July 13, 2009 at 10:14 am
Reports say BusinessWeek, which lost 30 percent of its ad revenue in the second quarter, is up for sale. College of Communication Professor Lou Ureneck, a former deputy editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer who now chairs the Journalism Department, can discuss how this fits into the dismal economic state of the news media. Contact Lou […]
Washington eyes are on Sonia Sotomayor as she appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee considering her nomination to the Supreme Court. School of Law Professors Jack Beermann, a SCOTUS authority, and Jay Wexler, who clerked for Ruth Bader Ginsberg, can offer perspective on the hearings and the court’s future. Contact Jack Beermann, 617-353-2577, beermann@bu.edu; Jay […]
With a filing in U.S. District Court in Boston, Massachusetts becomes the first state to challenge the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman. School of Law Professor Linda McClain, an authority on family law and gay rights, can discuss the legal […]
In an ongoing fight over secret offshore accounts, the Swiss government vows to do what it must to keep the U.S. authorities from getting the names of 52,000 American clients of the Swiss bank UBS. School of Law Professor Daniel Berman, director of the Graduate Tax Program and former Treasury Department official, can discuss the situation. […]
Unless an angel investor steps forward, the Bay State Banner – Boston’s only newspaper exclusively covering the African-American community since 1965 – will fold after tomorrow’s edition. College of Communication Professor Lou Ureneck, the Journalism Department chair and authority on the business of newspapers, says the whole industry is in trouble and ethnic-niche papers are […]
In a shift from two decades of hands-off market regulation, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is considering new restrictions on purely financial investors speculating on oil, natural gas and other energy products. Energy risk-management expert Mark T. Williams, who teaches finance in the School of Management, can discuss how this might affect the energy markets. […]
Google now says it has developed an operating system for PCs that can challenge Microsoft’s Windows domanance. School of Management Senior Associate Dean Mike Lawson, an authority on information and computers in management, says it’s the latest chapter of the “disruptive process” of moving computing from desktops to the Internet. Contact Mike Lawson, 617-353-2664, mlawson@bu.edu
With an announcement expected Wednesday, major hospital associations and the White House are hammering out a $150 million cost-saving deal to help finance the U.S. healthcare system. School of Management Professor Stephen Davidson, author of “In Urgent Need of Reform; Saving the U.S. Healthcare System,” can offer insight into the ongoing Congressional healthcare reform battle. […]
Stadium attendance may be down but advertising rates are up for Major League Baseball’s All-Star game July 14, in part because President Obama will throw out the first pitch and appear in pre-game coverage. College of Communication advertising Professor Christopher Cakebread, an expert in sports advertising, can discuss. Contact Christopher Cakebread, 617-353-3476, ccakebre@bu.edu
In what may be a signal he could challenge Governor Duval Patrick next year as an independent, Massachusetts state Treasurer Tim Cahill plans to quit the Democratic party this week. College of Communication Professor Fred Bayles, a former USA Today and AP reporter who directs BU’s State House journalism program, can offer insight into the […]
