COM Dominates the Student Category at the 59th Annual Hatch Awards
COM students took home 19 of the 26 student awards given out at the 59th Annual Hatch Awards for Creative Excellence last night at the House of Blues. COM students snagged one gold, six silver, five bronze and seven merits awards. Thirty different students, both graduate and undergraduate, from portfolio classes taught by Edward Boches,… Read More
COM’s Bellwether Survey: PR agencies in an age of disruption
Public relations agencies are weathering a period of great disruption, say nearly three quarters of agency professionals, with boutique and management consulting firms eating into their client base. That’s according to this year’s Bellwether Survey of public relations professionals, produced by researchers at Boston University’s College of Communication in partnership with PR Week. “The business… Read More
A Summer as a Production Intern at the Today Show
Antonia DeBianchi (’20) grew up watching the Today Show — and this summer she landed the internship of a lifetime at Studio 1A. The incoming senior learned the ins and outs of pitching stories, planning shows and producing live segments. As a journalism student and previous intern at news organizations such as Boston Magazine and WGBH,… Read More
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Visual Journalist Alexandra Wimley (’17) Wins Pulitzer Prize
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Monday won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting for its coverage of the shooting deaths of 11 people and the wounding of seven others Oct. 27 at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill. More info.
How I Made $250K To Pay For College (With A Little Help From Oprah)
Recent grad Emma Johnson (’19) had one goal when she entered COM as a freshman: to pay for her college tuition through her accessories line, Em John. Four-years later and she did it – with some help from Oprah. Read Emma’s first-person story on Refinery29.
Mariette DiChristina (’86) named new COM dean
Beginning August 15, Mariette DiChristina (’86) will oversee 83 full-time and 107 part-time faculty, 45 staffers, and more than 2,600 undergraduate and graduate students at the College of Communication. She comes to COM from Scientific American where she serves as editor-in-chief. DiChristina is also the executive vice president of the magazine’s parent company, Springer Nature,… Read More
Advertising Students Win at The One Show 2019
Thirteen COM students, comprising seven teams, had eight creative advertising campaigns accepted into The One Show’s Young Ones’ category this year. The 13 graduate and undergraduate students, in advertising portfolio classes taught by Professors Edward Boches, Doug Gould, and Pegeen Ryan, won either merits or gold, silver, or bronze pencils, which will be announced at… Read More
Dean Fiedler to Volunteer with Booker Campaign
By Susannah Sudborough Boston University College of Communication Dean Tom Fiedler, who is stepping down at the end of the school year, revealed his intention to volunteer for the campaign of Democratic presidential hopeful Cory Booker. Fiedler, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and former editor-in-chief of the Miami Herald, said in an exclusive interview with students… Read More
BUTV10 wins three top awards in regional competition
BUTV10 won three awards and an honorable mention in the 2019 The Boston / New England National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) Student Awards for Excellence. “Midterm Mandate”, the College of Communication’s most ambitious election coverage to date took first prize in the Newscast category. The Live Event award went to BUTV10’s coverage… Read More
Recent Television Grad Wins ScreenCraft Writers Summit Pitch Competition
Christopher Sumlin (’19), a recent graduate from the MS in Television program, recently submitted his thesis project to the ScreenCraft Writers Summit (in partnership with the Atlanta Film Festival). Sumlin wanted to share his story with the past, present and future BU community, to inspire others to have the confidence to share their own work…. Read More