The Fifth Estate
In an age where content distributors no longer hold a de facto strategic advantage over content creators, advocacy communications has – for good or ill – effectively become a fifth “branch” of government, sometimes complementing, sometimes confounding, and sometimes supplanting the traditional role of the media.

Our Values

  • We bring value to our clients by delivering the best communications services available at a cost that aligns with their resources.

  • We bring value to ourselves by maintaining the highest standards of excellence, quality and integrity in everything we do.

  • We bring value to our world by engaging clients across sectors and across traditional barriers to build solutions to the challenges we collectively face.

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  • Fifth Estate is a proud sponsor of the Takoma Park Folk Festival.

  • Individually and organizationally, provides pro bono support to community organizations working to make a difference in our world.

 

Scott Ward
Scott Ward has more than 20 years of professional experience in all aspects of communications, including advocacy communications; new media; social marketing; training; risk and crisis communications; national, regional and local media relations; event planning and marketing; message development and testing; media buying; stakeholder outreach; graphic design and desktop publishing; and writing and editing. Scott is frequently called upon to provide staff- and executive-level communications training, sit on panels, run workshops and conduct organizational capacity-building exercises. He is the founder of Fifth Estate Communications, and is an adjunct professor at American University.

Lauren Anderson
Lauren Anderson joined Fifth Estate as a full-time account executive after earning a Bachelor's degree in Public Communication from American University in Washington, DC. While earning her degree, Lauren explored the field of communications in a variety of ways through a series of internships at non-profit organizations and communications agencies large and small. She has experience in writing and editing, communications research, event planning, graphic design, marketing, media relations, and social media.