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  • Professor Usher: How to Effectively Use Social Media

    • Professor Nikki Usher's latest column for the Nieman Journalism Lab takes her to The Miami Herald where their use of social media is quite effective. This is a great case study for any journalism and communications student, scholar, practitioner or observer. Read it here.

  • ISO Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Political Communication

    • Post Doctoral Research Scientist in Political Communication at the School of Media and Public Affairs The George Washington University August 2013-July 2014 This full time position is for a scholar who will be appointed as a postdoctoral research scientist to work closely for one year on research projects with Robert Entman, Shapiro Professor of Media and Public Affairs, [...]

  • Welcome New Faculty Members

    • The School of Media and Public Affairs is excited about the addition of three new faculty members who will significantly expand the school?s expertise and scholarship in key media and public affairs disciplines, such as investigative journalism, multimedia reporting, and political communication. Cheryl W. Thompson joins us from The Washington Post, where she has distinguished herself [...]

  • Journalism in the Digital Age with Alan Murray

    • The School of Media and Public Affairs recently hosted a presentation titled "Fools Gold? Journalism in the Digital Age" by Pew Research Center President Alan Murray. The presentation provides an interesting overview of the changes taking place in the industry. Murray uses data from the Center's "State of the News Media" report to [...]

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