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Snapchat clamps down on fake news by restricting how and what media outlets can post on Discover. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Snapchat presents new guidelines to crack down fake news

Josee Matela February 2, 2017

From royal heralds to penny press newspapers, news continues to evolve as communication technology advances. Now, as social media rises in popularity among news sources, Snapchat is entering the fray...

Kenneth Freeman, dean of the Boston University Questrom School of Business; Martin Nisenholtz, former chief digital officer of The New York Times; and Jill Abramson, former executive editor of the Times, speak at the Dean’s Speaker Series in the Questrom Auditorium Monday afternoon. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Former New York Times journalists talk reform in news industry

Kalina Newman April 12, 2016

The decline of print journalism and the rise of digitalization in the news industry is an inevitable trend, said Martin Nisenholtz, a former senior vice president of digital operations at The New...

The Boston Globe laid off nearly two dozen employees, including many copy editors, while 17 employees opted for buy-outs earlier this month. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Globe layoffs signify changes in news media landscape

Samantha J. Gross October 29, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] When Sarah Roberts started working as a metro correspondent for The Boston Globe in July, she overheard her higher-ups discussing recent buyouts and upcoming...

BU students, faculty, community remember David Carr

BU students, faculty, community remember David Carr

Monika Nayak February 19, 2015

[mediagrid cat="18392"] In remembrance of David Carr, a former Boston University professor and New York Times media columnist who died on Feb. 12, members of the BU community gathered at a memorial service...

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