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Chileans still want a new constitution — now they must decide who will write it | Foreign Affairs

Will Fuller March 27, 2023
The people of Chile must now prepare for yet another pivotal election which will play a key role in determining the fate of the nation's fundamental law.
Kimberly Atkins, a journalist for WBUR and alumna of Boston University’s College of Communication, spoke at a virtual panel hosted by COM on Wednesday entitled “An Election Like No Other: Journalists Share Final Thoughts.” LAURYN ALLEN | DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Pandemic tosses new curveballs to journalists covering election

Caroline Bowden November 4, 2020
A panel of BU alumni and journalists offered insight into the historic nature of presidential election coverage in a virtual panel Saturday entitled “An Election Like No Other: Journalists Share Final Thoughts."
The importance of the Census remains despite the 2020 Census having closed already. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA | DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Once in a decade: purpose and impacts of the US census

Rachel Do November 4, 2020

The 2020 census has closed, and the demographic data collected this year will shape the landscape of political representation in the country for another decade. The census, conducted by the U.S....

Robert Zelnick, former journalism department chair, dies at 79

Alex LaSalvia September 25, 2019
Robert Zelnick, an accomplished journalist and retired journalism professor at Boston University, died Monday due to complications from Parkinson’s disease.
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