The stories here were reported, written and produced by Northwestern University graduate journalism students in the Washington program of the Medill School. Most also were published or broadcast by media organizations served by the school's unique news distribution plan. We specialize in enterprise reporting, multimedia and online journalism, as well as on accountability, working to uncover misbehavior by people in power.

New digital tools, including the use of structured data, the visualization of data, and the rise of blogs and federal-specific social networks, are fundamentally changing Washington reporting. We're helping audiences understand how government collects and distributes information, with an emphasis on those tools, dubbed Gov. 2.0, that allow greater access to and interaction with decision-makers than ever before.