“When you are completely in the moment of live radio, it seems like heroin”, so exclaimed the host of WBUR’s On Point, Tom Ashbrook. The journalist said his ideal is achieving “ecstatic insight” during his live two-hour radio program, distributed by NPR and airing in Boston from 10 a.m. – noon weekdays and repeated 7-9… Read More
It’s the height of the general election campaign season and COM students are out in full force, covering President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney as they campaign across the United States. Photos by Peter Smith. Portsmouth, N.H., Sept. 7, 2012 President Barack Obama attended a campaign rally at the Strawberry Bank Museum the… Read More
Key faculty from Boston University’s College of Communication (COM) joined communication specialists from universities around the nation at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s (AEJMC) annual conference in Chicago, August 9 -12. COM also announced its new Division of Emerging Media at a reception for colleagues, faculty, and friends on Thursday, August… Read More
The Brookings Institute released a series of blogs with video from Senior Fellow Stephen Hess’ numerous interviews with journalists, including one featuring Boston University alumna Nina Totenberg (Hon. ’11). In the interview, Totenberg talks about how the 1960 presidential election drew her into journalism, saying, “I realized I could be a witness to history.” Thirty-four… Read More
The Association of Opinion Journalists Foundation recently honored Prof. Michelle Johnson with the 2012 Barry Bingham Sr. Fellowship, recognizing Johnson for her work with diversity in journalism education. The Bingham Fellowship acknowledges a faculty member who has shown great initiative in mentoring college students and awards recipients for career-long contributions to students of color. Past… Read More
From the streets to the stadium, student reporters in BU’s London Olympics program have covered many stories of the 2012 London Olympics. Among them: Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s visit, a high school chorus group from Mass. performing in London and the BBC’s plan to broadcast the Games. Students have interviewed spectators, athletes, journalists and… Read More
The annual COM Blue Chip award is given to College of Communication seniors who are leaders at Boston University, the College of Communication or in the community. These students also have demonstrated talents in their area of interest, are involved in professional activities and have excelled academically. This year, the winners include a Redstone winner,… Read More
Prof. Garland Waller’s No Way Out But One, a documentary about a mother who resorts to kidnapping her children to save them from domestic violence, won best documentary at the Bare Bones International Film Festival in Muskogee, Okla. Additionally, Waller, who co-produced the film with Barry Nolan and Toby Kleinman, was presented with a medal… Read More
WBTU, BU’s student-run radio station, won two college radio awards from the Associated Press of New England, the news organization announced today. Both stories were produced for Prof. Anne Donohue’s radio class. [audioplayer file=”/com/files/2012/04/DonohueLadyfest.mp3″ image=”/com/files/2012/04/wtbu_ladyfest.jpg”] Ali Donohue (’12) won best feature reporting for “Ladyfest Easthampton,” which takes a glimpse at the performers and activists behind… Read More
Two Boston University students have been selected by BU and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting for international health reporting fellowships in Africa this summer as part of the center’s growing Campus Consortium Partnership of 16 institutions of higher learning. Meghan Dhaliwal, a College of Communication senior, and Jason Hayes, a School of Public Health… Read More