Politics

For the third consecutive year, FactCheck.org has been awarded the Webby for best Political Blog/Website, and received the People's Voice Webby, as voted by the public, in the same category

People watching presidential debates on TV learn less about the candidates if they are simultaneously following social media such as Facebook and Twitter than debate viewers who aren’t using social media at the same time, a study has found.

Pollster Peter Hart will conduct a "Voices of the Voters" focus group in St. Louis on March 22 to explore Donald Trump's strengths and weaknesses as seen by Republican and independent voters.

Ken Winneg, who directs APPC's survey research, and Bruce Hardy, a distinguished research fellow, spoke on WHYY's "Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane" about politics, social media and the presidential campaign.

"Implications of the Demise of 'Fact' in Political Discourse" has been published in the Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, examining strategies used in partisan attacks on "fact" and reputable institutions.

Just before the Iowa caucuses, Kathleen Hall Jamieson spoke with host Tom Ashbrook on WBUR's "On Point" about the effectiveness of debates, the role of moderators and the media, and suggestions for reform.

FactCheck.org announced that its SciCheck initiative has received funding from the Stanton Foundation to continue fact-checking science-based political claims through the 2016 campaign.

In partnership with FactCheck.org and others, the Internet Archive has launched the Political TV Ad Archive to help journalists, researchers and the public understand the use of political ads in the 2016 elections.

Yale University law and psychology professor Dan Kahan, and the former top news executive at WHYY/NewsWorks, Chris Satullo, have joined the policy center for the spring semester.