COM professors sought for commentary recently include:
Election 2012/Politics
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Tobe Berkovitz
Associate Professor, Advertising
Bloomberg, Michelle Obama Makes Personal Appeal in Convention Speech (9/5/12)
The Hill, Biden to offer unique portrayal of Obama (9/3/12)
The Hill, Dems arrive in Charlotte confident of Obama’s second-term chances (9/3/12)
Bloomberg, Romney Heads to Louisiana on First Day as Party Nominee (8/31/12)
Reuters, Romney makes post-convention detour to storm-hit Louisiana (8/31/12)
Bloomberg, Romney Accepts Nomination Vowing to Renew ‘Lost Hope’ (8/31/12)
The Hill, Romney looks to balance specifics with vision at Republican convention (8/27/12)
Boston Herald, Sox brand gets pounded (8/22/12)
Bloomberg, Romney raised $40 million last month for presidential run (8/21/12)
The Seattle Times, Presidential campaigns already turn nasty (8/15/12)
The Hill, Obama super-PAC ad is rare backfire (8/14/12)
WGBH, Massachusetts Parties Face off with Post–Paul Ryan Ads (8/13/12)
Boston Herald, Maybe only Mitt can defeat Mitt (8/3/12)
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John Carroll
Assistant Professor, Mass Communication
NECN.com, Broadside: New generation of political ads (9/4/12)
The Washington Times, In pursuit of coveted independents, campaign ads invade local TV news (9/3/12)
Radio Boston, Week In Review: Romney’s Big Week (8/31/12)
WBUR, Week In Review: Violence Shakes Boston Communities (8/17/12)
NECN.com, Election 2012 campaign media watch (8/13/12)
The Washington Times, Conservative groups’ ad-buying binge eclipses Obama, Romney (8/13/12)
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Thomas Fiedler
Dean, College of Communication
Professor of the Practice, Journalism
Politico, The Arena: Does Dolan's appearance blur religion and politics? (8/27/12)
Politico Arena, Does Obama's Bain ad go too far? (8/8/12)
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Washington Post, Michelle Obama’s convention task: Reach out to women without seeming too partisan (9/4/12)
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Nick B. Mills
Associate Professor, Journalism
Dawn.com, Afghan insider attacks roil Nato (8/30/12)
Dawn.com, Top US general takes on Afghanistan 'insider attacks' (9/20/12)
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London Olympics/Sports
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Susan Walker
Associate Professor, Journalism
PBS MediaShift, Student Journalists Go Global, Think Locally in #Olympics Coverage from London (7/27/12)
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Fox Business, Olympic Athletes: How to Play the Fame Game (8/17/12)
WCVB, Aly Raisman’s win could be financial gold (8/9/12)
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Tom Fauls
Associate Professor, Advertising
BostInno, With Tickets as Low as $4, is Red Sox Nation Officially in Decline? (8/23/12)
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Thomas Fiedler
Dean, College of Communication
Professor of the Practice, Journalism
Nieman Journalism Lab, This Week in Review: The Olympics’ media lessons, and Google’s copyright crackdown (8/13/12)
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Journalism/Media
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Nieman Journalism Lab, Christopher Daly’s “Covering America” brings journalism and technology full circle (8/1/12)
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Thomas Fiedler
Dean, College of Communication
Professor of the Practice, Journalism
Washington Post, Brisbane hammers NYT for ‘progressivism,’ Occupy bias (8/27/12)
Boston.com, Times Co. picks head of BBC as its first outside CEO (8/15/12)
WBUR, Jonah Lehrer’s Fall — The How And Why (8/3/12)
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Michelle Johnson
Associate Professor of the Practice, Journalism
The New York Times, Financial Dispute Weakens Journalists’ Push for Unity (8/2/12)
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The Boston Globe, Book and tributes mark centenary of Julia Child’s birth (8/11/12)
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OP/ED
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Jay Atkinson
Lecturer, Journalism
Boston Herald, Lessons for college, life (8/25/12)
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Science/Medicine
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Ellen Ruppel-Shell
Co-Director, Center for Science & Medical Journalism
Professor, Journalism
Huffington Post, On Environmental Issues, 'Wall Street Journal' (Repeatedly) Gets It Wrong (8/3/12)
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Douglas Starr
Co-director of Science Journalism Program
Co-director, Center for Science & Medical Journalism
Professor of Journalism
Slate.com, Can You Fake Mental Illness? (8/7/12)
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Film & Television
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Paul Schneider
Chair, Department of Film & Television
Associate Professor, Television
Boston.com, ‘Lawless’ helps grow Virginia bootlegging trio’s legend (9/1/12)
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Communication
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Mina Tsay
Assistant Professor, Communication
Boston.com, Time to come clean as soon as possible (8/2/12)
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Elizabeth Mehren
