Donald Trump, with his lawyers, talks to the press pool outside a Manhattan criminal courtroom during his hush-money trial on May 3, 2024.
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A former judge and an expert on political communication dissect the most recent week of Donald Trump’s hush-money trial.
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What the brevity and humble tone tell us about the resigning first ministe'rs hopes for the future.
Messages stream out from members of Congress to constituents around the country.
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In taxpayer-funded email messages to constituents, Republicans prefer visual elements and strategic timing, and Democrats prefer more text-heavy missives.
The Economic Freedom Fighters marked its 10th anniversary at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on 29 July 2023.
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Opinions differ widely about the true character of the EFF and what it really stands for since it gained seats in parliament in 2014.
Screenshot from Yes23 ad advocating for the “yes” campaign.
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We looked at two ads for the “no” campaign, and two for “yes”, to see how effective their communication strategies have been.
President Joe Biden has held fewer press conferences than any president in recent memory.
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President Joe Biden may be nicer to reporters than his predecessor, but he’s not actually responsive to the press. He has held fewer press conferences than any president in recent memory.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is seen before his government delivered the provincial 2022 budget at the Ontario legislature.
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Ontario goes to the polls in a month, and Doug Ford will likely win again. Why? Because the Liberal and NDP leaders have failed to connect with the people of Ontario the way Ford has.
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Dealing with what have been called ‘wicked’ and ‘adaptive’ problems is a huge challenge for political leaders. A ‘clumsy’ response can be inevitable – and even desirable.
The rally – fed by citizen-spread misinformation and disinformation – that turned into the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection.
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America’s public sphere is broken because propaganda has replaced political communication. How did we all become propagandists?
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks to the press after the House voted to remove her from committee assignments.
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When far-right and far-left politicians get most of the media attention, it hurts democracy.
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The hand that taps ‘remove from this group’ is the hand that rules the world.
The thin blue line.
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The complex mechanisms behind the pictures we see.
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Which political party in Indonesia has the most social media followers? Does it matter?
Hashtags at the ready.
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The power of the mainstream media to put pressure US government policy should not be underrated.
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Wonder why Nigel Farage is on so often? Maybe because he’s very willing to turn up.
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Labour’s big fun day ended up being for the few, not the many.
Bob Brown was arrested under an anti-protest law after refusing to obey police directions to leave a forestry coup at Lapoinya State Forest.
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Bob Brown’s successful High Court challenge to an anti-protest law in Tasmania will cause many states to review their own protest laws.
Brexit and the election of US President Donald Trump represented seismic shifts to the established political order.
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While populism is considered a threat to democracy, there are in fact lessons our leaders can learn from the experience of populism in other countries.
Protestants hold a Sunday service in the open air in Jakarta. Their efforts to erect their own church buildings have been blocked by hardline Muslim groups.
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Truth’s victory over hate propaganda is neither automatic nor preordained. It requires a commitment to equal rights and norms of tolerance.
Leaders like Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, captured here playing football while his country is engulfed in turmoil, need to keep their eye on the ball and communicate effectively during times of crisis.
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Rather than viewing the media as enemies, African leaders should take a leaf from some Western politicians’ books and consider journalists as potential allies.