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College of Communication

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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

Photo: GFran Drescher, center, joined with National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, and the TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee members posing with one fist up in the air. They stand in front of a wooden wall.

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

Photo: wide shot of Maine Governor Janet Mills speaking during a press conference about the mass shooting on October 26, 2023 in Lewiston, Maine. A white woman in business attire stands at a wooden podium front and center of the room. Behind her, police officers and officials stand. To her right, an ASL interpreter signs. In front of her, various journalists and photographers write, take photos, and listen.

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

Photo: Photo: Ben Stiller, a white man with graying hair wears a dark, dusty blue button up with similar color shirt and slacks. He sits in a plush chair on a wooden stage, hands up, talking. Next to him, in another plush chair, is Jeff Kahn, another white man with a blue button up, a pinstripe blazer, and the same color pants as Stiller. He is smiling as he talks, faced in the same direction towards the audience as Stiller is.

GUEST SPEAKER

Emmy Award–Winning Comedian Ben Stiller Latest Cinemathèque Speaker

October 10, 2023

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Film & TV

BU Hollywood Writer Alums React with Joy, Relief to End of 148-Day Strike

October 2, 2023

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Things-To-Do

The Weekender: September 28 to October 1

September 27, 2023

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Business & Law

Neal Boudette, Veteran Auto Industry Reporter, on the Historic Auto Workers Strike

September 15, 2023

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Student Voices

Why the History of Enslavement on the Freedom Trail Matters

August 29, 2023

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Journalism & Media

Maui Wildfires Reunite Two BU Journalism Alums in the Field

August 22, 2023

Photo: Joan Donovan, a white woman with short, silver hair and wearing a black top, faux leather jacket, and glasses, poses in front of the BU College of Communication building. Behind her, a red sign reads "College of Communication".

New Appointment

Joan Donovan, Nationally Recognized Expert in Misinformation and Disinformation, Joins BU Faculty

August 16, 2023

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Maui Wildfires

Maui Native Helps Others amid Devastating Wildfires

August 11, 2023

Photo: Journalist Scott Kirsner, a white man wearing neon yellow glasses, a black shirt, navy blue and grey button-up sweater, and jeans holds his hand up as he talks to a crowd. He clutches a few miscellaneous items in his other hand as he stands in front of glass doors to a building. The sign to his left reads "Tremont Temple Baptist church". Another man to his left smiles and laughs.

Journalism & Media

Blazing Boston’s Innovation Trail

August 8, 2023

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Climate Change

COM Student’s UROP Climate Project Lands Her a Trip to Washington

August 2, 2023

COM Student’s UROP Climate Project Lands Her a Trip to Washington