Project on Ethics in Political Communication
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The Project on Ethics in Political Communication in the School of Media and Public Affairs at the George Washington University promotes the study, teaching and practice of political communication ethics. The Project is led by Peter Loge, @ploge
Join the Project on Ethics in Political Communication next Monday, Nov. 10 at 2p ET for a conversation about ethics and advocacy in a time of Trump with political strategist, tech exec, and former Republican Lucy Caldwell.
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Ethics and Advocacy in a time of Trump: A conversation with Lucy Caldwell
Political strategist and democracy advocate Lucy Caldwell joins Peter Loge, the director of the Project on Ethics in Political Communication on Monday, Nov. 10 at 2:00pm ET.
Lucy Caldwell is a polit...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Join the Project on Ethics in Political Communication next Monday, Nov. 10 at 2p ET for a conversation about ethics and advocacy in a time of Trump with political strategist, tech exec, and former Republican Lucy Caldwell.
Details and registration here:
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Details and registration here:
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The Trump administration is using pictures and videos that aren't connected to its claims to make the case for its policies. This is deceptive and wrong.
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We checked DHS’s videos of chaos and protests. Here’s what they leave out.
Official videos purporting to show the triumph of recent immigration operations used footage that was months old or recorded thousands of miles away, a Washington Post analysis found.
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November 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The Trump administration is using pictures and videos that aren't connected to its claims to make the case for its policies. This is deceptive and wrong.
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The government should not threaten people who report on or speak out about government officials. The point of the First Amendment is to allow the public and press to criticize the government.
A spokesman for the North Carolina Republican Party appeared to threaten ProPublica, urging President Trump to “feed” the news outlet to the “USAID wood chipper,” over a story it published on a prominent conservative state Supreme Court judge.
N.C. GOP spokesman urges reporter to drop news story, citing Trump ties
Communications director Matt Mercer later said in a social media post that Trump should “feed ProPublica to the USAID wood chipper.”
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November 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The government should not threaten people who report on or speak out about government officials. The point of the First Amendment is to allow the public and press to criticize the government.
The problem of AI generated fake audio isn't AI - it's fake audio. People don't need AI to lie, they are perfectly capable of lying on their own. AI makes it easier and faster, but the problem remains lying, not AI.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The problem of AI generated fake audio isn't AI - it's fake audio. People don't need AI to lie, they are perfectly capable of lying on their own. AI makes it easier and faster, but the problem remains lying, not AI.
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Instead of AI, what if it had been an impersonator or human stand in?
AI is the news hook but the question is about the connection between image, truth, and reality. New tech, questions at least as old as Plato.
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AI is the news hook but the question is about the connection between image, truth, and reality. New tech, questions at least as old as Plato.
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Virginia GOP candidate debates AI version of his opponent
The move from John Reid, who's running for lieutenant governor, is the latest in a weird election year.
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October 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Instead of AI, what if it had been an impersonator or human stand in?
AI is the news hook but the question is about the connection between image, truth, and reality. New tech, questions at least as old as Plato.
www.axios.com/local/richmo...
AI is the news hook but the question is about the connection between image, truth, and reality. New tech, questions at least as old as Plato.
www.axios.com/local/richmo...
Failure to hold corrupt politicians accountable decreases public trust in the political system and gives permission for people to lie and cheat as long as their friends are in power.
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Santos Is Released After Trump Commutes His Sentence
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October 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Failure to hold corrupt politicians accountable decreases public trust in the political system and gives permission for people to lie and cheat as long as their friends are in power.
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Vile begins to describe this. Republican leaders at every level should denounce the rhetoric and dissasociate from everyone involved in the group. No excuses, no both sides, no equivocation. Language like this is wrong.
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‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
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October 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Vile begins to describe this. Republican leaders at every level should denounce the rhetoric and dissasociate from everyone involved in the group. No excuses, no both sides, no equivocation. Language like this is wrong.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Vile begins to describe this. Republican leaders at every level should denounce the rhetoric and dissasociate from everyone involved in the group. No excuses, no both sides, no equivocation. Language like this is wrong.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Vile begins to describe this. Republican leaders at every level should denounce the rhetoric and dissasociate from everyone involved in the group. No excuses, no both sides, no equivocation. Language like this is wrong.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Email fundraising is notoriously an ethical disaster. These standards from Democratic fundraising platform @actblueorg.bsky.social are a good step in the right direction.
