The School of Media and Public Affairs is a dynamic, interdisciplinary program based out of George Washington University in the heart of Washington, D.C. The school’s area of study focuses on the intersection of media, public affairs and politics.
At SMPA our undergraduate and graduate programs combine elements of strategic communication, journalism and political communication with contemporary issues in domestic and international politics. The mission of the School of Media and Public Affairs is to investigate and teach how ideas and information are communicated through media and how media content and institutions function as a central ingredient of a democratic society.