DC -- GWU -- School of Media & Public Affairs:
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- Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
- SMPA_110418_01.JPG: RCA On the Air Sign
circa 1940s
Every radio station had an illuminated "On the Air" sign to alert announcers. The radio news reporter would watch the sign and begin speaking when the light came on.
- SMPA_110418_05.JPG: WWJ Microphone Reproduction
Detroit station WWJ was one of the first entertainment stations on the air. For an anniversary, the station produced reproductions of a Western Electric carbon microphone used in the early 1920s.
- SMPA_110418_09.JPG: Carbon Microphone
circa 1930s
News reporter Robert Trout used this microphone. Station WJSV was the CBS outlet in Washington DC. It evolved into today's all-news station, WTOP.
- SMPA_110418_17.JPG: Western Electric Microphone
1920s
This impressive cast brass microphone was used by President Coolidge for speeches to the nation from the White House.
- SMPA_110418_20.JPG: Section of 1858 Trans-Atlantic Cable
1858
Several attempts were made at laying trans-Atlantic telegraph cables. The first successful cable was laid in 1858, by Cyrus Field. It provided instantaneous communication across the Atlantic Ocean.
- SMPA_110418_25.JPG: Lillian Brown was television's first makeup artist. She made up Kennedy and Nixon for the Great Debates, and every President from Kennedy [correction: she handled Eisenhower too] to Clinton. She worked for "Face the Nation" for 38 years, was a regular with Walter Cronkite, and made up such world figures as King Hussein, Indira Gandhi, and Golda Meir.
Makeup Kit: Lillian Brown's Original Makeup Kit Used in the Kennedy-Nixon Debates.
The first debate focused on domestic issues; foreign policy dominated the second and third debates -- specifically, US involvement in Quemoy and Matsu, two small islands off the coast of China; and the final debate revolved around US relations with Cuba. The debates were broadcast by CBS on Sept. 26 from Chicago, by NBC on Oct. 7 from Washington, by ABC on Oct 13 from New York (Kennedy) and Los Angeles (Nixon and the panel), and by ABC on Oct. 21 from New York.
- Wikipedia Description: George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA) at the George Washington University in Washington, DC, a school in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, offers both undergraduate and graduate programs in journalism and political and international communication. The School's director is Frank Sesno, former CNN correspondent, creator of PBS's Planet Forward and professor.
Undergraduate Programs:
SMPA offers two undergraduate degrees in Political Communication and Journalism & Mass Communication, as well as a five year BA/MA program with George Washington's Graduate School of Political Management. The school is highly competitive within the university, and offers facilities and opportunities to SMPA students not accessible to other students, such as invititations to attend lectures and taped events filmed within the Jack Morton Auditorium and access to top-of-the-line filming/editing equipment.
Graduate Programs:
The School of Media and Public Affairs offers a Master of Arts degree in Media and Public Affairs. Additionally, the school offers a joint MA degree in Global Communication in conjunction with the Elliott School of International Affairs. With the SMPA Documentary Center, the school offers a Certificate in Documentary Filmmaking.
Media and Public Affairs Building:
The School of Media and Public Affairs is housed in the Media and Public Affairs building at 805 21st St, NW. It additionally houses the Graduate School of Political Management and the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration (SPPPA). The Jack Morton Auditorium is on the first floor of the building. The Morton Auditorium is also the former site of taping for CNN's Crossfire.
The university broke ground on the site (a former parking lot) in 1999 and opened it in early 2001. SMPA students were initially charged an extra $500/semester for two years to help cover the cost of the building.
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