page_title: George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
section_title: Facilities
hierarchical_section_title: George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs / Facilities
caption_attribution_description: English: The Media and Public Affairs building at 805 21st St, the corner of 21st and H Streets.
context_page_description: The School of Media and Public Affairs 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.
context_section_description: The School of Media and Public Affairs is housed in the Media and Public Affairs building at 805 21st St, NW, which 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 Jack Morton Auditorium was the filming location for CNN's Crossfire debate show between 2002 and 2005. It has also hosted many other high-profile speakers, including Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Janet Napolitano, Jon Huntsman Jr., Chuck Todd, Cory Booker, Christine Lagarde, and Eric Cantor. Since 2016, the auditorium has been a frequent site for CNN Town Halls, featuring such guests as Bernie Sanders, Paul Ryan, John McCain, and Lindsey Graham. In addition, the location usually hosts the annual "Only at GW" debate cosponsored by the university's College Democrats, College Republicans, and Program Board, which invites high-profile liberal and conservative personalities.
  The Richard Eaton Broadcast Studio includes four cameras, teleprompters, news and interview sets, a greenscreen and a professional control room. GW-TV, the university's student-run television station, broadcasts from the studio.
  SMPA students have 24/7 access to the building's suite of editing facilities, which include Adobe Creative Cloud video editing software, and students in video production classes have the ability to check out professional video and audio recording equipment.
caption: The SMPA is located between University Yard and the Marvin Center.
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