The Project on Ethics in Political Communication is hosting a conversation about ethics and email fundraising on Tuesday, Oct. 19th at 11:00am ET - details and registration are here.
The Project is not alone in raising alarms about alarming fundraising practices. Those who have written about the topic include:
Shane Goldmacher of the New York Times (and one of our panelists) has written several piece on the topic, including here, here and here.
Mike Nellis (another one of our panelists) has warned that “scammy fundraising practices should concern both sides.”
Bryan Metzger of Business Insider wrote about a letter more than 50 political professionals and researchers who signed a letter urging “Democratic fundraising company to crack down on 'prolific political scammers' and 'deceptive political emails’.” You can read the letter here.
Political professional organization Campaigns & Elections picked up the story and has been a consistent voice for more ethical political campaign practices.
In May, Lachlan Markay of Axios wrote about deceptive “donor match” emails from Speaker Pelosi.
A lot of other journalists, scholars, and professionals have weighed in - what should we add to our list?
