GWU: School of Media and Public Affairs

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FACE-OFF TO FACEBOOK: From the Nixon-Khrushchev Kitchen Debate to Public Diplomacy in the 21st Century

Recent Events
Semester in Washington Wins An Emmy

Press Releases
Professor Frank Sesno to Lead SMPA

SMPA Professor Makes Documentary News
As the founding Director of SILVERDOCS, Nina Gilden Seavey is a big reason for the success of the documentary film festival in Silver Spring, MD that will draw thousands.
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As the founding Director of SILVERDOCS, Nina Gilden Seavey is a big reason for the success of the documentary film festival in Silver Spring, MD that will draw thousands.

Nina Gilden Seavey Makes Documentary News
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Creative SMPA students: Join Planet Forward!

Planet Forward has already been the subject of a successful PBS program that aired in April.
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Planet Forward is a production of the Public Affairs Project here at the School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA).

Planet Forward is an example of the leadership role SMPA and its Public Affairs Project is taking in innovative and creative public affairs programming. These projects provide SMPA students with a unique opportunity to participate and learn from research, production and online elements of this dynamic exchange of ideas.

Please join us on April 15th, 8PM for the premire broadcast of Planet Forward on PBS. Click here for local listings.

SMPA--Undergraduate Programs

SMPA--Graduate Programs

The School of Media and Public Affairs is a dynamic, interdisciplinary program based in the heart of Washington, D.C., where media, public affairs and politics intersect.

At SMPA our undergraduate and graduate programs combine elements of strategic communication, journalism and political communication with contemporary issues in domestic and international politics.