Not many months ago I was among the millions of moviegoers transfixed and inspired by the work of a small team of journalists at The Boston Globe – the Spotlight Team – who in 2002 told the shocking story of pedophile priests whose vile acts were routinely protected by the Roman Catholic Church’s hierarchy. The… Read More
It seemed a fun assignment: write Donald Trump’s inaugural address as he might write it. But for Hannah LeBlanc (COM’18), it “was one of the most challenging assignments this semester.” For too many of her 21 years, she’d watched her mother endure cruel taunts because of a disabling bone condition. Now LeBlanc had to write… Read More
Most of the nation will watch Donald Trump’s inauguration today from the comfort of their own homes. It will be more frenzied for journalists Sarah Toy and Rob Carter. While it’s possible that upwards of a million people may be at the ceremony to celebrate, or protest, the 45th president, Toy’s and Carter’s fingers will be flying across… Read More
This Tuesday, November 8th from 7:00pm to 10:00pm, BUTV10 will be producing The Vote 2016, a live election night broadcast. BUTV10 reporters will be reporting live from Clinton and Trump election-night headquarters in New York along with reporting from the GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte and Democratic GOV. Maggie Hassan’s headquarters in New Hampshire. Live… Read More
CBS News journalist Sopan Deb (COM’10) was detained Friday, March 11, while covering clashes between supporters and protesters supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign event in Chicago. According to CBS News, Deb was interviewing both supports and protesters inside the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion, where the event was set… Read More
BU News Service, a product of the Journalism Department, traveled to New Hampshire Monday to cover the 2016 Presidential primary. The team of students published stories, videos and photo galleries from the event, offering live coverage to those back in Boston and beyond. They kept social media audiences in the loop with to-the-minute tweets, Facebook… Read More