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Northeastern journalism grad John Simons wants to target disinformation as new executive editor of Time

Class of ’92 graduate John Simons learned to love journalism at Northeastern. Now that he’s become the executive editor of Time, he hopes to counter the current culture of conspiracy theories and lies.

by Hillary Chabot March 23, 2021

10/15/18 - BOSTON, MA. - A student scrolls through the New York Times app on her iPhone on October 15, 2018. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Faced with a daily barrage of news, college students find it hard to tell what's real and what's 'fake news'

College students turn to their peers and online versions of trusted newspapers for news at least twice as often as they do to print publications,…

by Molly Callahan October 16, 2018

Some of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning work.

Pulitzers reward persistence, collaboration, local reporting in 2016

Like the Oscars and the Nobel prizes, the Pulitzer Prizes reward outstanding work but also send a message about where the judges think journalism should be going, says Jonathan Kaufman, director of the School of Journalism and a Pulitzer winner himself. The message? Do great work.

by Molly Callahan May 10, 2017

3Qs: What a sham(e)—how to filter out fake news

The spread of fake news on Facebook has suddenly become a hot topic of conversation, particularly in the wake of Donald Trump’s shocking victory in the presidential election. John Wihbey, assistant professor of journalism and new media, calls it a “very serious issue,” but says “the chances that misinformation on social media swung the election are vanishingly small.”

by Jason Kornwitz November 23, 2016

07/24/15 - BOSTON, MA. - Jonathan Kaufman, Director of School of Journalism in the College of Arts, Media and Design. Photo by: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern

Take 5: What students need to know about new media, political campaigns, and global co-op

Jonathan Kaufman, the new director of the School of Journalism in the College of Arts, Media and Design, shares how he follows the news, what journalism students should know before going on global co-op, and about the 2016 campaign course he’s teaching in the spring.

by Greg St. Martin August 12, 2015

School of Journalism partners with FOX25 News

The collaboration will give student journalists the opportunity to produce investigative reports that will air on the TV station.

by Jason Kornwitz January 22, 2015

3Qs: The legacy of Stuart Scott

Stuart Scott, the longtime ESPN sportscaster, died Sunday at the age of 49 after a seven-year battle with cancer. Here, Charles Fountain, an associate professor of journalism at Northeastern University, discusses Scott’s legacy as one of sports broadcasting’s signature voices.

by Jason Kornwitz January 7, 2015