It seemed a fun assignment: write Donald Trump’s inaugural address as he might write it. But for Hannah LeBlanc (COM’18), it “was one of the most challenging assignments this semester.” For too many of her 21 years, she’d watched her mother endure cruel taunts because of a disabling bone condition. Now LeBlanc had to write… Read More
Most of the nation will watch Donald Trump’s inauguration today from the comfort of their own homes. It will be more frenzied for journalists Sarah Toy and Rob Carter. While it’s possible that upwards of a million people may be at the ceremony to celebrate, or protest, the 45th president, Toy’s and Carter’s fingers will be flying across… Read More
COM Dean Tom Fiedler appears on WGBH’s Beat the Press with Emily Rooney, Dan Kennedy, Callie Crossley and Jonanna Weiss to share his insight about the surgent rise of “fake news” in relation to the 2016 presidential election, social media and mainstream media. Written by: Tatiana M.R. Johnson
COM alum Sopan Deb (COM ’10) joins The New York Times culture desk as a general news reporter. Deb gained his notoriety after his coverage of Donald Trump led him to be arrested at a Chicago rally. Not only did Deb report on Republican candidate Donald Trump, he used his Twitter feed to provide fact-checks… Read More
In our series “Jump-start Your Job Search,” BU Today brings you short interviews with BU alums who are leaders in their fields, such as banking, advertising, tech start-ups, journalism, or nonprofit organizations. They talk about how they got to be where they are and what they’ve learned from their mistakes. They tell us what they look… Read More
Linda Polach (COM ’78), WGBH News’ award-winning Executive Managing Editor, was recently honored with the Silver Circle Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Boston/New England Chapter. The NATAS Silver Circle Awards recognizes veteran television professionals who have made significant contributions to their field for 25 years or longer. After beginning… Read More
Tucked away in a small cinder block room behind a pair of narrow metal doors underneath the Case Gym bleachers, a dozen crew members are furiously finishing preparations for a live broadcast of a Terrier men’s basketball game. The camera operators, audio engineers, and producers, BU students all, take their cues from director Caroline Rickert… Read More
This Tuesday, November 8th from 7:00pm to 10:00pm, BUTV10 will be producing The Vote 2016, a live election night broadcast. BUTV10 reporters will be reporting live from Clinton and Trump election-night headquarters in New York along with reporting from the GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte and Democratic GOV. Maggie Hassan’s headquarters in New Hampshire. Live… Read More
In BU Today’s “Jump-start Your Job Search” series, BU alums are featured with short interviews describing their leadership in their field. Topics range from banking, advertising, tech start-ups, journalism, and nonprofit organizations. Alums talk about how they got to be where they are, mistakes they’ve made, and what they’ve taken away from those mistakes. They tell us what they… Read More
Sadiah Thompson (COM ’18) is a current COM student studying journalism. Read about how she found her place in COM and has branched out into various journalistic mediums. What made you decide to major in journalism? I became interested in journalism in middle school. I was fascinated with magazines. When I came to COM I was… Read More
