Winter Update

Project on Ethics in Political Communication

Winter Update, December 2021

For a fall in which there were few elections, there was a lot going on. Some of our goings-on include:

Events and Talks

Hosted a conversation with School of Media and Public Affairs professor Ethan Porter, political strategist and CNN analyst Karen Finney, and SMPA student Samantha Millar about Prof. Porter’s research on elite political rhetoric. You can watch the discussion here.

Hosted a conversation about ethics and email fundraising with Shane Goldmacher of the New York Times, Democratic consultant Mike Nellis, Republican consultant Patrick O’Keefe, and SMPA student Caitlin Hartman. The event was moderated by George Washington University political scientist Andrew Thompson. You can watch the discussion here.

Political Communication Ethics is on the books

When students registered for spring classes in the School of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University they could sign up for Political Communication Ethics. This had been a “Special Topics” class, and now it is permanently on the books. As far as I know, this is the only undergraduate political communication ethics course taught in the US.

Don’t Lose Your Soul Just to Win and Election - A campaign ethics workbook

We are pleased to announce our first campaign ethics workbook. This short practical guide is meant for those just getting started in politics - and could be a good reminder for the rest of us.

Check it out and let us know what you think.

Five Questions About Ethics in Political Communication

We rolled out more of our Five Questions series asking educators, recent graduates, advocates and others the same five questions about ethics in political communication. We were thrilled to learn that a professor at Florida State University asks her students to answer the five questions for themselves.

What’s Next

Next year the Project will work on more case studies with the Media Ethics Initiative at UT Austin, will host more events, do more media outreach, lead more talks, and produce more writing. Have an idea, want to schedule a talk or write for our blog? Let us know.

Keep in Touch

You can keep with all the goings-on on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Tell your friends.

Thank you as always for your support,

  • Peter


    Peter Loge
    Director
    ploge@gwu.edu