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December 15, 2019
NOTE: This will be our last Rundown of 2019. Happy Holidays!
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A NOTE FROM FRANK SESNO
Dear SMPA Students,What a wonderful semester it has been! All of us here at SMPA are on the front lines of media and politics - with 2020 promising to be one of the most consequential election campaigns of modern history and an ongoing debate about the role of media and the future of journalism, we each play a vital part as we move forward. I am excited to see what the spring semester will bring and the new faculty and students who will join us that will bring new ideas and events. Thank you to all of you who make the SMPA community distinctive, close, and thoughtful. Wishing you all the happiest of holiday seasons and the very best for learning, growth, and adventure in the New Year. Looking forward to an amazing 2020!
Thanks,
Frank Sesno
Director, GW School of Media and Public Affairs
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SMPA WELCOMES TWO TERKER DISTINGUISHED FELLOWS
In August, SMPA welcomed Karen Finney, an independent political consultant, and Steve Scully, a Senior Executive Producer at C-SPAN join the School of Media and Public Affairs as the 2019-20 Terker Distinguished Fellows.
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JOURNALIST AND POLITICAL MEDIA RESEARCHER JOIN SMPA FACULTY
SMPA was pleased to announce the addition of two new faculty members who will expand opportunities for students to gain critical skills in journalism and digital media; Barbara Benitez-Curry and Rebekah K. Tromble.
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ALL MAJORS NIGHT
This annual gathering brought together students, faculty, and staff to kick-off what is sure to be a fantastic year ahead. Students received information about SMPA-exclusive scholarships and prizes, research funding, upcoming events and even heard from some incredible alumni who are leaders in media and politics.
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RE-ELECTING DONALD TRUMP? HOW A DIVIDED AMERICA WILL VOTE IN 2020
On November 5th we sat down with political thought leaders and discussed the road ahead to the 2020 election.
We were joined by political thought leaders like Dana Bash, Chuck Todd, Karen Finney, Kevin Madden, Steve Sculley, Kim Gross, and Steve Roberts.
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SMPA STUDENTS CONTRIBUTE TO WASHINGTON POST STORY
Four GW students contributed to a Washington Post story, published on the newspaper’s front page on Monday, about the children left behind by the opioid epidemic in West Virginia.
Students Kelly Hooper, Shayna Greene, Halle Kendall and former student Arianna Dunham worked with former SMPA professor Debbie Cenziper to report on the crisis, which has displaced thousands of West Virginia children whose parents are struggling with addiction. Cenziper is a contributing reporter at The Washington Post.
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JULIA ALBERT MEETS HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI
"Observing Steve Scully’s interview with Speaker Pelosi in Speaker’s ceremonial office and meeting Speaker Pelosi was an "only at GW moment" for me. The experience reminded me that SMPA’s faculty and fellows, like Scully, go above and beyond to provide us with valuable and unique opportunities," Julia Albert, SMPA 2020.
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DR. IMANI M. CHEERS PROMOTION
This past summer faculty member Dr. Imani M. Cheers was promoted to associate professor at the School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA). With SMPA having close to 40-year history, Dr. Cheers is not just the first African American woman to receive this promotion from SMPA, but the very first person of color ever within the school to receive this title as a current faculty member.
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SMPA INAUGURAL FRIDAY FUN WORKSHOPS
This semester, SMPA held the inaugural Friday Fun Workshops in September. These free workshops for undergraduates and graduate students provided opportunities to learn and practice fundamental camera and Adobe Creative Cloud techniques outside of courses. Keep an eye out for the redesigned program next semester!
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A CONVERSATION WITH NEERA TANDEN: CLIMATE, POLITICS, AND THE PRESIDENCY
On November 21, Frank Sesno sat down with Neera Tanden, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, to discuss whether climate change will be a front-and-center issue for the 2020 race.
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ERIC BLAKE FLAYTON WRITES OPINION PIECE FOR NYT
"Writing for the New York Times was an exceptional challenge, especially considering my pitch was so controversial. I knew there'd be an array of both support and criticism, but I am passionate about the Jewish student experience, so I knew I was doing the right thing. I spent weeks trying to find the right words, the right ideas, and the right examples to really serve this cause well. It then took more weeks of re-editing, rewriting, and recrafting, but all for the better. This problem needs to be addressed, debated, and debated again. I'm glad I could offer my own voice to the discussion," Eric Blake Flayton, SMPA 2020.
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GW POLL FOUND WARREN GAINING GROUND AMONG DEMOCRATS
The GW Politics Poll that went into the field just 2 days after House Democrats announced their impeachment inquiry and right before Bernie Sander's heart attack, suggested that Elizabeth Warren is taking the lead among Democrats.
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APPLY NOW
WHEN WE ALL VOTE FELLOWSHIPS
When We All Vote is looking for two fellows to begin full-time in January 2020. When We All Vote is a national, nonpartisan not-for-profit, brings together influential voices, institutions, companies, and organizations from across the country to increase voter registration and turnout, reduce participation gaps among underrepresented communities, and shift the culture of voting across the country.
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SUBMIT TODAY
SUBMIT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
The GW Undergraduate Review, GW’s research journal publication, is searching for students who want to publish their undergraduate research work of paper overviews. The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2020.
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Cheryl W. Thompson was elected vice president last Friday of the Fund for Investigative Journalism, a 50-year-old non-profit that has awarded more than $4.5 million in grants to support investigative journalism by freelance reporters, authors and others.
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