July Update
We hope you are well in this challenging time. The COVID-19 pandemic shows no sign of abating in the U.S., and a rough political year is only likely to get rougher. But the global civil rights protests provide hope that long standing wrongs may finally be addressed - many feel optimistic for the first time in a long time. One of those new optimists is Professor Mark McPhail, whose discussion with us is below.
Meanwhile, we’re having a busy summer. Check out our latest conversations and join our upcoming events about ethics and digital politics, and celebrating the launch of the new book. More news and updates are on our website, and you can always find us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
June Events
In June we spoke to rhetorical scholar Dr. Mark Lawrence McPhail about race, racism and rhetoric and to Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Candidate Jevin Hodge and George Washington University philosopher Joseph Trullinger about the theory and reality of running an ethical campaign. You can watch the conversations here.
Upcoming Event: Digital Campaign Ethics in Theory and Practice
On July 30 at noon EDT the Project is hosting digital entrepreneur and best selling author Cheryl Contee, digital campaign veteran Bradley Engle, and professor Vincent Raynauld of Emerson College and Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières to talk about the ideal and the real of ethical online advocacy. Ms. Contee and Prof. Raynauld both co-authored chapters in Political Communication Ethics - Theory and Practice. Details and registration here.
Upcoming Event: Book Launch
Join us on August 6th at 6:30pm EDT for the official launch of Political Communication Ethics: Theory and Practice. Emmy Award winner and former CNN Washington bureau chief Frank Sesno will interview Project director Peter Loge and George Washington University student Anthony Thomas about politics, communication and ethics in 2020. Details and registration are here. If you order the book, be sure to use the discount code on the right.
What’s Next
In the coming months we will be writing more case studies with the Media Ethics Initiative at the University of Texas - Austin, hosting more online conversations, and reaching out to the media more (you can catch the Project in the news here). Be sure to follow the Project on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Spread the word.
Keep in touch and be well,
Peter