True Crime Stories (COMTalk Highlights)

Oct 31, 2025
30 mins

Episode Description

Panelists: Kathryn Coduto, Ph.D, Dick Lehr, J.D., & Prof. Kate Winkler Dawson

Moderator: Charlotte Howell, Ph.D


In this special episode of ‘The COMversation’, we’re bringing you some highlights from COMTalk’s ‘True Crime Stories’ webinar. Panelists discuss various true crime-related topics, like how the genre is defined, how the internet has influenced true crime, the ethics of true crime journalism, and more! Thank you to COMTalk for collaborating with us on this episode.

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Kathryn Coduto, Ph.D - Assistant Professor, Media Science (Boston University)

Profile: https://www.bu.edu/com/profile/kathryn-coduto/

Dick Lehr, J.D. - Professor, Journalism (Boston University)

Profile: https://www.bu.edu/com/profile/richard-lehr/

Kate Winkler Dawson - Professor of Practice, Journalism (University of Texas at Austin)
Profile: https://journalism.utexas.edu/faculty/kate-winkler-dawson

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