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Award-Winning Documentary by SMPA Alumnus Features DC-area Chefs

April 6, 2026

The award-winning documentary film “New Chefs on the Block” by Political Communication alumnus Dustin Harrison-Atlas, B.A. '04, will open on April 4 in...

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Cambridge Analytica and SCL — How I Peered Inside the Propaganda Machine

April 6, 2026

British electoral consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica and its parent company, SCL Group, continue to be dogged by a series of allegations, weeks after a...

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Two Days as a ‘Colbert Report’ Intern

Four SMPA students went behind-the-scenes with Stephen Colbert at Monday’s taping.

April 6, 2026

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Class Assignment: Work with The New York Times

April 6, 2026

When I enrolled in the Audience Development course taught by Professor Ari Bevacqua, I never imagined that I would spend the semester working with The New...

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Professor Thompson to Join NPR Investigations Team

April 6, 2026

School of Media and Public Affairs Associate Professor Cheryl W. Thompson will join the NPR Investigations Team as a correspondent in January 2019, the...

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Voters Steady Heading into Election Day Despite Months of Political Tumult

A new GW Politics Poll found voters heavily engaged in midterms but not shifting views ahead of voting on Tuesday.

April 6, 2026

A variety of high-visibility and sometimes controversial national political issues over the past few months have yielded little change in voters’ views of...

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April Ryan Talks Covering the Trump Administration

The White House correspondent discussed her book, “Under Fire,” as part of the GW Black Heritage Celebration.

April 6, 2026

April Ryan has been singled out for criticism from President Donald Trump, ordered to sit down in the middle of a White House press briefing, had run-ins...

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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 6, 2026

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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Echo Chambers May Not Be as Dangerous as You Think, New Study Finds

April 6, 2026

In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, news outlets have become almost obsessed with echo chambers.

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GW Poll Finds Warren Gaining Ground Among Democrats

April 6, 2026

A new GW Politics Poll that went into the field just 2 days after House Democrats announced their impeachment inquiry and right before Bernie Sanders'...