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Voices & Opinion

POV: I’m a Hollywood Screenwriter. This Is Why Our Strike Matters to You

May 4, 2023

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Journalism & Media

Tucker Carlson Leaves Fox News: Two COM Media Experts React

April 24, 2023

People depart the U.S. Supreme Court after justices heard oral arguments in Gonzalez v. Google Feb. 21, 2023. The case addresses whether or not tech companies are liable for user-generated content promoted by their algorithms. The Gonzalez family alleges that Google is responsible for spreading content that radicalized the perpetrators of the 2015 Paris attack. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images)

Business & Law

Should Tech Companies Be Held Accountable for Letting Terrorists on Their Sites?

February 24, 2023

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Journalism & Media

Rescuing Lost Stories

February 7, 2023

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Research

That “News Story” on Climate Change You’re Reading Might Be a Greenwashing Ad Instead

February 6, 2023

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Watch Now

On the Hunt for a New Podcast? WTBU Students Talk Sports, News, Romance Novels—and More

December 2, 2022

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Journalism & Media

COM’s Journos Cover the Midterms

November 7, 2022

A new slate of cases before the justices could have broad implications for the 2024 elections and the admissions practices of higher education institutions, say Boston University law experts. Photo by Claire Anderson/Unsplash

Business & Law

As Supreme Court Starts New Term, Some Cases to Watch

September 30, 2022

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Listen Now

How Do I Talk to a Climate Change Denier?

September 26, 2022

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New Appointment

Boston Globe Editor Brian McGrory to Lead BU Department of Journalism

September 13, 2022

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Accolades

Society of Professional Journalists Honors Daily Free Press Writer for Fashion Column

July 27, 2022

Photo of Elevate editors-in-chief Kat Quach (COM’24) (left) and Valerie Sanchez Covaleda (CGS’22, COM’24) with copies of their magazine in the Newbury Center. Both sit on the floor in the newbury center, leaning against a blue couch and holding first issues of Elevate open in their laps. Quach is a young Vietnamese-American and trans woman who wears a black blouse and small earrings; Quach has a shaved head and has long black lashes. Sanchez is a young, women of color with long brown hair with blonde highlights. She wears white pants, a green blouse, and gold necklack. Both smile.

First-Gen

Newbury Center Launches First-Generation Student Magazine

July 1, 2022

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Health & Medicine

So Much News: Should You Turn it Off or Turn it Up?

June 28, 2022

Photo of Campus editor Jesus Marrero Suarez (COM’24), from left, reporter Emilia Wisniewski (COMN’25), and associate campus news editor Tanisha Bhat (CGS’22,COM’24) during print night Feb 24 at The Free Press office. All the students wear masks and a white sign at the back of the room reads "The Daily Free Press"

Student Journalism

Loftier Stories, Long Hours, High Standards Help The Daily Free Press Reach New Heights

April 5, 2022

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Communications

A PR Crisis: How to Manage Will Smith’s Oscars Slap

March 28, 2022

Photo of the panelists who participated in the Ukraine Town Hall hosted at the LAW Auditorium March 17. The panelists sit in black metal chairs, in the following order, from left: Neta Crawford, CAS professor of political science, Kaija Schilde, Pardee School of Global Studies Associate Professor of International Relations and acting director, BU Center for the Study of Europe, Joe Wippl, US diplomacy, Carrie Preston, Chandan Nandlal Kilachand Professor and Kilachand Honors College director and a CAS professor of English and of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, Nicholas Micinski, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the University of Maine and a former visiting visiting researcher at BUs Center for the Study of Europe, Daniela Caruso, School of Law professor of Law, Robert Sloane, LAW professor of law, Igor Lukes, CAS professor of History, and Alexis Peri, CAS associate professor of History. Behind them, a projector shows a map of Ukraine and the areas Russian is attacking.

International Crisis

Ukraine Town Hall Draws Large, Engaged Audience

March 18, 2022

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Communications

COM Students: Here Are the Current Media Trends to Look for and What’s Coming Soon

December 16, 2021

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Antiracism

For BU’s Deborah D. Douglas, Leading The Emancipator Is Part of Her Life’s Mission

December 2, 2021

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JOB OPPORTUNITY

BU Today Is Looking for Writing Interns for General Assignments

November 29, 2021

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Journalism & Media

New WBUR Host Rupa Shenoy Downsizes Her Beat, from across the Globe to Boston

October 12, 2021

New WBUR Host Rupa Shenoy Downsizes Her Beat, from across the Globe to Boston