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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

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...

President Trump Shows ‘Aggressive Indifference’ to Russian Threat

James Clapper, former director of national intelligence, also called for social media regulation during a conference on disinformation and digital conflict at GW.
April 5, 2018

When radios started making their way into American living rooms, the government regulated content broadcasted over the airwaves.

Six SMPA Students Honored as 2018 Planet Forward Storyfest Finalists

April 3, 2018

Six School of Media and Public Affairs students have been selected as 2018 Planet Forward Storyfest finalists.

Senior British Officials Address Russian Relations

March 29, 2018

Noting that 22 nations announced the expulsion of over 100 Russian diplomats said to be intelligence operatives, senior British officials praised the...

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

March 28, 2018

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...