Boston University

College of Communication

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Vaping

E-Cigarette Brands Are Skirting the Rules about Health Warning Labels on Instagram, Study Finds

September 13, 2024

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Journalism & Media

Staying Safe When Reporting Gets Dangerous

August 19, 2024

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Business & Law

BU Experts on Boeing’s Legal and Technical Troubles

August 6, 2024

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Books

An Alum’s New Memoir Recounts Six Decades of Beatlemania

August 1, 2024

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Social Media

COM Alum Will Bring the Summer Olympic Games to Social Media for NBCUniversal

July 19, 2024

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Politics

Presidential Nominating Conventions Don’t Nominate, but They Still Matter, BU Scholar Says

July 11, 2024

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Commencement 2024

BU Celebrates 7,600 Graduates at Buoyant 151st Commencement

May 19, 2024

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Alumni

COM’s Newest Journalism Grad Took Her Time

April 26, 2024

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Misinformation

How Does Science Misinformation Affect Americans from Underrepresented Communities?

March 21, 2024

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University News

COM’s Power of Narrative Conference Draws Major Media Names

March 18, 2024

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Arts & Culture

COM Student Wins Directors Guild of America Student Award

February 27, 2024

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Climate Change

City Leaders Need to Make Billion-Dollar Decisions to Protect Boston from Sea Level Rise

January 31, 2024

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New Appointment

COM’s New Dalton Family Professor Knows Disinformation from Personal Experience

January 23, 2024

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College of Communication

COM Students Head North to Cover the New Hampshire Primary

January 22, 2024

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TV & Film

BU Actors Celebrate Hollywood Strike Settlement and Return to Work

November 16, 2023

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Accolades

Music Journalist, and BU Alum, Makes Inaugural Forbes 30 Under 30 Local Boston List

November 14, 2023

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Watch Now

Advertising vs Marketing: What’s the Difference between the Majors?

November 3, 2023

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Journalism & Media

For Reporters Covering a Mass Shooting, Sharing What’s Known and Not Known Are Equally Important, BU Journalism Chair Says

October 26, 2023

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Disinformation

Misinformation, Disinformation, and the Israel-Hamas War

October 23, 2023

Books

Meet Hatchet Girls, Just in Time for Halloween

October 16, 2023

Meet Hatchet Girls, Just in Time for Halloween