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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

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...

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 20d

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.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 19d

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...

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Kevin Coe @kcoe.bsky.social · 22d

My pleasure--thank you!

Kevin Coe @kcoe.bsky.social · 25d

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.

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APSA & ICA Political Communication Divisions @polcomm.bsky.social · Sep 4

📅 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

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Kevin Coe @kcoe.bsky.social · Aug 19

Deeply grateful for this piece. Dave perfectly summed up everything I've been feeling.

Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · Aug 19

Next week I'll begin my fifteenth year as a political communication professor.

I wrote up some thoughts on what it's like trying to teach this subject while everything falls apart.

open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...

What it's like being a political communication professor right now

Misgivings, Grievances, and Thanks as I look ahead to my fifteenth year.

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APSA & ICA Political Communication Divisions @polcomm.bsky.social · Aug 15

📢 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-...

Coe & Zulli – Teaching Political Communication: Five Lessons From the Field and Beyond – PolComm

Teaching Political Communication: Five Lessons From the Field and Beyond[1] Kevin Coe, University of Utah Diana Zulli, Purdue University https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-103947-1, P...

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Curd Knüpfer @curdknupfer.bsky.social · Jul 23

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).

APSA & ICA Political Communication Divisions @polcomm.bsky.social · Jul 23

We are happy to share the newest issue of the Political Communication Report! 🎉

This issue brings together six contributions on teaching political communication and also features interviews with recent award winners. 🧵

Read the full issue here: politicalcommunication.org/issue/summer...

Summer 2025 – Issue 31 “Teaching Political Communication” – PolComm

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Kevin Coe @kcoe.bsky.social · Jul 15

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/...

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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · Jul 8

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.

The Media’s Profits Trump Democracy, Once Again

Paramount’s settlement with Trump is a symptom of deep structural rot in our corporate media system.

www.thenation.com

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Jun 13

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:...

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Curd Knüpfer @curdknupfer.bsky.social · Jun 7

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! 👏🤩⤵️

APSA & ICA Political Communication Divisions @polcomm.bsky.social · Jun 6

Only one week left until the ICA! 🤩 We are pleased to present an overview of the Polcomm programme. Make a note of the sessions you cannot miss!

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Rebekah Tromble @rebekahtromble.bsky.social · May 13

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

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Dominik Stecuła @stecula.bsky.social · May 12

Reminder that there are 13 more days to apply to the 2025 APSA Political Communication Preconference. Join us in Vancouver!

Please share widely.

Dominik Stecuła @stecula.bsky.social · Apr 14

The call for papers for the APSA Political Communication Preconference in Vancouver is now open!

Together with @ashleymuddiman.bsky.social and @patyrossini.bsky.social, we're thrilled to invite your submissions.

📅: May 25th, 2025, 11.59pm PDT (GMT-7)

More information: u.osu.edu/apsa2025/

2025 Political Communication APSA Preconference

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · May 8

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.

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Nick Valentino @nickvalentino.bsky.social · May 1

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

2024 Time Series Study - ANES | American National Election Studies

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APSA & ICA Political Communication Divisions @polcomm.bsky.social · Apr 30

💸 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! 🧵👇

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Kevin Coe @kcoe.bsky.social · Apr 29

One of my favorite end-of-year rituals is cleaning out old hard-copy files. I just found a review I received in 2010:

"I try to be charitable in writing rejection letters... But in this instance, I can't help but state unequivocally that this paper lacks merit or prospect."

Nope, not equivocal!

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American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) @aacu.org · Apr 24

Update, 10:15 a.m. ET on April 24: The statement has now received 400 signatures and counting.

As a reminder, you can read the complete statement at aacu.org/constructive-engagement

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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · Apr 18

I think a lot abt how marginalized people are expected to be perfect just to be treated w/ basic dignity, just to access legal protection. But democracy can’t mean rights for the respectable few. It has to mean fair and just treatment even for those seen as least deserving. That’s the real test.

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Patricia Rossini @patyrossini.bsky.social · Apr 15

The cfp for this year's @polcomm.bsky.social preconference at APSA is now open, and we are also organizing a mentoring scheme for early career scholars not willing/able to travel to Canada this year. Information below!

Dominik Stecuła @stecula.bsky.social · Apr 14

The call for papers for the APSA Political Communication Preconference in Vancouver is now open!

Together with @ashleymuddiman.bsky.social and @patyrossini.bsky.social, we're thrilled to invite your submissions.

📅: May 25th, 2025, 11.59pm PDT (GMT-7)

More information: u.osu.edu/apsa2025/

2025 Political Communication APSA Preconference

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · Apr 17

Nothing says teaching critical thinking like state-level bans on what topics can be taught

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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · Apr 15

New piece in The Nation arguing that we need public media more now than ever. We must defend what we have with an eye toward expanding and restructuring public media in the future.

We Must Save Public Media to Change It

We need public media more than ever—it’s too precious to let Trump defund it. But to live up to its democratic promise, we must support public media to serve our needs.

www.thenation.com

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Dominik Stecuła @stecula.bsky.social · Apr 14

The call for papers for the APSA Political Communication Preconference in Vancouver is now open!

Together with @ashleymuddiman.bsky.social and @patyrossini.bsky.social, we're thrilled to invite your submissions.

📅: May 25th, 2025, 11.59pm PDT (GMT-7)

More information: u.osu.edu/apsa2025/

2025 Political Communication APSA Preconference

u.osu.edu

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