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Four-Time Emmy Award Winner Joins SMPA Staff

April 2, 2019

Linda Lashendock joins the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs as Manager, Media and Instructional Technology on Monday after...

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Connections with Citizens and Communities Key to Trust in Journalism

An SMPA panel of experts on politics and journalism discussed how to build connections with the American people and reinforce civil discourse.

March 30, 2019

A new Pew Research Center survey on journalism found that consumers of local news rate the job done by local media higher when they view local journalists as...

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A Trailblazing Black Journalist

Dorothy Butler Gilliam discussed her book, “Trailblazer,” and her career as the first black female reporter at The Washington Post.

March 26, 2019

One of the first stories that Dorothy Butler Gilliam covered as a journalist just out of college was the integration of schools in Little Rock, Ark., as...

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Political Communicators Tackle Ethics Questions

SMPA Launches the Project on Ethics in Political Communication Led by Professor Peter Loge

March 13, 2019

The School of Media and Public Affairs launched the Project on Ethics in Political Communication on Tuesday, March 5, with a panel discussion on how to...