Chicago Tribune "For the first time in a generation, the nuclear threat has become a problem we can no longer avoid. Our national and global security depends on working toward the eradication of nuclear weapons, and there is something we can do here in Chicago to make our world safer," Annelise Riles writes in the Chicago Tribune. |  From Viorica Marian, Chicago Tribune "This war is a turning point. The fate of Ukraine is the fate of Moldova and is the fate of other former Soviet states. It will affect what China does. It will affect energy policy and the global economy. This war will shape Europe and the world, if there is still a world to shape after it," Viorica Marian writes in the Chicago Tribune. |  From Megan Hyska, The Los Angeles Times "When Russian President Vladimir Putin says he’s denazifying Ukraine, he no doubt expects some people, in Russia and abroad, to believe him. Many in the West and on the international stage have expressed bewilderment at these claims. But this does not mean his propaganda strategy is failing. He is engaging in 'hard propaganda,' which is meant to convey the speaker’s power — not persuade," Megan Hyska writes in The Los Angeles Times. |  From Steven Lubet, The Hill "There is another aspect of Jackson’s background that deserves more attention. She previously served as a U.S. district court judge for eight years, presiding over civil and criminal trials. ... That experience is meaningful for two reasons. One is a deeper appreciation of the human consequences of judicial rulings; the other is a heightened understanding of the nuts and bolts of everyday trial work," Steven Lubet writes in The Hill. |
| Media metrics | The following metrics reflect Northwestern's performance in 75 priority media outlets, chosen based on their reach and influence with key academic audiences. | Priority Media Outlet Performance Metrics | Coverage over time: |  |
| Northwestern topic breakdown: |  | | *Topic areas are assigned based on keyword search and reflect the subject of the article, not the department or unit of the individual cited. Some articles may be counted under multiple topic areas. |
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