Global Scholars stop in Indonesia with Prof. Steele
May 27th, 2010

Professor Janet Steele wrote to us from Indonesia to share news of the overseas Global Scholars program she took with several SMPA students. The trip concentrated on Media and Education in Southeast Asia.  

Prof. Steele and students

Global Scholars visit an Indonesian newspaper with Professor Steele.

I'm sending you a link to this week's "Email from America," which is my weekly column in Surya, the second largest newspaper in the city of Surabaya, East Java.  I'm also going to cut and paste a translation below.  I thought people might be interested in seeing both the original Indonesian and the translation of my account of the first week of our Global Scholars' trip. 

Three of the seven students (Clara Pak, Andrea Vittorio, Jennifer Neuner) are SMPA majors.  A fourth, Lauren Hepler, is a journalism minor.

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The other day I was “blessed” with seven daughters.  All of them are between 18-20 years of age.  Each one is beautiful and smart.  The seven daughters are my students at George Washington University (GWU).  Right now, they are joining me and my colleague Joel for a two-week study tour of SE Asia. Read the rest of this entry »

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Welcome to our International Documentary Center fellows!
May 26th, 2010

Fellow Ratih Prebatasari in the field.

Arriving here at SMPA today are twenty international documentarians who are in town to participate in the six-week "International Emerging Filmmakers Fellowship" organized by our Documentary Center.  During their stay, Fellows will produce two documentaries on state-of-the-art equipment here at GW, travel to NYC, meet notable filmmakers, instruct middle and high school teachers at the well-known SILVERDOCS festival, and then go back to their home countries and teach others all they have learned here.  What an opportunity!

Read more at the Documentary Center's website or read the press release.

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Recent grad departs for South Africa to cover the World Cup
May 24th, 2010

Ryder Haske

Recent graduate Ryder Haske is rarely far from a camera.

Recent SMPA graduate Ryder Haske departs today on the trip of a lifetime – a forty-seven day journey across South Africa. Making the trip with him are his two best friends, a large collection of multimedia equipment, and the realization that over eighteen months of planning have finally paid off.

He is leaving to begin a reporting trip telling the untold stories behind the month-long FIFA World Cup occurring in South Africa, the first country in Africa to host.  He will be capturing video, writing, and photographs, some of which will make it onto his blog and others compiled into a documentary to be produced upon his return.  Here is more about his journey in his own words… Read the rest of this entry »

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2010 Commencement: SMPA Breakfast candid photos
May 20th, 2010

Our class of 2010 graduates celebrated their accomplishments and looked forward to the future during the May 15-16, 2010, weekend.

The annual SMPA Graduation Celebration breakfast drew over 250 graduates, friends, and families together with SMPA faculty and staff on the morning of May 15.  Here's the link to the Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/smpagwu/sets/72157623971094719/show/ but you can see a slideshow of images below.

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2010 Commencement: SMPA Breakfast posed photos
May 20th, 2010

In between bites of breakfast, families who attended the SMPA Graduation celebration breakfast were able to have their portraits taken by our very own Professor Steve Keller.  Here's a link to the Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/smpagwu/sets/72157624101734302/show/ but you can view the slideshow below.

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2010 Commencement: Speech by Prof. Kerric Harvey
May 20th, 2010

Our class of 2010 graduates celebrated their accomplishments and looked forward to the future during the May 15-16, 2010, weekend.

One of the highlights for many students was the Commencement address delivered by Professor Kerric Harvey at the noon Columbian College of Arts and Sciences celebration.  Tell her what you thought of her speech at the bottom of the page! Read the rest of this entry »

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2010 Commencement: What SMPA did for me!
May 20th, 2010

Our class of 2010 graduates celebrated their accomplishments and looked forward to the future during the May 15-16, 2010, weekend.  In the video below, graduates and their parents answer the question, "What did SMPA do for you?" at the SMPA Graduation breakfast celebration on May 15, 2010. Interviews by SMPA graduates Simon Landau and Abby Jones:

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2010 Commencement: Our Graduates
May 20th, 2010

Congratulations to the class of 2010 from the School of Media and Public Affairs!

