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Connections with Citizens and Communities Key to Trust in Journalism

An SMPA panel of experts on politics and journalism discussed how to build connections with the American people and reinforce civil discourse.

April 29, 2025

A new Pew Research Center survey on journalism found that consumers of local news rate the job done by local media higher when they view local journalists as...

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Conservativism in the Age of Trump

A panel of conservative journalists and a media critic debated conservative media coverage of the Trump administration at SMPA.

April 29, 2025

Conservative media representatives, political analysts and students and faculty from the George Washington University filled the Jack Morton Auditorium...

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WHCA Scholarship Awardee Gets Moment in the Spotlight

Matthew Ley has received the White House Correspondents’ Association scholarship for all four of his years at GW.

April 29, 2025

Matthew Ley has been anticipating this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) Dinner for years, and not for the chance of a celebrity encounter.