Defense Writers Group Moves to GW, Joins New Project for Media and National Security
Veteran journalist, former VOA director David Ensor will lead project at GW’s School of Media and Public Affairs.
April 5, 2026
Making News with the White House Press Secretary and Correspondents
April 5, 2026
In an unprecedented event, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders took the stage alongside the journalists who cover her on Monday night at a...
SMPA Director Receives President's Medal from SUNY-ESF
April 5, 2026
Trump's First Year: The Urban Suburbs
Taking the "Polls" of the Nation
April 5, 2026
At the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump’s inauguration, the American Communities Project is using 2017 data from Gallup to analyze how different kinds of...
Army Reserve Commander Takes Questions from Journalists
Lieutenant General Charles Luckey, Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General U.S. Army Reserve Command, met journalists and students as the guest of SMPA’s Defense Writers Group.
April 5, 2026
Back in 1908, when the Army Reserves were formed, doctors were the first recruits.
Putting Classroom Skills into Action at a Global Public Relations Firm
April 5, 2026
Entering its fourth year, the Finn Partners-Widmeyer Communications Scholar program continues to help launch careers by giving SMPA graduate students the...
Senior British Officials Address Russian Relations
April 5, 2026
Noting that 22 nations announced the expulsion of over 100 Russian diplomats said to be intelligence operatives, senior British officials praised the...
SMPA Awards Over $150,000 to Students in 2017–2018
April 5, 2026
The School of Media and Public Affairs hosted the first annual SMPA Celebration Night on Tuesday, April 24, featuring the announcement of over $150,000 in...
Women in Beltway Journalism Struggle to Be Heard on Twitter
A study by GW journalism Professor Nikki Usher quantifies the challenges female D.C. journalists face on social media.
April 5, 2026
Female journalists, and even casual Twitter users, may be unsurprised to learn that their male colleagues dominate political discourse on the platform.
Chuck Todd Urges Journalists to Fight Back
The “Meet the Press” host talked at GW about the Supreme Court nominee, the U.S. deputy attorney general and campaigns to discredit mainstream media.
April 5, 2026
Have a discussion on media, and the news is sure to intervene.