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Minor in Journalism and Mass Communication

Master of Arts: Media and Strategic Communication

Masters of Arts: Global Communication

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Face the Facts USA

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Decision Time Debate Watch Event

Monday, September 26 | Doors open at 7:45pm
Betts Theater, Marvin Center
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co-hosted with College Democrats and College Republicans

ARE YOU READY?
They're calling it the most anticipated Presidential Debate in the history of politics.
Find out what to expect from the insiders!
Join our interactive panelists including:

Frank Sesno, Director of SMPA
Featured in:

WAMU-FM's "The Diane Rehm Show"
The Washington Post's "It's Time for TV News to Stop Playing the Stooge for Donald Trump"

Lara Brown, Director of GSPM
Featured in:

Ethan Porter, SMPA Faculty

Co-authored: "Race, Interracial Families, and Political Advertising in the Obama Era: Experimental Evidence"

Barrett Pitner, national journalist focusing on race, culture and politics
Featured in:

The Daily Beast: "Ok, This Trump Thing Isn't Funny Anymore"
Newsmax Prime with J.D. Hayworth
The Hard Line with Ed Berliner
Mornings with Joe O'Brien

and Representatives from College Democrats and College Republicans

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Students

Intern Diary: Hanna Cunningham with Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

As I searched for an internship for this past summer, I knew I wanted to work in a museum communications department. GW’s School of Media and Public Affairs is within walking distance of many of the Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C., but I had another museum in mind. I found myself looking to Cooper Hewitt, a Smithsonian museum located along Museum Mile in New York and an institution that stood out to me for its incredible design exhibitions that challenge audiences and raise important questions. Cooper Hewitt’s Peter A. Krueger program offered me the opportunity to work with their communications and marketing department and visit other arts organizations in the city throughout my time in New York.