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Empathy With Muslim Victims of Discrimination: Can Personalization and Emotionalization in…

Hate crimes against Muslims in the United States have been on the rise since 2016 (FBI, 2022), discouraging this group’s…
Empathy
March 6, 2025

Mitigating Information Insecurity: An African Perspective on Satisfaction With Democracy

While Africans are committed to democracy, governments across the continent have failed to deliver on the democratic aspirations of the…
Misinformation

Multinational and Multimodal Character Framing of Political Candidates in Online News:…

An emerging body of research generally referred to as visual politics have brought the heavy research focus on linguistic modalities…
Political Communication

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Honors

Jason Wexler (COM’25, Questrom’25) Will Reflect on the Class of 2025’s Resilience and Enthusiasm in Commencement Address

Jason Wexler speaking at podium.
May 15, 2025
Diversity Honors Journalism

COM Awards celebrates the year’s outstanding students

Students grouped in front of a curtain.
May 15, 2025
Public Relations Student Work

BU Students Promote New Ben & Jerry’s Treat Supporting Families with Autistic Children

Blue and purple ice cream with whipped cream and blue sprinkles in a waffle cone.
May 14, 2025