Thomas Fiedler
Dean, College of Communication Professor of the Practice, Journalism at Boston University
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Boston University
Tom Fiedler began his tenure as Dean of the College of Communication on June 1, 2008, following a distinguished career in journalism. After graduating from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy with a bachelor’s in engineering, he earned a master’s in journalism at COM. Later, he joined the Miami Herald, where he would work for more than 30 years, as an investigative reporter, a political columnist, the editorial page editor, and finally, the executive editor, from 2001 to 2007.
In 1988, Fiedler received the Society of Professional Journalists’ top award for coverage of that year’s presidential campaign highlighted by his reporting on Gary Hart’s campaign-killing affair with a Miami model.
As the newspaper’s executive editor, Fiedler was a stickler for journalism ethics, particularly after reporters working for the Herald’s Spanish-language sister publication, El Nuevo Herald, were found to be on the payroll of a U.S. government–owned anti-Castro news service in 2006. Fiedler also pushed his reporters and editors to embrace the Internet as a critical means of news delivery, rather than as just an appendage of the newspaper.
He has also embraced new media as a Visiting Murrow Lecturer and Goldsmith Fellow at Harvard University’s Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy, where he investigated the impact of the Web on the presidential primary system and taught a graduate course on the intersection of media, politics and public policy. In addition, Fiedler co-directed a project, sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation and the Knight Foundation, exploring the future of journalism education.
In 2003, Fiedler received a COM Distinguished Alumni Award, and in 2005, the college presented him with the Hugo Shong Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism. In 2006, he was elected a member of BU’s Board of Overseers.
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Heslam: AG’s hearing could be ratings gold
June 13, 2017
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Why Would A University Teach Public Relations?
April 26, 2017
PR Weekly By Tom Fielder, College of Communication Seventy years ago, in the aftermath of World War II and on the cusp of the Cold War, then-Boston University President Daniel Marsh saw the need for creating an academic institution encompassing all the fields of mass communication and founded on principles of “truth and honor…” View full article
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Bill O’Reilly ouster last in shakeup
April 25, 2017
Boston Herald Tom Fiedler, College of Communication “The ouster of cable superstar Bill O’Reilly amid sexual harassment allegations presents the Fox News Channel with its toughest challenge since its 1996 launch, expert say, as the network attempts to replace its marquee talent and attract a younger generation of viewers…” Expert quote: “I think this is […]
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Newspaper Chooses To Focus On “Troubled Past” Of The Passenger Who Was Violently Dragged Off A United Flight
April 12, 2017
Media Matters for America Tom Fielder, College of Communication Days after United Airlines passenger David Dao was violently removed by security officials from an overbooked flight, his local newspaper, The Courier-Journal, published a report detailing the man’s completely unrelated “troubled past” and printed photos of his home and office… Expert quote: “Tom Fiedler, dean of […]
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Trump vs. the media: the war over facts
March 15, 2017
Christian Science Monitor By Tom Fiedler, College of Communication Not many months ago I was among the millions of moviegoers transfixed and inspired by the work of a small team of journalists at The Boston Globe – the Spotlight Team – who in 2002 told the shocking story of pedophile priests whose vile acts were […]
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Ailes ouster could cause seismic shift
July 20, 2016
Boston Herald Tom Fiedler, College of Communication Fox News Channel is facing a critical power vacuum with the pending ouster of Roger Ailes and the possible exit of some of its top on-air talent, but it could clear the way for Megyn Kelly to become the face of America’s leading conservative news outlet… Expert quote: […]
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Media Experts Rip CNN For “Profoundly Disturbing” Lewandowski Hiring
June 27, 2016
Media Matters for America Tom Fiedler, College of Communication Veteran journalists and media ethicists are slamming CNN for hiring former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski as a paid contributor, saying his hostile treatment of the press and the lack of clarity over whether he signed a nondisparagement agreement with the campaign make his hiring a “new high of […]
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Beat the Press: Grant-Funded Journalism
April 25, 2016
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Beat the Press: The Boston Guardian
April 25, 2016
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Beat the Press: Curt Schilling
April 25, 2016
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