Wonks and War Rooms

Where political communication theory meets on the ground strategy

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Host, Professor Elizabeth Dubois, picks a political communication theory, explains it to a practitioner, and then they have a chat about whether or not it makes sense at all out in the world of politics and communications. She chats with political staffers, journalists, comms experts, lobbyists, activists and other political actors. Elizabeth quizzes them on pol comm theory and they tell her how ridiculous (or super helpful) that theory actually is.

Dec 18, 2020

Season 1 complete!

Season: 1 Episode: 12 That's it for season 1 - thank you so much for joining us! Season 2 will kick off in January. Until then, you can head over to polcommtech.ca to join our mailing list or follow Elizabeth on Twitter @lizdubois.

Dec 2, 2020

Content Moderation with Andrew Strait

Season:1 Episode: 11 Former content moderator, Andrew Strait, and Elizabeth chat about what content moderation is, why it is always flawed, and how the way platforms are constructed impact the flow of content. They talk about a bunch of related issues including how to (and how not to) regulate tech companies in order to minimize harms. Additional Resources Andrew recommended two great books that look at content moderation and content moderators: Behind the Screen by Sarah T.

Wonks and War Rooms

Where political communication theory meets on the ground strategy

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