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How to Make The Washington Post Front Page

It all began with a raised hand in a class taught by a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist.

February 17, 2026

Tired faces slowly file into a small room taking a seat around a table.

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Setting the Stage for Innovative Research Techniques

Kerric Harvey Appointed Inaugural Visiting Fellow for New Research Methods at Centre for Imaginative Ethnography

February 17, 2026

Kerric Harvey was appointed the inaugural Visiting Fellow for New Research Methods at Canada’s Centre for Imaginative Ethnography (CIE), a transnational...

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McClatchy Senior Editor and Former VP of News Named SMPA Shapiro Fellow

Anders Gyllenhaal, a GW alumnus with nearly three decades of experience as a journalist and newsroom leader is the spring 2018 Shapiro Fellow.

February 17, 2026

Anders Gyllenhaal, an experienced newsroom leader and investigative reporter, is the spring 2018 Shapiro Fellow at the George Washington University’s School...

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SMPA Alumnus Named Executive Producer of CBS Evening News

February 17, 2026

School of Media and Public Affairs alumnus Mosheh Oinounou, BA '04, has been named executive producer of the “CBS Evening News with Jeff Glor” beginning...

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Breaking News at the Washington Examiner

February 17, 2026

Walking into the bustling newsroom at the Washington Examiner office on my first day, I assumed I would meet some of the reporters, read through a manual...

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For Trump and the GOP: Warning Signs in the Middle Suburbs

February 17, 2026

Donald Trump’s road to the White House was complicated, but it went directly through the Middle Suburbs, a collection of blue-collar suburban counties...

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CBS News President Says Crowded News Field Is ‘Arguably Better’

David Rhodes visited SMPA with alumni Reena Ninan and Mosheh Oinounou to discuss the future of journalism.

February 17, 2026

The current cacophonous news landscape, with its glut of sources both reliable and not, can feel chaotic and overwhelming. But CBS News President David...

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Silvio Waisbord Recognized as International Communication Association Fellow

Silvio Waisbord joins the ranks of the most distinguished communication scholars.

February 17, 2026

SMPA Associate Director Silvio Waisbord joins the ranks of the most distinguished communication scholars as an International Communication Association (ICA)...

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School of Media and Public Affairs Announces 2018-19 Fellows

White House Correspondents’ Association president is among SMPA fellows.

February 17, 2026

The White House Correspondents’ Association president, a former deputy White House press secretary, an Emmy Award-winning television director and a...