How Three Minutes Can Make Research Matter By Michelle Amazeen I was recently invited by BU’s Office of Graduate Affairs to deliver the keynote address at the 2026 “Three Minute Thesis” (3MT) Competition.3MT is an internationally celebrated program in which graduate students learn to share their work with non- specialist audiences in only three minutes. […]
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Americans are closely following news of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in Minnesota and other cities across the country – and many want to take action against companies supporting it, according to a new opinion survey out today. Two out of three respondents to the latest Media & Technology Survey from the Communication […]
Access, Influence, and Visibility: Communication Research on the Epstein Story By Michelle Amazeen On February 4, 2026, BU’s The Daily Free Press published an article with the explosive headline, “BU COM dean corresponded extensively with Jeffrey Epstein in 2014 and 2015, files show.” The story notes that these contacts occurred after Epstein’s 2008 guilty plea […]
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Why Legacy News Must Lead the Way Amid Content Confusion By Michelle Amazeen The media world faced big challenges in 2025. Social media platforms like Meta cut back on independent fact-checking, citing concerns about free speech. Yet, polls show most Americans across political lines want information verified, especially on health topics. At the same time, […]
The Fall 2025 Semester in Review By: Michelle Amazeen December marks the conclusion of another bustling semester for the CRC which kicked off with our annual open house co-hosted this year with the Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact. Our fall programming included our Colloquium Series, which consists of monthly research presentations that highlight […]
By Burt Glass Americans’ understanding of the problem of climate change hasn’t changed, but their faith in corporations’ promises to address the issue is falling, according to a new opinion survey. In the latest Media & Technology Survey from Boston University’s College of Communication and IPSOS, 61% of Americans expressed the belief that climate change […]
Content Confusion: Why Americans Are Losing Faith in Corporate Climate Promises—and the Media’s Role By: Michelle Amazeen As the world wrestles with an accelerating climate crisis, hope rests on collective action from governments, corporations, and citizens. Yet last week’s conclusion of COP30 produced an agreement largely seen as “incremental at best” and far less than […]
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