Center for Communication & Civic Renewal
@cccr.bsky.social
CCCR is an interdisciplinary research center at UW-Madison that aims to understand public opinion & the broad political communication ecology of WI & beyond through social science methods. Engaged scholarship, rooted in democracy. https://cccr.wisc.edu
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Here's something I post from time to time. My answer to a reader who asked me: what could journalists do NOW to break with some of their more corrosive habits.
June 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Here's something I post from time to time. My answer to a reader who asked me: what could journalists do NOW to break with some of their more corrosive habits.
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The full write up is here:
Was It Something The Democrats Said?
A Response to Third Way’s Political Language Memo
open.substack.com/pub/dcinboxi...
Was It Something The Democrats Said?
A Response to Third Way’s Political Language Memo
open.substack.com/pub/dcinboxi...
August 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The full write up is here:
Was It Something The Democrats Said?
A Response to Third Way’s Political Language Memo
open.substack.com/pub/dcinboxi...
Was It Something The Democrats Said?
A Response to Third Way’s Political Language Memo
open.substack.com/pub/dcinboxi...
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The only thing I can say about this paragraph is read it. Sit with it. Read it again. @michaelharriot.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The only thing I can say about this paragraph is read it. Sit with it. Read it again. @michaelharriot.bsky.social
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I'm closely interviewed for this Nieman Lab report that discusses how rural areas will be affected by loss of funding for local NPR reporting. We must not underestimate the importance of equal access to information - we're about to witness a seismic ideological shift in American sense of "place."
With Cuts to Federal Funding, How Will Public Media in the U.S. Survive? - Nieman Reports
With cuts to federal funding, how will public media in the U.S. survive? Gabe Bullard writes, "The closure of the CPB will hurt NPR and PBS, but the most immediate and devastating blow will be to the ...
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August 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I'm closely interviewed for this Nieman Lab report that discusses how rural areas will be affected by loss of funding for local NPR reporting. We must not underestimate the importance of equal access to information - we're about to witness a seismic ideological shift in American sense of "place."
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We just learned we are the most visited nonprofit news site in the U.S.
In markets large and small, these nonprofit news organizations are achieving traffic numbers that many commercial outlets would envy. Here’s our first monthly ranking of the top 25 nonprofit news sites in the United States. buff.ly/8yo3BfO
Nonprofit news sites are built to generate impact — but these are also generating audiences
In markets large and small, these nonprofit news organizations are achieving traffic numbers that many commercial outlets would envy. Here's our first monthly ranking of the top 25 nonprofit news…
www.niemanlab.org
July 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
We just learned we are the most visited nonprofit news site in the U.S.
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How effective are user corrections on social media, and does adding a link to a fact check improve effectiveness?
In piece led by @sachaltay.bsky.social we find corrections have small effects, adding a fact-check unlikely to make them more effective misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/the-... 1/6
In piece led by @sachaltay.bsky.social we find corrections have small effects, adding a fact-check unlikely to make them more effective misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/the-... 1/6
July 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
How effective are user corrections on social media, and does adding a link to a fact check improve effectiveness?
In piece led by @sachaltay.bsky.social we find corrections have small effects, adding a fact-check unlikely to make them more effective misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/the-... 1/6
In piece led by @sachaltay.bsky.social we find corrections have small effects, adding a fact-check unlikely to make them more effective misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/the-... 1/6
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[deep sigh]
I legitimately wonder where the senior managers pushing LLM tools get the notion that they will save time. Personal experience says it's the equivalent of double checking the work of a particularly incompetent work-study student.
Such is management disconnect from the work being done.
I legitimately wonder where the senior managers pushing LLM tools get the notion that they will save time. Personal experience says it's the equivalent of double checking the work of a particularly incompetent work-study student.
Such is management disconnect from the work being done.
Reporter: The FDA has a new AI tool that's intended to speed up drug approvals. But several FDA employees say the new AI helper is making up studies that do not exist. One FDA employee telling us, 'Anything that you don't have time to double check is unreliable. It hallucinates confidently'
July 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
[deep sigh]
I legitimately wonder where the senior managers pushing LLM tools get the notion that they will save time. Personal experience says it's the equivalent of double checking the work of a particularly incompetent work-study student.
Such is management disconnect from the work being done.
I legitimately wonder where the senior managers pushing LLM tools get the notion that they will save time. Personal experience says it's the equivalent of double checking the work of a particularly incompetent work-study student.
Such is management disconnect from the work being done.
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Copy of my book just arrived in the mail today! Feels unreal. You can preorder it here: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
July 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Copy of my book just arrived in the mail today! Feels unreal. You can preorder it here: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
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Missouri AG: Any AI That Doesn’t Praise Donald Trump Might Be “Consumer Fraud” (No, Really)
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey just sent threatening letters to Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Meta, claiming their AI chatbots violated Missouri's consumer protection laws. The crime? When asked…
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey just sent threatening letters to Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Meta, claiming their AI chatbots violated Missouri's consumer protection laws. The crime? When asked…
Missouri AG: Any AI That Doesn’t Praise Donald Trump Might Be “Consumer Fraud” (No, Really)
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey just sent threatening letters to Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Meta, claiming their AI chatbots violated Missouri's consumer protection laws. The crime? When asked to rank presidents on antisemitism, some of the AIs had the temerity to suggest Donald Trump might not be great on that front. Yes, you read that right. A sitting state attorney general is using the power of his office to threaten tech companies because their AIs expressed opinions about Trump that he disagrees with.
www.techdirt.com
July 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Missouri AG: Any AI That Doesn’t Praise Donald Trump Might Be “Consumer Fraud” (No, Really)
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey just sent threatening letters to Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Meta, claiming their AI chatbots violated Missouri's consumer protection laws. The crime? When asked…
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey just sent threatening letters to Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Meta, claiming their AI chatbots violated Missouri's consumer protection laws. The crime? When asked…
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When NPR left Twitter, traffic dropped by only a single percentage point.
