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DC Talks Conference Fosters Dialogue on the Arts

DC Talks Conference Fosters Dialogue on the Arts

By Tom Garzillo November 10, 2017

The capital city is not just a political hub, but also a thriving center of arts, music and journalism. The D.C. Talks conference, hosted by the Georgetown University Music Program in partnership with...

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Local News Site DCist Shut Down After Parent Company Labor Dispute

By Sarah Mendelsohn and Georgia Payne November 6, 2017

Local news site DCist was shut down late Nov. 2 after billionaire CEO Joe Ricketts — owner of DNAinfo and Gothamist, DCist’s parent company — announced a decision to discontinue publishing both news...

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Media Must Overcome Climate of Distrust, DC Journalists Say

By Lisa Burgoa November 1, 2017

Political journalists must push through a climate of distrust created by politicians and the public alike, argued Bob Cusack, editor-in-chief of The Hill, and Sarah Westwood, the Washington Examiner’s...

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Alumni with experience in the media field discussed opportunities for students and the challenges facing journalists today.

Alumni in Journalism Discuss Trump and Current Media Climate

By Alex Mooney October 18, 2017

Georgetown alumni who have made careers in journalism and professional writing shared advice for aspiring journalists and their views on the current media landscape at an event by Georgetown Writes...

Global Press Freedoms Decline, Activists Say

By Hannah Urtz April 27, 2017

Press freedoms have declined in the United States and around the world as authoritarian governments and strongmen erode journalist protections, according to Reporters Without Borders’ 2017 World Press...

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Artists Take A Stand in 2016-17

By Meena Raman and Dani Guerrero April 21, 2017

Art, as a form of public speech, is inherently political and engages with existing thoughts and ideologies. After a remarkably eventful year in the political and social spheres, art and culture have naturally...

MESA & BENNETT: Head of the Goon Squad

MESA & BENNETT: Head of the Goon Squad

By Christian Mesa and Aaron Bennett February 17, 2017

When you see a hockey player on the ice smashed up against the glass, that is often the work of the “goon.” Beloved by fans for their ruthless attacks and entertaining play, goons — players who are...

VIEWPOINT: Education Through Student Press

By Jess Kelham-Hohler December 2, 2016

I am pretty sure I was only hired as a writer because the senior interviewing me was currently working on her thesis about Queen Elizabeth. My British accent alone earned my access to Leavey 421. I...

EDITORIAL: Mitigate Bias in Social Media

By Editorial Board October 14, 2016

This past summer, Facebook faced criticism for its trending news section being biased towards liberal sites, routinely ignoring or suppressing conservative news outlets like Breitbart. In response to these...

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Rich Battista attended the McDonough School of Business and was recently appointed CEO of the media giant Time Inc.

Alum Rich Battista Made CEO of Time

By Jack Segelstein September 23, 2016

McDonough School of Business alumnus and founder and Chairman of the Georgetown Entertainment and Media Alliance Rich Battista (GSB ’86) was appointed CEO of Time Inc. last week after 25 years of...

The Hoya's Bunn Award Winners 2015-2016

The Hoya’s Bunn Award Winners 2015-2016

By Meg Lizza and Meg Lizza June 9, 2016

Every May, the Center for Student Engagement gives out 18 Edward B. Bunn Awards for Journalistic Excellence to honor the best of student journalism at Georgetown, covering six categories: news, features,...

Free Austin Tice

By The Editorial Board April 8, 2016

“Austin Tice’s journalism showed what it is like to be a child living in one of the most dangerous war zones in the world,” said Debra Tice, mother of journalist Austin Tice (SFS ’02), at the “Press...

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