So grateful for the invigorating experience the past few days at University of Utah Comm Media, Protest, and Resistance symposium. Shared a space with brilliant scholars at all stages, reconnected with old friends, and made new ones.
Was great to have you here!
Teaching Political Communication
Edited by Kevin Coe and Diana Zulli
Essential resource for those teaching higher education courses in political communication, and politics and public policy more broadly.
ℹ️ www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/tea...
📖 Free Chapter: www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
Thanks, Alex!
Stack of four copies of the book "Teaching Political Communication"
'Teaching Political Communication' is now available! More than 40 contributors offer crucial pedagogical reflections, practical insights, and a host of creative activities and approaches to try out. Details here: www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/tea...
🌳New book chapter: "Into the Woods: Using Digital Platforms to Learn about Political Communication"🌳
In the wonderful new edited volume "Teaching Political Communication", by @kcoe.bsky.social and Diana Zulli.
One of my favorite chapters in the book!
If only we had a mechanism for removing government officials who defy the US Constitution.
Really glad to have a piece with @shannimcg.bsky.social in the most recent issue of Political Communication Report. We argue that centering identity in political communication research can produce scholarship better equipped to deal with ongoing attacks on democratic values and social justice.
I really don’t think we can overstate the harm that the tech ethos of move fast and break things (followed by the unsaid “and then just move on”) has done beyond tech. Government, ngos, universities, public schools that have invited the folks who think like this in keep ending up gutted
No one should feel scared to speak out against the government in a democracy.
Appreciate that Jill Lepore used "The Ubiquitous Presidency" to help make sense of why the president communicates the way he does for her @newyorker.com article. @kcoe.bsky.social and I wrote our book to help people make sense of contemporary political leadership and messaging.
My new op-ed with @lkfazio.bsky.social:
Trump sent a 'compact' to our universities. They should reject this devil's bargain.
Any institution that yields to these broad and intrusive demands would forever be subservient to the whims of the government.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
I think a lot about how narratives of patriotism in U.S. politics depend on an ahistoricity that suggests harsh critiques of the nations leaders, its values, and policies, and relentless loud demands from advocates and activists for change, are some newfangled product of a contemporary era.
My quote to the AP: "What we’re seeing is an unprecedented attempt to silence disfavored speech by the government... Donald Trump is trying to dictate what Americans can say."
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
My pleasure--thank you!
Last night's APSA @polcomm.bsky.social business meeting concluded my 3-year stint in the section leadership. I enjoyed the work (mostly!) and getting to know a lot of talented scholars. And, like many others, I've come to believe that the annual preconference is the best day on the Pol Com calendar.
📅 Only one week to go until APSA 2025!
We’ve prepared a clear and concise visual program for the #PolComm division.
👉 Download the PDF and highlight the sessions you don’t want to miss:
shorturl.at/LVuuw
Deeply grateful for this piece. Dave perfectly summed up everything I've been feeling.
📢 Publication Friday!
This week, we highlight “Teaching Political Communication: Five Lessons From the Field and Beyond” by @kcoe.bsky.social & Diana Zulli
politicalcommunication.org/article/coe-...
Hooray! The 31st Issue of the #PolComm Report is out!
What a fantastic lineup @igoncalves.com was able to assemble for the topic of "Teaching PolComm" 🤩
Khadijah Costley White, @kcoe.bsky.social & Diana Zulli, Regina Cazzamatta, Matthew Powers, & @sangjung-kim.bsky.social (& her students).
In a new open-access article, we use dynamic systems theory to better understand incivility as a form of collective behavior in online communities. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
I write in @thenation.com that Paramount’s recent settlement with Trump is a symptom of deep structural rot in our hyper-capitalistic media system. I argue that we should be thinking now about the structural media reforms we need for the post-Trump era as we rebuild journalism from the ground up.
Building the #ica25 🦋 buzz
1️⃣ follow the #ica25 feed ⬇️
2️⃣ boost stuff! With no algorithmic amplification, you need to do it yourself. If you see something interesting, share it so others get to see it
3️⃣ be kind. We all need it these days #ICAcommunity @icahdq.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Hey #PolComm folks going to #ICA25 next week:
Give a huge round of applause to @igoncalves.com for all the fantastic work she's been doing for us! 👏🤩⤵️
The worst happened. We were DOGE’d. Our NSF funding is gone.
So now there’s nothing stopping me from sharing Expert Voices Together, a crisis response system for US-based researchers and journalists facing harassment.
It's a true passion project. 🧵 1/
expertvoicestogether.org
Reminder that there are 13 more days to apply to the 2025 APSA Political Communication Preconference. Join us in Vancouver!
Please share widely.
Levitsky, Way, and Ziblatt: "No One Has Ever Defeated Autocracy From the Sidelines"
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o... (gift link)
Key points:
1. We are now living under competitive authoritarianism.
2. We need ALL of civil society to resist the temptation of appeasement and defend democracy.
We are extremely pleased to announce the preliminary release of the combined pre-election and post-election dataset for the ANES 2024 Time Series Study!
The data and documentation can be downloaded from the ANES website at: electionstudies.org/data-center/...
Best,
The ANES Team
💸 APSA Political Communication Section Travel Funding
Planning to attend the 2025 APSA conference or Political Communication Preconference in Vancouver?
We’ve got funding to help and applications are now open! 🧵👇