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July 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
When NPR left Twitter, traffic dropped by only a single percentage point.
niemanreports.org/npr-twitter-...
niemanreports.org/npr-twitter-...
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Although “people in China are acutely conscious of the limits of permissible speech,” Lavender Au writes, Chinese students living in the United States never expected to be contending with similar worries:
For Chinese Students, America Feels Just Like Home
But not in a good way.
bit.ly
July 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Although “people in China are acutely conscious of the limits of permissible speech,” Lavender Au writes, Chinese students living in the United States never expected to be contending with similar worries:
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Musk's DOGE efforts to undermine foreign aid will lead to the deaths of tens of millions unless reversed. wapo.st/4684PQL
USAID cuts may cause 14 million more deaths in next five years, study says
The analysis, published in the Lancet, estimates the agency’s programs saved 91 million lives worldwide over two decades, playing a vital role in global health.
wapo.st
July 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Musk's DOGE efforts to undermine foreign aid will lead to the deaths of tens of millions unless reversed. wapo.st/4684PQL
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Note that Trump's cuts to university research are his least supported policy, @mayasen.bsky.social. Suggests a potentially broad coalition in support of university research, if universities can effectively make this argument.
June 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Note that Trump's cuts to university research are his least supported policy, @mayasen.bsky.social. Suggests a potentially broad coalition in support of university research, if universities can effectively make this argument.
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Enjoy our report from wave 2 of our three wave election panel study. This report highlights the importance of information diets and the country’s preferences in this current moment. Stay tuned for wave 3 at the end of summer!
🚨 CCCR has a new survey report out today! 🚨
"100 Days Under Trump: Public Reactions to Attacks on American Governance & Institutions"
The report draws on our Apr/May YouGov panel survey of US adults, following our Oct 2024 survey w/ recontacts + a sample refresh. 1/
cccr.wisc.edu/wp-content/u...
"100 Days Under Trump: Public Reactions to Attacks on American Governance & Institutions"
The report draws on our Apr/May YouGov panel survey of US adults, following our Oct 2024 survey w/ recontacts + a sample refresh. 1/
cccr.wisc.edu/wp-content/u...
June 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Enjoy our report from wave 2 of our three wave election panel study. This report highlights the importance of information diets and the country’s preferences in this current moment. Stay tuned for wave 3 at the end of summer!
🚨 CCCR has a new survey report out today! 🚨
"100 Days Under Trump: Public Reactions to Attacks on American Governance & Institutions"
The report draws on our Apr/May YouGov panel survey of US adults, following our Oct 2024 survey w/ recontacts + a sample refresh. 1/
cccr.wisc.edu/wp-content/u...
"100 Days Under Trump: Public Reactions to Attacks on American Governance & Institutions"
The report draws on our Apr/May YouGov panel survey of US adults, following our Oct 2024 survey w/ recontacts + a sample refresh. 1/
cccr.wisc.edu/wp-content/u...
June 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🚨 CCCR has a new survey report out today! 🚨
"100 Days Under Trump: Public Reactions to Attacks on American Governance & Institutions"
The report draws on our Apr/May YouGov panel survey of US adults, following our Oct 2024 survey w/ recontacts + a sample refresh. 1/
cccr.wisc.edu/wp-content/u...
"100 Days Under Trump: Public Reactions to Attacks on American Governance & Institutions"
The report draws on our Apr/May YouGov panel survey of US adults, following our Oct 2024 survey w/ recontacts + a sample refresh. 1/
cccr.wisc.edu/wp-content/u...
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The US government is pumping right-wing conspiracy theories into other countries. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Embattled Voice of America to use newsfeed from hard-right network
One America News will now provide news and video to government-funded organization
www.theguardian.com
May 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The US government is pumping right-wing conspiracy theories into other countries. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Destroying the agency that brought us the internet, the SuperCollider and modern telescopes. Heading into the dark ages here
Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
scim.ag
May 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Destroying the agency that brought us the internet, the SuperCollider and modern telescopes. Heading into the dark ages here
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Two seriously news organizations, probably more that I haven’t seen, referring to Afrikaners as refugees feels like confirmation we are living in the worst doublespeak simulation
May 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Two seriously news organizations, probably more that I haven’t seen, referring to Afrikaners as refugees feels like confirmation we are living in the worst doublespeak simulation
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There's a bill in Florida that would ban public colleges and universities from doing polling: www.insightsassociation.org/Portals/INSI...
Some of the only non-partisan public polling in FL these days comes from FAU and UNF, etc. If you're in FL, please contact your state rep / senator to oppose
Some of the only non-partisan public polling in FL these days comes from FAU and UNF, etc. If you're in FL, please contact your state rep / senator to oppose
www.insightsassociation.org
April 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
There's a bill in Florida that would ban public colleges and universities from doing polling: www.insightsassociation.org/Portals/INSI...
Some of the only non-partisan public polling in FL these days comes from FAU and UNF, etc. If you're in FL, please contact your state rep / senator to oppose
Some of the only non-partisan public polling in FL these days comes from FAU and UNF, etc. If you're in FL, please contact your state rep / senator to oppose