Business John Carroll Assistant Professor, Mass Communication WBUR’s Cognoscenti, Facebook Announcements Can Be Confusing. Let Us Explain (12/6/12) Hyun-Yeul Lee Assistant Professor, Communication Forbes, Will the Redesigned YouTube Hurt the Retailers That Use It? (12/8/12) Media Tobe Berkovitz Associate Professor, Advertising WCVB, Prank Apology Edward Boches Professor of the Practice, Advertising Forbes, Minecraft as Mind… Read More
COM professors sought for commentary recently include: Election 2012/Politics Fred Bayles Director, State House Program Associate Professor, Journalism The Boston Herald, Media panel left holding the bag for cancelled debate (11/1/12) Tobe Berkovitz Associate Professor, Advertising Sun Chronicle, Ballot questions raise barely a peep ahead of election (11/3/12) The Lowell Sun, Candidates for president, Senate… Read More
COM professors sought for commentary recently include: Election 2012/Politics Tobe Berkovitz Associate Professor, Advertising The Hill, Now Romney has to face Bill Clinton, too (9/29/12) WBUR, With New Ad, Sen. Brown Goes On The Offensive (9/24/12) Lowell Sun, Candidates come out swinging in first Senate debate (9/21/12) WGBH, Before the U.S. Senate Debate, Tactics and… Read More
COM professors sought for commentary recently include: Election 2012/Politics 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… Read More
Boston University’s College of Communication has named Ivellisse Morales (’12) of Ansonia, Conn., as the 2012 recipient of the Gerald Powers Public Relations Award, given to a graduating senior who has done outstanding work in the field of public relations. The $2,500 annual award, granted each spring at the discretion of the dean and a… Read More
She’s helped Monica Lewinsky, Michael Vick and BP get beyond life-altering scandals. Now, COM graduate Judy Smith (CGS ’78, COM ’80) is the inspiration for ABC’s “Scandal,” a soapy drama helmed by “Grey’s Anatomy” showrunner Shonda Rhimes and starring Kerry Washington as a crisis management director. From The Washington Post: Her crisis management and communications… Read More
The Participants Yvonne Young Ginny Soskey Rachel Goldstein Yin Tang NaEun Park Becky Loya Emily Lorei Harper Schmidt Brianna Epstein Ivellisse Morales Laura Castro Alisha Zaveri Mirabelle Murray Lori Kovacevich Rachel Eides Rebecca Hwang Rebecca Beyer Ashley Waxman Merry Lo Alex Hyken Fiona Maguire Kosha Shah Juhi Pikale Katie Radford Melanie Murray Branson Skinner On… Read More
Advertising Prof. Tobe Berkovitz discusses some of the advertisements from Super Bowl XLV. He praises Chrysler’s Halftime in America spot, which features Clint Eastwood, and H&M’s David Beckham ad.
COM celebrates its 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award winners, honored Oct. 27 at a dinner and awards ceremony. Pictured are Thomas Fiedler, COM dean; Samantha Swinder (’02), publisher of the Tillamook (Ore.) Headlight-Herald; Erica Hill (’98), CBS News anchor; Travis Roy (’00), motivational speaker and founder of the Travis Roy Foundation; and Shauna Brook (’97), David… Read More
Prof. Stephen Quigley, APR, was awarded the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) 2011 Outstanding Educator of the Year Award during the Monday Luncheon at the PRSA 2011 International Conference. This award honors a PRSA member who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of public relations education through college or university teaching. “I’m… Read More