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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Journalism will always be about people — AI can’t change that | Editorial

Editors February 28, 2025
Focusing on maximizing efficiency and cutting costs by employing artificial intelligence over real reporters will only harm the news industry in the long run. We must take action to protect both journalists as individuals and journalism as societal necessity. AI isn’t going away — but that doesn’t mean we should blindly accept its encroachment into areas that are best left for human hands.
AI in Healthcare presentation

BU artificial intelligence symposium explores intersection between AI and public health

Casey Choung October 20, 2021
A Microsoft researcher and BU professors across many disciplines addressed the positives and challenges for AI in practice.
mother and child holding a "please don't kill my son" sign at a breonna taylor protest

BU event reflects on neurological impact of racism on Black Americans

Molly Farrar April 13, 2021
Research presented at a BU seminar said racial trauma can cause PTSD symptoms in Black Americans.
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Wheelock professors discuss the importance of having conversations about differences with children

Rachel Do April 13, 2021
Wheelock professors spoke about the benefits of teaching kids about diversity early at a Zoom panel.
demonstrator holds a stop the hate sign at a stop asian hate rally in boston common

State lawmakers call for clearer definition of hate crimes

Colbi Edmonds March 30, 2021
A proposed bill looks to create a clearer definition and punishment of a hate crime in the state.
Emma Moneuse/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Broadcast, print journalism each have their fair share of issues, advantages

Editors March 24, 2021
Whether broadcast or print journalism, we must always work to suppress our biases and be objective.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Despite severity, the Boston Marathon bomber’s actions don’t justify the immorality of capital punishment

Editors March 23, 2021
The death penalty is immoral and an amplifier of existing racial inequities in our judicial system.
investment documents and calculator

BU webinar on gender gaps in innovation illustrates inequities in innovation pipeline

Lily Kepner March 16, 2021
A webinar titled “Confronting Gender Bias in Investor Q&A: Research and Practice for Female Innovators" Monday hosted London researcher Dana Kanze to discuss her research on gender bias in innovation.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Staying ‘objective’ can set harmfully strict standards for journalists, but we must remain steadfast in integrity

Editors February 4, 2021
It’s a journalist’s duty to be unbiased. We represent our publications and their credibility, and we need to take that commitment seriously
Diversity in the Newsroom (feat. Ananya Panchal) | Is It OK if I Record?

Diversity in the Newsroom (feat. Ananya Panchal) | Is It OK if I Record?

Angela Yang January 31, 2021

Ananya Panchal, Diversity & Inclusion Chair for Back Bay Publishing Co., joins Is It OK If I Record? to discuss the importance of diversity in the field of journalism, implicit biases in reporting...

Gender Justice: The pandemic revealed deep-rooted gender inequality persists

Gender Justice: The pandemic revealed deep-rooted gender inequality persists

Meredith Varner January 29, 2021
The disproportionate number of women currently out of work could potentially worsen the negative bias against professional women and working mothers.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Journalists especially must exercise duty to vote

Editors November 3, 2020
We are the protectors of democracy, and in turn, the founding document of our democracy works to protect us. In this way, journalism and democracy are intertwined, so it would only be responsible for journalists to participate fully in it.
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