Project on Ethics in Political Communication

Spring Update
May, 2021

In March, the Project on Ethics in Political Communication celebrated turning two by hosting a conversation about ethics and political consulting with the president of the American Association of Political Consultants, a member of the AAPC ethics committee, and a George Washington University student majoring in political communication and minoring in applied ethics. Who says ethicists don’t know how to party?

We haven’t been resting on our young laurels. Between mid-March and the end of April we:

Co-sponsored a discussion about the theory and practice of civil religion in American politics with the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict at Arizona State University.

Talked to leaders at New Politics about navigating the ethical challenges political campaigns face. New Politics recruits, trains and supports candidates who have served in the military or national service organizations such as the PeaceCorps and AmericCorps.

Participated in a panel discussion on political communication ethics sponsored by the Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State.

Talked to students at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard about the often unseen ethical challenges faced by advocacy campaigns.

Media

Reporters continue to reach out to the Project for comment on political events.

Textbook

Political Communication Ethics: Theory and Practice is available now - a perfect supplement for courses in advocacy, political communication and strategic communication.

What’s Next

This summer the Project is working on more case studies with the Media Ethics Initiative at UT Austin, more events, more media outreach, more talks, and 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