2010 Graduates

2010 Graduates strike an "Action News" pose. Photo courtesy of Michael Valerio

Gregori Asmolov, Michael Ballaban
Taylor Barden, Michael Barengrugge
Taylor Barnes, Emily Berger
Charlotte Bigford, Megan Buerger
Alexander Byers, Dean Carson
Elizabeth M. Cherneff, Caroline L. Coppel
Lindsay Corcoran, Yagmur Cosar
Catherine Crnko, Natalie M. Cucchiara
Daniel P. Curran, Elissa S. Davis
Morgan M. Davis, Victoria L. Devine
Hope Ditto, Caitlin E. Downs
Andrew L. Elwell, Mark F. Ennis
Margaret K. Farrell, Alexa Feldman
Hadas Gold, Adam Goldberg
Diana A. Gore, Daniel J. Greene
Ailin Guo, Melanie F. Gutmann
Olivia J. Hallihan, Johanna E. Harvey
Simon P. Hernandez Arthur Velarca

2010 Graduates

2010 Graduates celebrate their success. Photo courtesy of Katharine Crnko

Rebecca H. Hill, Rachel A. Hornak
Susan L. Hunsinger, Julie M. Hyman
Vyomika Jairam, Ian M. Janetta, Fae Jencks 
Melyssa L. Jenkins, Stephanie M. Keller
Danielle Kurtzleben, Laura Levenberg
Elizabeth C. Li, Amanda E. Lindner
Marina Litvinsky, Caitlin E.Loehr
Sarah E. Lusk, Nicholas S. Marell
Lauren J. Martens, Dionella N. Martinez
Megan M. Mattson, Lucy C. McCalmont
Luke McQueen, Conor D. McSweeny
Chelsea C. Mears, Danielle M. Meister
Brooke L. Miller, Marissa F. Moran
Sara R. Narod, Marcia L. Newbert
Meghan E. Ottolini, Cathryn R. Paine
Karelia I. Pallan, Simone M. Perez
Joshua K. Phillips, Chole P. Popescue
Allison R. Porton, Andrew R. Rabin

2010 Graduates

Director Frank Sesno with three graduates who are too cool for school. Photo courtesy of Michael Valerio

Pamposh Raina, Remy B. Ravitz
Victoria H. Reiss, Joseph M. Rendeiro
Elizabeth A. Richardson, Mitchell Rubenstein
Alessandra L. Sangiolo, Gregory Schneider
Kristin E. Schrader, Sasch B. Segall
Zachary L. Siber, Sabrina A. Sieck
Nicole M. Sorgini, Mallory Staub
Jennifer Tchinnosian, Michael S. Valerio
Rachel L. Wallace, Kara M. Wright
Sami Yenigun

Please send any corrections to this list: samara@gwu.edu

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Anyone looking for a DC summer job in TV production?
May 19th, 2010
A producer from the HGTV show "My First Sale" is looking for someone to fill a paid temporary summer position...
We are looking for an outgoing Casting PA who can shoot and interview applicants (home sellers) for audition/casting tapes that will be shipped back to our production company to screen.  Casting PA will shoot interviews with home sellers and B-Roll of their homes.  Excellent people skills and exceptional interviewing experience are a must and basic shooting & composition skills are required. Must own or have immediate access to a DV camera, lav mic(s) and tripod. Nights and weekends will be required and a car is a needed. This is a temporary, part-time paid position. 

If interested, please send your resume & reel to dlehan@highnoontv.com

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Professor Waisbord publishes papers in Journal of Health Communication
May 17th, 2010
Silvio Waisbord, our resident editor of the Journal of International Press/Politics, wrote in to tell us about another publishing effort, this time in the Journal of Health Communication... 
 

Silvio Waisbord

Prof. Silvio Waisbord in conversation

"The papers I co-wrote are based on research I conducted during the past eight years on the role of communication and media in polio campaigns. With my colleagues, I observed and evaluated polio campaigns in Angola, Bangladesh, Nigeria, and India. The work basically consisted on reviewing materials used to communicate to communities (about immunization campaigns, number of doses, the dangers of polio), participating in activities (information campaigns, administering vaccines, monitoring/evaluation), and talking to health workers and families about their experiences with health and the health system." 
 

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