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Brian Hansbury, Co-Leader of Media and Democracy Project, joins Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, to discuss guidelines for pro-democracy election coverage.  With an open letter to American media executives, publishers, and journalists, Brian and his team are intent on expecting more from media companies in their reporting of the 2024 election. The Project is asking national and local journalists to support democracy and encourage the engagement of voters in issues with less focus on polls. Deepak and Brian talk about: The eroding trust in traditional news sources Treating elections like they are more important than sports scores Polls are not news events Voter suppression Supporting robust local journalism #MediaandDemocracyProject #FixMediaNow @TheDemLabs #ElectionCoverage #Journalists #Journalism #Democracy #Election2024 MediaandDemocracyProject.org TheDemLabs.org

Seth David Radwell, author of American Schism: How the Two Enlightenments Hold the Secret to Healing Our Nation, which won the International Book Award for Best General Nonfiction in 2023, characterizes the forces driving the schisms in our society. With a view of the past and an analysis of what supports a healthy democracy, part of the solution, he contends, is the election system needs structural reform. There is a need for more competitive races and open primaries, focusing on issues, not just the candidates trying to be the most extreme in the primaries. We talk about: Role social media is playing to fuel these divisions Current student protests and protest movements throughout history Disinformation, censorship, revisionism, hate speech Responsibility of the business sector to help heal the divide Building resilience and conducting open, civil conversations Overcoming voter apathy and addressing the frustrated majority How moving forward and holding on to a path creates tension in societies Why he is optimistic for the future of our democracy #FightUnreasonWithReason #AmericanSchismBook #Democracy #Partisanship #Voters #VoterApathy AmericanSchismBook.com

Jess Ellis, Senior Specialist, Client Partnerships, Politics at VDX.tv, illuminates the CTV and OLV landscape for political and advocacy advertising. With the increasing shift to streaming and the use of apps to download and watch videos, targeted advertising opportunities are diverse and effective for reaching specific segments of voters. The length of the ads is also shrinking as voter attention spans shorten, requiring more imaginative use of words and images. We talk about: Applying advertising strategies used in the commercial sector to political outreach and persuasion Push for CTV pre-reservations Premium CTV inventory and finding those who pay to avoid streaming ads The under-appreciated value of non-premium CTV inventory Audiences watching OLV and linear TV  #VDXtv #CTV #OLV #PoliticalAdvertising #TargetingVoters #FASTapps #VideoAdvertising VDX.tv

Anne-Christine, investigative journalist and human rights activist Stop the Coup 2025, joins Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, to address the anti-abortion war and threat to women's health from Project 2025, a 900-page Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise from the Heritage Foundation.  With references to the Comstock Act of 1843 and other state laws, this group is organizing campaigns that promote Christian nationalist values, intending to turn this country into a theocracy. Deepak and Anne-Christine talk about: How Christian Nationalists are using non-profits with tax-exempt status to organize hate campaigns and engage in political activities Strategy behind citing old laws with deliberate incorrect interpretations Criminalization of "deviant behavior" Calling on men to get involved with actions about reproductive choice Getting information into the hands of people who can amplify the message of the fight against Project 2025 #StoptheCoup2025 @TheDemLabs #HumanRights #WomensRights #ReproductiveRights #Project2025 #Democracy StoptheCoup2025.org  TheDemLabs.org

Bryan Miller, President of Neptune Ops, discusses how browser companies are changing their policies regarding the use of cookies to locate specific individuals and the need for new campaign strategies to find and persuade voters online. In the post-cookie world, political consultants must consider new identifiers based on other data, surgical contextual targeting, and geo-fencing. We talk about: What replaces cookies to identify and target specific voters or groups Voting propensity, voter turnout, and when people decide how they are going to vote Finding persuadable voters How voters are consuming media Use of humor in political and advocacy ads Reaching diverse and younger voters Election Month not Election Day #NeptuneOps #TargetingVoters #PostCookies #PoliticalAdvertising NeptuneOps.com

Patrice O'Neil, Founder of Not In Out Town, joins Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, to discuss gathering communities together to support conversations that drive understanding about fighting hate and racism. Patrice reports that screening their film Repairing the World in local gatherings has become a catalyst for people to share their stories about being harmed by hate and actions that can taken to fight racist attacks. NIOT has become a story center for communities who want to stand up together and learn from each other. Deepak and Patrice talk about: Inspiring people to take on hate and fight white supremacy Documenting incidents of hate and racism Engaging institutions that can take action Normalizing the fight against hate speech #NIOT #NotInOurTown @TheDemLabs #HateSpeech #Racism #RepairtheWorldFilm    niot.org RepairtheWorldFilm.org TheDemLabs.org