SMPA Headlines

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...

Political Digital Marketing Intern @ IMGE
April 6, 2018

Corporate Digital Marketing Intern @ IMGE
April 6, 2018

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...