George Washington University faculty are available next week for your State of the Union preview and reaction stories. Below are their areas of expertise and availability for Feb. 4-6. Angles/talking points and on-air examples available upon request.
GW has a studio on campus capable of hosting taped or live remote TV interviews and ISDN radio hits.
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Lara Brown (M afternoon, T morning and evening, W afternoon): Presidential history, political scandal, presidency and politics, Congress, director of GW's Graduate School of Political Management.
Frank Sesno (upon request): Media, politics, political coverage, former D.C. bureau chief for CNN, director of GW's School of Media and Public Affairs.
Matt Dallek (M, T daytime, W by phone): The presidency, presidential history, presidential leadership, former Hill speechwriter.
Todd Belt (M afternoon, T morning, W morning): Presidential leadership, Congress, elections, media and politics, impeachment.
Peter Loge (M, T, W): Imagery of SOTU, Congress (former senior Hill staffer), political communications, messaging, ethics in political communications.
Ethan Porter (M, T, W; only afternoons): The ritual of the State of the Union, fact checking, fake news, online interference, social media, running a study for the 2nd year on why Trump is lauded as "presidential."
Michael Cornfield (W): Political rhetoric, public opinion, online politics, writes weekly blog posts on political rhetoric.
Steven Billet (M, T, W): Congress, lobbying, advocacy.
Imani M. Cheers (flexible): Race issues, media reaction.
Dave Karpf (T evening, W): Political communications, online reaction, activism, media.
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