In an ongoing tradition, WBUR’s “World of Ideas” program turned the mics over to Boston University students from last semester’s Advanced Radio Journalism class. In the hour-long program, students Chris Aliano, Scott Flaherty, Kathleen Davies, Tyler Murray, Amanda James, Marc Filippino, Vivian Ho, Jack Flagler and Aayesha Siddiqui contributed. [audioplayer file=”http://audio.wbur.org/storage/2011/05/worldofideas_0522.mp3″ image=”/com/files/ft/news-cms/photos/worldofideas.jpg”] Additional Links Broadcast… Read More
The killing of Osama bin Laden has done substantial damage to al-Qaida’s terrorist organization, Robert Zelnick, COM journalism professor, said on Fox 25 (Boston) News this morning in an interview with host Gene Lavanchy. “This dooms al-Qaida to a second- or third-rate relevance,” Zelnick said. “I think it’s been dented and dented during the 10… Read More
Erica Hill (’98), co-host of CBS’ The Early Show, interviewed President Barack Obama on March 29, 2011, to find out how the US plans to diplomatically handle the no-fly zone over Libya: “I think it’s too early to tell what’s gonna happen,” the president said. “Here’s what we do know. Because of our intervention—probably thousands… Read More
Long-time New England Cable News (NECN) anchor R.D. Sahl will join the journalism department at Boston University beginning in January 2011. Sahl, who brings to BU 40 years of broadcast journalism experience, will remain at NECN as a special contributor. “It’s been my privilege to be part of NECN for more than 13 years. This… Read More
COM broadcast journalism students won five top honors, more than any other college, in a New England regional student competition sponsored by the Associated Press. Topics included midwives, the violent protests at the G-20 summit in London, as well as the radio documentary “Made in Massachusetts”. Listen to the award-winning series “Made in Massachusetts”. Other… Read More