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Matching Program Standards
ActBlue supports legitimate matching programs that help amplify grassroots donations. To ensure transparency and protect donors from misleading claims, all matching programs must comply with these ...
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October 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Email fundraising is notoriously an ethical disaster. These standards from Democratic fundraising platform @actblueorg.bsky.social are a good step in the right direction.
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Progressive communications firm Spitfire Strategies is the latest to put out a primer on AI and advocacy ethics. More firms should clearly state how they view the ethical use of AI.
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October 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Progressive communications firm Spitfire Strategies is the latest to put out a primer on AI and advocacy ethics. More firms should clearly state how they view the ethical use of AI.
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From The Overlook, a local weekly in New York state:
Violence against political leaders tests our democracy. We must reject dehumanizing rhetoric and model restraint—starting in our own communities.
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Violence against political leaders tests our democracy. We must reject dehumanizing rhetoric and model restraint—starting in our own communities.
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Choosing Civility After the Fatal Shooting of Charlie Kirk
Where is America headed? It’s a question we all must confront amid the political violence shaking the very core of our country. Wednesday’s assasination of the conservative influencer Charlie Kirk lan...
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September 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
From The Overlook, a local weekly in New York state:
Violence against political leaders tests our democracy. We must reject dehumanizing rhetoric and model restraint—starting in our own communities.
theoverlooknews.com/choosing-civ...
Violence against political leaders tests our democracy. We must reject dehumanizing rhetoric and model restraint—starting in our own communities.
theoverlooknews.com/choosing-civ...
The power of AI is new, but it raises age-old ethical questions - Project on Ethics in Political Communication director Peter Loge in a special edition of Campaigns & Elections
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The Power of AI is New, But It Raises Age Old Ethical Questions
It can be tempting to believe that AI changes everything. But the nefarious uses of AI aren't nefarious because they use AI.
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September 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The power of AI is new, but it raises age-old ethical questions - Project on Ethics in Political Communication director Peter Loge in a special edition of Campaigns & Elections
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Journalists, pundits and pols should reinforce this message.
"Only a vanishingly small number of Americans support political violence in any meaningful sense."
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"Only a vanishingly small number of Americans support political violence in any meaningful sense."
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Why Support for Political Violence Is Not as High as It May Seem
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September 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Journalists, pundits and pols should reinforce this message.
"Only a vanishingly small number of Americans support political violence in any meaningful sense."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
"Only a vanishingly small number of Americans support political violence in any meaningful sense."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
Project director @ploge.bsky.social sat down with communications expert Kristen Grimm to talk about the ethics of talking about political violence. A recording of the conversation and follow up notes are here -
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Recording and Notes - The ethics of talking about political violence. — Project on Ethics in Political Communication
I recently talked to Kristen Grimm about the ethics of talking about political violence. You can watch a recording of our conversation here . Throughout the conversation, Kristen and I reinforced ...
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September 19, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Project director @ploge.bsky.social sat down with communications expert Kristen Grimm to talk about the ethics of talking about political violence. A recording of the conversation and follow up notes are here -
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/recordi...
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/recordi...
What are the ethics of talking about political violence?
Join Project director Peter Loge and communications leader Kristen Grimm tomorrow for a conversation about how to ensure political violence remains rare, condemned, and unpopular
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Join Project director Peter Loge and communications leader Kristen Grimm tomorrow for a conversation about how to ensure political violence remains rare, condemned, and unpopular
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/event-t...
Event: The Ethics of Talking About Political Violence — Project on Ethics in Political Communication
Kristen Grimm, founder of Spitfire Strategies joins Peter Loge, the director of the Project on Ethics in Political Communication on Thursday, September 18 at 1:00pm ET to talk about the et...
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September 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
What are the ethics of talking about political violence?
Join Project director Peter Loge and communications leader Kristen Grimm tomorrow for a conversation about how to ensure political violence remains rare, condemned, and unpopular
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/event-t...
Join Project director Peter Loge and communications leader Kristen Grimm tomorrow for a conversation about how to ensure political violence remains rare, condemned, and unpopular
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/event-t...
