The Political Communication Working Group meets most Fridays from September to May to share research and get feedback on new ideas. We also host some terrific guest speakers, which are advertised through listserves at UM.
2023-2024 PCWG Speakers:
Winter 2024: February 16, Taylor Carlson (Washington University in St. Louis) “Through the Grapevine: Socially Transmitted Information and Distorted Democracy.” (ISR 6080, 11am ET)
Fall 2023: Nov. 3, Sarah Shugars (Rutgers University) “The Character of Connection: Platform Affordances and Democratic Outcomes” (ISR 6080, 11am ET)
Past Events
The PCWG also hosts the annual Michigan Symposium Series on Media and Politics, made possible with generous support from the Morgan O’Leary Symposium Fund. The first Symposium was in February 2019, entitled Environmental Advocacy in a Polarized World. The second symposium was in February 2020, entitled Online and Engaged: Political News in a Digital Media Environment. Details are below.
