__NOTOC__ Boston University College of Communication (COM) is a communication school at

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with ...

. It was founded in 1947 as the School of Public Relations. The College of Communication is the oldest

public relations Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception. ...

school in the United States. Today, the school offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in three academic departments: Film and Television; Journalism; and Mass Communication (Advertising, Public Relations, Communication Studies, and Emerging Media Studies). The school's journalism and communication programs are highly ranked nationally with its film program ranked 11th by ''

The Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly larg ...

'' in 2013. The College of Communication building is near

Kenmore Square Kenmore Square is a square in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, consisting of the intersection of several main avenues (including Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue) as well as several other cross streets, and Kenmore station, an MBTA ...

and

Fenway Park Fenway Park is a baseball stadium located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, near Kenmore Square. Since 1912, it has been the home of the Boston Red Sox, the city's American League baseball team, and since 1953, its only Major League Bas ...

. The College of Communication is home to many of Boston University's most popular student-run organizations, including butv10 (television), WTBU Radio, AdLab, and PRLab. COM also offers special internship programs in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and London. Each summer, the school hosts the Academy of Media Production, a four-week program for high-school students, and the Pre-College Summer Journalism Institute, sponsored by the New England Center for Investigative Reporting.

Extracurricular activities

Clubs and organizations

AdClub

AdLab

BU PRSSA
* butv10
PR Lab

WTBU Radio

BU News Service

Publications

The COMmunicator

The Comment
* ''201 Magazine'' *
Off The Cuff Magazine
'

Notable alumni and faculty

Rory Albanese Rory Scot Albanese (born May 29, 1977) is an American comedian, comedy writer and television producer. He was a showrunner, executive producer and writer for '' The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'', which he joined in 1999 and was with until Octob ...

* Scott Arpajian * Ellen Bard * Edward Boches *

Corinne Brinkerhoff Corinne Noel Brinkerhoff (born 1979) is an American television writer and producer. She has worked on the series ''The Good Wife'' and '' Boston Legal''. She was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for best new series in 2010. Backgr ...

* Kevin Burns *

Andy Cohen Andrew Joseph Cohen (born June 2, 1968) is an American radio and television talk show host, producer, and writer. Cohen is the host and executive producer of Bravo's late night talk show, '' Watch What Happens Live!'' He also has a pop culture ...

Jerry Crasnick Jerry Crasnick is an American sportswriter and baseball executive. He is a senior advisor to the Major League Baseball Players Association. Previously, he wrote for the sports website ESPN.com, the ''Biddeford Journal Tribune'', the ''Portland Pre ...

* Bruce Feirstein * Kaleigh Fratkin *

Naoko Funayama Naoko Funayama (Japanese: 船山直子, ''Funayama Naoko'') is a Japanese American sportscaster, who currently works for the New England Revolution. She previously served as a rinkside reporter for Boston Bruins games on New England Sports Netwo ...

Tony Gilroy Anthony Joseph Gilroy (born September 11, 1956) is an American filmmaker. He wrote the screenplays for the original '' Bourne'' trilogy (2002–2007) and wrote and directed the fourth film of the franchise, '' The Bourne Legacy'' (2012). He also ...

Richard Gladstein Richard N. Gladstein (born June 4, 1961) is a two-time Academy Award nominated film producer. His production company is FilmColony. He served as the Dean of the American Film Institute Conservatory from 2017 to 2018. Biography Gladstein was bor ...

* Stan Grossfeld *

Bonnie Hammer Bonnie Hammer (born 1950) is an American network and studio executive. , her title is vice-chairman, NBCUniversal. Early life Born to a Jewish family

Ted Harbert Edward W. Harbert III (born June 15, 1955) is an American broadcasting and television executive. He was the Chairman of NBC Broadcasting, and the President and CEO of the Comcast Entertainment Group, and Chairman of ABC Entertainment. Early lif ...

Ray Kotcher Ketchum Inc. is a global public relations firm, offering marketing, branding, and corporate communications services in the corporate, healthcare, food and beverage, and technology industries. George Ketchum founded the firm as a Pittsburgh-based ...

Peter Ladue Peter Ladue (born 1950) is an American film director and writer. In 1981, Ladue and Roland Halle' won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject for producing '' Karl Hess: Toward Liberty''. Incorporating interviews, archival footage, and an ...

Debbie Liebling Deborah Liebling is an American entertainment executive and film producer. She was formally President of Production of Universal Pictures. Previously, she was a Senior Production Executive at 20th Century Fox. Before her tenure at 20th Centur ...

Shane McMahon Shane Brandon McMahon (; born January 15, 1970) is an American businessman and professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he was a wrestler, producer and minority owner. He is the founder and executive chairman of Idean ...

Stephanie McMahon-Levesque Stephanie McMahon Levesque (born Stephanie Marie McMahon; ; September 24, 1976) is an American businesswoman and retired professional wrestler. She is the current chairwoman and co-chief executive officer (CEO) of WWE, the world's largest prof ...

Joe Nocera Joseph Nocera (born May 6, 1952) is an American business journalist, and author. He has written for The New York Times since April 2005, writing for the Op-Ed page from 2011 to 2015. He was also an opinion columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. Early ...

* Bill O'Reilly *

Jean Picker Firstenberg Jean Picker Firstenberg is an American who served as the President and CEO of the American Film Institute from 1980 through 2007. She was the Institute's second CEO and the only female to have held that title. At the time of her appointment, she ...

* Scott Rosenberg *

Joe Roth Joseph Emanuel Roth is an American film executive, producer and director. He co-founded Morgan Creek Productions in 1988 and was chairman of 20th Century Fox (1989–1993), Caravan Pictures (1993–1994), and Walt Disney Studios (1994–20 ...

* Jeffrey Ross * Joshua Safdie *

Benny Safdie Benjamin Safdie (born February 24, 1986) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor and film editor best known for working with his older brother Josh as a filmmaker, whose works include '' Good Time'' (2017) and '' Uncut Gems'' (2019). ...

Bob Sarles Bob Sarles is an American documentary filmmaker, film editor and radio host based in San Francisco. Biography Bob Sarles is an American documentary filmmaker and a Primetime Emmy nominated film and television editor. In the early 1970s, as a tee ...

Lauren Shuler Donner Lauren Diane Shuler Donner (born June 23, 1949) is an American film producer, who specializes in mainstream youth and family-oriented entertainment. She owned The Donners' Company with her late husband, director Richard Donner. Her films have g ...

Howard Stern Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American radio and television personality, comedian, and author. He is best known for his radio show, '' The Howard Stern Show'', which gained popularity when it was nationally syndicated on terr ...

Nina Totenberg Nina Totenberg (born January 14, 1944) is an American legal affairs correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR) focusing primarily on the activities and politics of the Supreme Court of the United States. Her reports air regularly on NPR's new ...

* Don Van Natta, Jr. * Linda Vester * William O. Wheatley

References

External links

College of Communication website

butv10 homepage

WTBU Online

BU PRLab homepage
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