Seaport under sea? COM professor explores threat in new film
Seaport Under Sea? COM Professor Explores Threat in New Film INUNDATION DISTRICT is a feature-length film about the implications of one city’s decision to ignore the threats posed by climate change...
View ArticleFor New BU President, Journalism Was Part of the Family
For New BU President, Journalism Was Part of the Family Medical doctor, researcher and provost discusses her grounding in storytelling, communications, and journalism Journalism News October 30, 2023...
View ArticleMusic Journalist, and COM Alum, Makes Inaugural Forbes 30 Under 30 Local...
Victoria Wasylak says she’s only felt weak in the knees twice in her life: once when “Applause” by Lady Gaga hit the radio waves in 2013, and again when she got an Instagram direct message back in May...
View ArticleA Long Career in Journalism and More Recent Love of Cats Inspire a Debut Novel
Slice of the cover for Stephanie Schorow’s debut novel, “Cat Dreaming: A Story of Friendships and Second Chances” A Long Career in Journalism and More Recent Love of Cats Inspire a Debut Novel A...
View ArticleWhen Robots Deliver the News
Sejin Paik (’24), a PhD candidate in the Emerging Media Studies program, is interested in the impact of AI and algorithms on newsrooms and journalism ethics. Photo by Guramar Lepiarz When Robots...
View ArticleInvestigation of Harness Racing Nets Statewide Award for COM Students
Investigation of Harness Racing Nets Statewide Award for COM Students Journalism November 29, 2023 Madison Mercado Twitter Facebook Share Investigation of Harness Racing Nets Statewide Award for COM...
View ArticleCOM Students Head North to Cover the New Hampshire Primary
About 50 BU College of Communication students are headed to New Hampshire today to cover the first-in-the-nation presidential primary. The next 24 hours will be the perfect living laboratory for young...
View ArticleReasons to Be Optimistic about 2024 (Seriously)
Believe it or not, the world is not going to end tomorrow. In fact, with help from BU faculty, we found plenty of reasons for hope about climate change, mental health, the Middle East, democracy,...
View ArticleCity Leaders Need to Make Billion-Dollar Decisions to Protect Boston from Sea...
In a new documentary film, Inundation District, climate reporter David Abel explores how the Seaport is threatened by rising seas.
View ArticleNewspaper Journalist and Author Finds His Podcasting Voice
Dick Lehr was finishing up his latest book, White Hot Hate, when he got an unexpected request. George Stephanopoulos at ABC was working on a documentary about the same subject—a white nationalist...
View ArticleFeng, Baquet to receive COM’s Hugo Shong journalism awards
Former Executive Editor for The New York Times Dean Baquet and NPR International Correspondent Emily Feng will receive this year’s Hugo Shong Awards, presented by the Department of Journalism at...
View ArticleCOM’s Power of Narrative Conference Draws Major Media Names
Marty Baron, former Boston Globe and Washington Post executive editor, and Dean Baquet, former New York Times executive editor, among this year’s speakers
View ArticleCOM’s Newest Journalism Grad Took Her Time
To say Betsy Dribben has lived an interesting life is an understatement. She’s lived several. read the article
View ArticleProducing Public Radio with Grace and Soul
Photo by Michelle DeLateur. Producing Public Radio With Grace and Soul WBUR’s Dan Guzman puts a local touch on NPR’s “All Things Considered” Alumni Journalism April 29, 2024 Matt Kalman Twitter...
View ArticleCOM Work Earns Top Honors at Regional Student Production Awards
COM student work earned top honors in four categories at the annual Student Production Awards sponsored by the Boston/New England chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, best...
View ArticleCOM Photographers Win Top Prizes at Boston Contest
A man hugs and kisses his grandson after the boy led a pro-Palestinian chant at the gate of the White House in Washington D.C., where hundreds of thousands of people participated in the...
View ArticleKirsten Berg Holds Power to Account
In a liberal democracy, good journalism shines a light into the places where darkness reigns. A news story informs the public and keeps those in power honest. At its very best, a story can help right...
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