Three Boston University graduate students have been selected by BU and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting for international health reporting this summer as part of the center’s growing Campus Consortium Partnership of 16 institutions of higher education. Kate Petcosky-Kulkarni (SHA ’08, SPH ’17), Nikita Sampath (COM ’16) and Caitlin Bawn (COM ’16) will spend… Read More
Joshua Weinstein (’05) directed and shot a short documentary titled “Lullaby”, which appeared on the front page of last Friday’s New York Times Op-Docs. Op-Docs is an award-winning section that features emerging and renowned filmmakers who show an aptitude for creating short, opinionated documentaries covering current affairs, contemporary life and historical subjects. “Lullaby” tells the… Read More
Heaven Knows What, the new film by COM alums Josh and Benny Safdie, earns its R rating for, as the New York Times describes it, “drug use throughout, pervasive strong language, disturbing and violent images, sexuality and graphic nudity.” The Safdie brothers’ film is a gruelingly realistic drama about the lives of homeless young heroin… Read More
Prof. Mitchell Zuckoff, author of the book Ponzi’s Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend, is featured in the New York Times Dealbook video, Giving Fraud a Bad Name. More coverage Mitchell Zuckoff on the Bernard Madoff scandal. Additional links Explore journalism opportunities at Boston University. Visit COM’s graduate admissions page.
Photographer Tyler Hicks (COM ’92) teamed with New York Times staffers to win a 2009 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for a series of articles on Pakistan and Afghanistan. Hicks is a staff photographer for the Times. Here is a audio slideshow Hicks produced on Kabul, Afghanistan. Here is another series of photos from Afghanistan.
Joe Nocera (COM ’74), a business columnist for The New York Times and College of Communication Distinguished Alumnus, recently appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to talk about America’s financial crisis. The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c Joe Nocera Daily Show Full Episodes Important Things w/ Demetri Martin… Read More
New York Times columnist Joe Nocera (COM ’74) won a Mirror Award for Best Commentary at the second annual Mirror Awards luncheon in New York City on June 23, 2008. The Mirror Awards, sponsored by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, recognize excellence in media industry reporting. Finalists for Best Commentary:… Read More