RSVP for guest lectures with Obama speechwriters and WaPo media columnist
RSVP for guest lectures with Obama speechwriters and WaPo media columnist
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SCHOOL OF MEDIA & PUBLIC AFFAIRS
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
MARCH 25, 2018

YOUR TOP NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
SMPA WEEKLY RUNDOWN
FEATURING JAMES CLAPPER
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND THE ATTACK ON DEMOCRATIC NORMS
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper will address digital attacks and disinformation campaigns by foreign actors on democratic institutions. What will he say about Facebook and interference in the upcoming midterm elections?
April 2 | 7:10 p.m. | Jack Morton Auditorium
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FIND YOUR VOICE. RAISE YOUR VOICE!
REGISTER FOR THE 2018 PLANET FORWARD SUMMIT 
Your stories matter now more than ever! Join a diverse group of students, innovators and journalists who will share inspiring stories of our planet and learn techniques for compelling environmental storytelling.
April 5 – 6 | Jack Morton Auditorium
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SMPA HIGHLIGHTS
SMPA AND WVU PARTNER TO BURST MEDIA BUBBLES
Students and faculty from SMPA and West Virginia University Reed College of Media are teaming up for an in-depth reporting project to assess the Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s impact in West Virginia.
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SMPA CAN INTERNSHIP FUND
Could you use some support for an unpaid or low-paid summer internship? Rising seniors or students in the combined degree program can apply to receive prizes of up to $3,000 from the SMPA Career Access Network.
Applications due April 1 | APPLY NOW »
RESCHEDULED: FACEBOOK LIVE WITH PROF. STEELE
Professor Janet Steele will discuss her new book, Mediating Islam: Cosmopolitan Journalisms in Muslim Southeast Asia, on Facebook Live. Tune in and ask questions in the comments on Wednesday afternoon!  
March 28 | 2:45 p.m. | WATCH ON FACEBOOK »
LECTURE BY WASHINGTON POST MEDIA COLUMNIST MARGARET SULLIVAN
Washington Post media columnist and former New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan will join the SMPA course “New Information Landscape."
Limited space is available for SMPA students to attend this special class session covering technology and the evolving media landscape with time for questions.
April 9 | 3:30 p.m. | MPA 306 | REGISTER NOW »
THREE OBAMA WHITE HOUSE WRITERS!
SMPA MASTER CLASS IN SPEECHWRITING
Cody Keenan, President Obama's chief speechwriter, Terry Szuplat, a foreign policy speechwriter for President Obama and Steve Krupin, an SMPA alumnus who wrote domestic speeches for President Obama, will join SMPA's graduate speechwriting class. Limited space is available for additional students to join this special session.
April 18 | 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. | District House B207 | REGISTER NOW »
REGISTER FOR SMPA SUMMER COURSES
Register for summer courses to fulfill requirements or enroll in high-demand courses from home or while enjoying summer in D.C. 
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SEEKING STUDENT VIDEOGRAPHERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS
The upcoming Contentious Narratives conference needs students for video and photography work. The conference will be held at the Elliott School from April 2 – 3. Students will be able to add the work to their portfolio while attending the conference featuring a keynote by James Clapper.
Contact jonathanriddick@gwu.edu to express interest.
UPCOMING APPLICATION DEADLINES 
MARCH 25
AAJA TRAINING FELLOWSHIP
The Asian American Journalists Association Voices program is an all-expenses-paid, multimedia journalism training fellowship. Fellows will receive mentoring and complete news assignments at the 2018 AAJA National Convention in Houston. Students do not have to identify as Asian to participate. 
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MARCH 31 
MEDIA SALES INSTITUTE
The Media Sales Institute is an all-expenses-paid boot camp for graduating seniors to develop integrated media campaigns for real-world clients.
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APRIL 1
SMPA CAN INTERNSHIP FUND
Looking for extra funding to support an unpaid or low-paid summer internship? Apply now to receive a prize of up to $3,000 from the SMPA Career Access Network.
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APRIL 2
UNITED NATIONS YOUNG CHAMPIONS OF THE EARTH
Young people have the power to change our planet’s future. Will you rise above the indifference, ignorance and idleness?
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APRIL 9
AMERICAN NEWS WOMEN'S CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
The oldest active national press club for women in the media invites rising juniors and seniors preparing for careers in journalism or communication to apply for scholarships.
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
David Karpf authored the chapter “We All Stand Together or We All Fall Apart: On the Need for an Adversarial Press in the Age of Trump” in Trump and the Media and was quoted in the Los Angeles Times article “Was Cambridge Analytica a digital Svengali or a snake-oil salesman?” and the Politifact article "Comparing Facebook data use by Obama, Cambridge Analytica."
Ethan Porter co-authored The Daily Beast article “When It Comes to Fake News, People Aren’t As Dumb as You Think," was quoted in the Oxford Education Blog article “Facts matter after all: rejecting the ‘backfire effect’” and was interviewed by BBC News for the segment “Why this mass shooting is different - the evidence.”
Janet Steele was quoted in the Warta Ekonomi (Indonesia) article “Janet Steele: Indonesia Beruntung Punya UU Pers.”
Nikki Usher authored the chapter “How interactivity can build transparency: What tech can teach us about rebuilding journalism trust” in Trump and the Media and was quoted in The Washington Post article “Scoop. Denial. Scoop confirmed. That’s business as usual for writers covering the Trump White House” and by Real Simple in “How to Get Along With Someone You Completely Disagree With.” 
Frank Sesno was quoted in the Boston Globe article "How Stormy Daniels is beating Trump at his own game."
Matthew Hindman was quoted in The Washington Post article "Why Facebook users’ data obtained by Cambridge Analytica has probably spun far out of reach."
Silvio Waisbord gave two talks on communication studies and academic publishing at the Catholic University in Santiago, Chile, participated in a panel on public broadcasting at National Radio in Buenos Aires, Argentina and co-authored the chapter "Trump and the great disruption in public communication" in Trump and the Media with alumna Tina Tucker and graduate student Zoey Lichtenheld.
Jason Osder screened his film "Let the Fire Burn" at Bucknell University's spring lecture series "Erasure: Blackness and the Fight Against Invisibility."
AROUND CAMPUS
RED, WHITE & BROWN: AUDACITY OF EQUALITY
Valarie Kaur, the 2018 South Asian Heritage Celebration keynote speaker, is a seasoned civil rights activist, award-winning filmmaker, lawyer, faith leader and founder of the Revolutionary Love Project.
March 26 | 6:30 p.m. | Jack Morton Auditorium | REGISTER NOW »
THE BUSINESS OF FILM AND ENTERTAINMENT
The GW Film Studies program hosts an interactive workshop with award-winning producer and studio executive Sig Libowitz. The workshop will cover filmmaking, budgeting, distribution, copyright and more.
April 7 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. | MPA 306 | LEARN MORE »
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