Tagged: Boston University College of Communication

Campaign 2012: Use of social media

July 6, 2011 at 9:16 pm

President Obama held the first Twitter Town Hall at the White House today. As part of our Campaign 2012 series, we asked John Carroll, an assistant professor of mass communication at Boston University’s College of Communication, to give his analysis on the use of social media by the candidates in the 2012 campaign. Contact John at […]

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Oprah Winfrey Network dismisses head of network

May 6, 2011 at 2:07 pm

OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, has dismissed Christina Norman, the head of the network. The move comes as OWN continues to show disappointing ratings. The following Boston University professors from the College of Communication are available to offer expert commentary and analysis: Tobe Berkovitz is an associate professor of advertising. He is an expert in […]

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Federal shutdown likely?

April 6, 2011 at 9:09 am

The White House and GOP continue their attempts to avoid a federal government shutdown scheduled for midnight on Friday. Tom Fiedler, Dean of Boston University’s  College of Communication, is a former executive editor of the Miami Herald and an expert American politics. He spoke with NECN and weighed in on who he feels is the […]

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And the Oscar goes to…

February 24, 2011 at 1:29 pm

Paul Schneider, Chairman of the Department of Film & Television at the College of Communication and a member of the Directors Guild of America, makes his predictions for who’s going to take what at Sunday’s 83rd Annual Academy Awards: Best Actor: Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) “It’s a buzz thing right now. There’s a momentum […]

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Sizing up Super Bowl Ads

January 27, 2011 at 11:47 am

The Super Bowl is less than two weeks away and aside from the actual game, one of the most popular reasons many people watch is to see the commercials.  Christopher Cakebread, an Assistant Professor of Advertising at COM, breaks down what we can expect to see this year and offers insights into new trends in Super Bowl advertising.   […]

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