In National Survey, Americans Say Chinese People Are Blameless for...
Most Americans say the people of China are not to blame for the spread of COVID-19, but many believe China’s government owes reparations to those harmed by the virus, according to a new national survey...
View ArticleBiometric workshops for BU researchers go online
Researchers often rely on participants reporting through surveys, focus groups, and interviews for their work, but such methods can pose certain limitations for understanding how people feel, think,...
View ArticleCOM Announces Spring Slate of Virtual Events
The pandemic moved COM classes online, and naturally the college’s public events have followed. Beginning today, the College of Communication will offer a free series of live and recorded lectures,...
View ArticleTammy Vigil’s Book Moms in Chief Explores the Pitfalls Women in Politics Face
There may be no better time to talk about women’s political rhetoric than right now, with as many as five women already seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. And that makes publication...
View ArticleDr. Lei Guo wins Top Faculty Paper at International Communication Conference
Dr. Lei Guo Emerging Media Studies faculty Dr. Lei Guo won Top Faculty Paper at the 2017 International Communication Association Conference in San Diego with her paper “Global Agenda Setting: A Big...
View ArticleEMS students helped launch a website for a local organization
Emerging Media Studies students Yiyan Zhang (’17), Xiaoshuang Guo (’17), Jingru Cao (’17) and Xueying Pan (’17) helped launch a website for Mass Farmers Markets (MFM), a nonprofit organization that...
View ArticleCOM Faculty Analyze How Fake News Influences Real News
Michelle Amazeen, assistant professor of mass communication, advertising, and public relations and Lei Guo, assistant professor of emerging media studies “Faculty and students have been agonizing...
View ArticleJournalism and the Search for Truth in the Age of Social Media
Hosted by the College of Communication’s Divison of Emerging Media, the conference, “Journalism and the Search for Truth in the Age of Social Media“, took place on April 24-25, 2017, at Boston...
View ArticleMeet Serena Bronda (’16) Emerging Media Studies Alum and #Girlboss
Meet Emerging Media Studies alum, Serena Bronda. Serena is #girlboss and PR queen who landed a job at Eataly Boston right out of the EMS program. Now transitioning to a career at PR healthcare agency,...
View ArticleCOM’s Data Storytelling Workshop is For Everyone
Photo by ermingut/iStock Data points are everywhere. Swipe a credit card, buy something online, or upload a pet video to Facebook, you leave a data point. Just about everything that a corporation or...
View ArticleProf. Mina Tsay-Vogel talks about teaching students to think critically and...
BU COM’s Prof. Mina Tsay-Vogel talks about the importance of teaching students to be critical thinkers and understanding how we are impacted by media messages. Get more information on our graduate...
View ArticleThe Search for Truth in the Age of Social Media
As principal investigators on a yearlong Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar grant, Juliet Floyd, a CAS professor of philosophy, and James E. Katz, a COM professor of emerging media, will bring together...
View ArticleAlumni Profile: Samantha Middleton (COM ’16)
Meet recent grad, Samantha! Since graduating from the Emerging Media Studies master’s program this summer, Samantha has landed a job in an advertising agency in Downtown Boston. Interested in her...
View ArticleBinge-watching and Politics? Emerging Media Studies Research Connects the Two
Source: stock.tookapic.com Is binge-watching your favorite series effecting your political engagement? Jacob Groshek, Assistant Professor, Emerging Media Studies and Sarah Krongard, Ph.D. student in...
View ArticlePhD in Emerging Media Studies Open House
Tuesday, November 29th 4pm – 5:30pm in COM 209 Our Division of Emerging Media Studies is hosting an Open House for all those interested in the PhD program. At this Open House, we will meet the...
View ArticleCOM Professor Mina Tsay-Vogel Sheds Light on Undergrad Facebook Habits
Photo by: Cydney Scott The hours young adults spend on social media networks every day influence their behavior and attitudes about privacy. Heavy social network users who read friends’ updates and...
View ArticleStudy: Social media helps perpetuate misinformation about antimicrobial...
People who are active in posting and sharing information on social media can perpetuate misinformation about antimicrobial resistance (AMR), according to a team of researchers from the Division of...
View ArticleMedia Ventures graduate student learns to “Win from Within”
Garima Sharma and Caitlyn Jenner Garima Sharma shares what she learned from MAKERS 2016, a 36-hour action-plan to nurture leaders of tomorrow. Dr. Seuss said, “There’s no limit to how much you’ll know,...
View ArticleWomen on Top with Jodi Luber
Ever wonder what it’s like to be a female CEO? To start a business from scratch, raise money from investors (as in, raise Venture Capital in Silicon Valley during the dot com boom when CEOs and...
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