SMPA Headlines
SMPA Awards Over $150,000 to Students in 2017–2018
April 28, 2018
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...
Davone Morales Awarded White House Correspondents’ Association Scholarship
The SMPA senior will attend this year’s WHCA dinner alongside some of the country’s most prominent journalists.
April 25, 2018
Growing up in northeast Los Angeles, senior Davone Morales wasn’t allowed to play outside after school. He spent most afternoons with his maternal...
Internships @ Political Storm
April 25, 2018
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.
April 24, 2018
The current cacophonous news landscape, with its glut of sources both reliable and not, can feel chaotic and overwhelming. But CBS News President David...
Stormy Daniels’ Lawyer: ‘I’ve Never Quite Had a Case Like This’
GW Law alumnus Michael Avenatti talks about his high-profile legal battle over a non-disclosure agreement with President Donald Trump.
April 20, 2018
Before Michael Avenatti, J.D. ’00, ever met with Stephanie Clifford, an adult film actress better known as Stormy Daniels who claims to have had a sexual...
Cambridge Analytica and SCL — How I Peered Inside the Propaganda Machine
April 18, 2018
British electoral consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica and its parent company, SCL Group, continue to be dogged by a series of allegations, weeks after a...
Summer Digital Strategy Intern @ Precision Strategies
April 14, 2018
Summer Digital Strategy Intern @ Precision Strategies
Publications Intern @ Parenteral Drug Association (PDA)
April 14, 2018
Planet Forward Summit Looks to the Next Generation of Sustainability Storytellers
The two-day national conference focused on clear and compelling storytelling methods that make an impact.
April 10, 2018
Bringing together communicators and innovators, the 2018 Planet Forward Summit sought to discover ways to make facts, data and ideas in sustainability both...
SMPA Senior Joins National Investigation into Hate Crimes as News21 Fellow
April 8, 2018
SMPA senior Lillianna Byington will join journalism students from 19 universities across the U.S., Canada and Ireland for the 2018 Carnegie-Knight News21...