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Cheryl W. Thompson Named National Association of Black Journalists Educator of the Year
Thompson says the award is "validation" for the time she spends developing future journalists and mentoring students outside the classroom.
SMPA Awards $124,000 to Students in 2016–2017
Over $100,000 in was awarded at the Annual SMPA Awards Night which featured remarks from CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash (BA '93). Professors, members of the SMPA National Council, and other friends of SMPA were on hand to celebrate outstanding SMPA students.
Students Reflect on White House Correspondents' Dinner Experience
Sixteen SMPA students were selected to attend the annual First Amendment celebration with CNN, Yahoo! News and as a GW-WHCA scholarship recipient.
Democratic Pollster Talks about Race and Politics
Cornell Belcher, a member of the National Council for Media and Public Affairs, discussed his new book, “A Black Man in the White House,” in which he argues that the Obama presidency triggered a rise in racial-aversion that was evident in the 2016 election.
Intern Diary: Lande Watson at the Department of Justice
Lande Watson, PCM '18, expected to read through an intern manual and maybe help with some research on her first day as a speechwriting intern at the Department of Justice. Instead, she was assigned a speech for Attorney General Loretta Lynch due at the end of the day.
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