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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Seen on TV: Hurricane Ida reporting exposes media’s climate blindspot

Brian Foisy September 12, 2021
Extreme weather has always been big business for news networks, but oftentimes missing is the discussion of climate change.
Boston University students who volunteer as emergency medical technicians recounted the realities of the pandemic they have observed from the frontline. COURTESY OF PIXABAY

BU student EMTs reflect on pandemic, voice hopes for the future

Madeline Humphrey February 3, 2021
First responders and health care workers have worked tirelessly since the pandemic began, facing intense stress and safety risks as a result. Now, Boston University students are involved in the continued efforts to curb the spread of the virus.
Crisis Communications Officer Mike Fernandez and Boston University faculty members discussed the importance of reaching stakeholders when problems arise in a Wednesday panel. THALIA LAUZON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Panelists, PRLab students say crisis communication is always an essential tool

Caroline Bowden January 29, 2021
In 2020, a year marked by disaster, executives and communications professionals were thrown into economic, social and health frenzies — forced to adapt their policies and messaging to fit the fast-changing social climate. Four experts in business and public relations participated in a virtual conversation Wednesday to discuss tools businesses can use to communicate successfully during disasters.
A first-aid emergency kit with an assortment of bandages, rations, and other useful items. The City of Boston announced on Tuesday a $1.4 million grant awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to increase preparations in the event of a natural disaster. COURTESY OF FLICKR

Boston awarded $1.4 million to bolster disaster preparedness

Joel Lau September 5, 2019
The grant will go towards bolstering post-disaster housing and inter-regional disaster planning. Officials urged students to begin planning in case of disaster, as all are at risk in an emergency.
"Hokusai" and "In the Wake," exhibitions portraying Japanese culture, open Sunday at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: At MFA, 6,852 islands, two exhibits, one Japan

Sara Boutorabi April 3, 2015

Three poppies bend in the wind. Their curvature mirrors Katsushika Hokusai’s widely known piece “The Great Wave,” displayed a few feet away at the Museum of Fine Arts. These delicate poppies are...

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