SMPA Professors Weigh in on Trump and the Media
Nikki Usher and Ethan Porter discuss the Trump administration’s first press conferences, fake news and the way forward for media outlets.
February 18, 2026
Student and Faculty Documentary Focuses on Minority Voices Ahead of Election
Zinhle Essamuah and Imani Cheers' newest project, “The Minority Vote,” explores the most pressing issues facing millennials.
February 18, 2026
SMPA Announces New Fellows
The School of Media and Public Affairs welcomes new members to its community.
February 18, 2026
How I'm Moving the Planet Forward
February 18, 2026
I joined the team at GW's Planet Forward as a digital media intern last summer.
SMPA Announces 2017-18 Manheim-Sterling Prize Recipients
Student projects will tell the story of Haitians working to rebuild their own country and explore the intersection of partisanship and emotion.
February 18, 2026
Koralie Barrau, a senior studying Journalism and Mass Communication, and Steven Kelly, a senior studying Political Communication, are the 2017-18...
'Whose Streets?' Screening and Panel with Black Journalists
February 18, 2026
The George Washington University’s chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists hosted a screening of the documentary “Whose Streets?” which...
Black Women Journalists Embrace Challenge of White House Coverage
Panelists described covering the Trump administration as chaotic and tough.
February 18, 2026
Award-Winning Documentary by SMPA Alumnus Features DC-area Chefs
February 18, 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...
Cambridge Analytica and SCL — How I Peered Inside the Propaganda Machine
February 18, 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...
Two Days as a ‘Colbert Report’ Intern
Four SMPA students went behind-the-scenes with Stephen Colbert at Monday’s taping.
February 18, 2026