That's a wrap on Redstones! Congrats to the finalists and winners of our screenwriting competitions, research awards, and production awards. We are proud to highlight and celebrate your creative work! Head below for our full list of winners. spr.ly/6014jBgnG

Screening at Howard Thurman Center tonight: 'The Story of Charcoal,' a documentary by COM students Christine An (@BUCGS'22, COM’24, Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University'24) and Melanie Menkiti (COM’24). The film tells the story of a magazine run by BU students of color.

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How do newsrooms balance leadership, staff concerns, and public criticism? Chair of COM's Journalism Department, Brian McGrory, added his reflections to a Wall Street Journal piece diving into newsroom management amidst recent criticisms and shifts. spr.ly/6017j645X

Join us on Friday May 3 for a screening of Art House, a new student-created comedy TV pilot shot in front of a studio audience and co-produced with College of Fine Arts, Boston University. We promise laughs and Albert pronounced as Al-bear. Screening is at 7:00pm at PHO 206!

Congratulations to Kevin Merida (COM'79) on his induction into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (American Academy of Arts & Sciences)! #ProudToBU #TerrierTown

How can we address climate change through genetics? Join us on May 8 for a set of conversations alongside practitioners, trainees, journalists, and more. The event, co-sponsored by connectgenetics, will feature COM's own David Abel. See you there! spr.ly/6018bvMBp

Our next COMTalk on May 1 will feature Bonnie Hammer (CGS’69, COM’71, SED’75, Hon.’17), Vice Chairman at NBC Universal, and Susan Fournier, Dean of Boston University Questrom School of Business. Head here to learn more and to register: spr.ly/6015bvE9P

Every year, a group of COM Terriers don sunnies and head for the palm trees as part of our LA Internship Program. Learn more about how you, too, can develop your skills in Advertising and Public Relations, Entertainment Management, and Film & TV out west! spr.ly/6016bYdP6

Are teens that use social media more likely to take up smoking? COM Professor of Media Science Traci Hong examined this overlap as the co-author of a study recently published in Addictive Behaviors. Dive in through this feature by Boston University and Boston University School of Public Health. spr.ly/6015bq8XD

Please join us in welcoming Amml Hussein, our 2024 Civic Science Fellow! Hussein will bring her extensive experience and background to create new degree programs at COM. Congratulations and welcome to our #COMmunity ! spr.ly/6019bYOQ5

We're delighted to share recent work from Associate Professor of the Practice of Journalism, Tina McDuffie!

COM's Joan Donovan, PhD 🦫 🏳️‍🌈 was quoted in a The Washington Post article about digital activism turning into social media vigilantism in response to the Israel-Gaza war.

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Saba Hamedy (COM'13, BU Arts & Sciences'13) got her start as editor of The Daily Free Press at Boston University. Afterward, she covered everything from entertainment to politics and is currently culture and trends editor for NBC News Digital.

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Lights, camera, Redstone! We're delighted to share the 2024 Redstone Film Festival Student Finalists! Celebrate them with us this Friday evening, April 26. To learn more about this year's films at spr.ly/6010behLq

2023 College of Communication, Boston University Reporting Fellow and Boston-based Zimbabwean journalist Mandile traveled to Namibia, the most arid country in southern Africa, to examine how livestock farmers adapt to climate change.

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Swipe right on Replika: Watch Emily Jin (COM'24) try to form a relationship with an AI partner in this video essay.

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Join The Wellbeing Project & the COM DEI Committee in supporting Terriers' access to meals through our food drive for the BU Food Pantry. Canned goods, dry grains and peanut butter/jelly are gratefully accepted. Thank you for your support of our #COMmunity !

The heat was on at MIT's 46th Global Change Forum, where Michelle Amazeen spoke about her research on native advertising and climate change last month.

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Younger generations are sick of swiping on dating apps and have 'a greater comfort with singleness,' according to COM's Katy Coduto. 'We’re essentially at a tipping point for at least this version of the technology.'

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Congrats to Matteo Lewis (COM'24) for winning Best Student Film at the Boston Indie Film Festival with his film Shampoo, which he and Cam Smooke (COM'24), Chloe Palmer (COM'24), and Rich Gbessi (COM'24) created for their Production III class at COM!

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