Join the Project on Ethics in Political Communication for a conversation with Kristen Grimm about the ethics of talking about political violence. Details and registration here:
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/event-t...
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/event-t...
Event: The Ethics of Talking About Political Violence — Project on Ethics in Political Communication
Kristen Grimm, founder of Spitfire Strategies joins Peter Loge, the director of the Project on Ethics in Political Communication on Thursday, September 18 at 1:00pm ET to talk about the et...
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org
September 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Join the Project on Ethics in Political Communication for a conversation with Kristen Grimm about the ethics of talking about political violence. Details and registration here:
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/event-t...
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/event-t...
Journalists, pundits, and politicians: Political rhetoric matters and framing matters. Defining political violence as normal and acceptable makes it normal and acceptable. The result is a democratic death spiral.
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The Ethics of Responding to Political Violence — Project on Ethics in Political Communication
Politicians and pundits should unequivocally condemn political violence. Political rhetoric matters. Journalists and analysts should focus on violence being real, but hugely unpopular and out ...
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September 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Journalists, pundits, and politicians: Political rhetoric matters and framing matters. Defining political violence as normal and acceptable makes it normal and acceptable. The result is a democratic death spiral.
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/the-eth...
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/the-eth...
Do political consulants have an obligation to make political rhetoric less extreme and less violent?
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Consultants Struggle With How to Ease Political Tensions
When it comes to actually reducing political tensions, some consultants and strategists say that they’re stumped.
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September 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Do political consulants have an obligation to make political rhetoric less extreme and less violent?
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Political violence is unacceptable.
The point of democracy is that we argue instead of shooting. Violence is, by definition, anti-democratic.
Do not promote, applaud, mock, or minimize political violence.
The point of democracy is that we argue instead of shooting. Violence is, by definition, anti-democratic.
Do not promote, applaud, mock, or minimize political violence.
September 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Political violence is unacceptable.
The point of democracy is that we argue instead of shooting. Violence is, by definition, anti-democratic.
Do not promote, applaud, mock, or minimize political violence.
The point of democracy is that we argue instead of shooting. Violence is, by definition, anti-democratic.
Do not promote, applaud, mock, or minimize political violence.
Two high school students -one Dem, one Rep - started a national organization to fix politics.
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2 high schoolers want to heal the political divide
David Chen and Calder Law are bringing their idea to other states.
www.deseret.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Two high school students -one Dem, one Rep - started a national organization to fix politics.
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
Contact sheets are case studies in ethics - is President Kennedy contemplative? Feeling the weight of the world? Or just stretching his back? The viewer answers the question and assigns it meaning.
The Analog Allure of Photographers’ Contact Sheets www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/a...
The Analog Allure of Photographers’ Contact Sheets www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/a...
The Analog Allure of Photographers’ Contact Sheets
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September 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Contact sheets are case studies in ethics - is President Kennedy contemplative? Feeling the weight of the world? Or just stretching his back? The viewer answers the question and assigns it meaning.
The Analog Allure of Photographers’ Contact Sheets www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/a...
The Analog Allure of Photographers’ Contact Sheets www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/a...
The AI in politics toothpaste isn't just out of the tube, it's going to happy and taking selfies with the candidate. But the ethics of AI in political campaigns remains an open discussion.
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How Political Pros Are Thinking About AI Right Now
Political veterans are already finding ways to put generative AI to use, but they’re also approaching it with caution.
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August 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The AI in politics toothpaste isn't just out of the tube, it's going to happy and taking selfies with the candidate. But the ethics of AI in political campaigns remains an open discussion.
campaignsandelections.com/industry-new...
campaignsandelections.com/industry-new...
Former US Rep. Claudine Schneider (R-RI) joined Project director Peter Loge to talk about making campaigns more ethical - check out the conversation here.
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Making Campaigns More Ethical — Project on Ethics in Political Communication
On Thursday, August 28th former US Representative Claudine Schneider (R-RI) joined Project director Peter Loge for a conversation about improving our political discourse. Rep. Schneider served in t...
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August 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Former US Rep. Claudine Schneider (R-RI) joined Project director Peter Loge to talk about making campaigns more ethical - check out the conversation here.
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/making-...
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/making-...