Course # 33910 Policymakers and political practitioners are grappling with a wide variety of issues surrounding digital media, in part because of the 2016 election. This course will be divided into three broad categories: 1.) Current policy issues, 2.) Digital media’s application in a political context, 3.) Emerging issues in the news about digital media. Sessions on policy issues will include discussions on foreign influence in the 2016 election, antitrust issues for tech companies, implications of tech company policies on free speech, changing definitions of “news”, explorations of privacy, appropriate requirements for transparency and disclosure surrounding digital spending in campaigns, and other topics.Sessions on digital media’s application in the political arena will include discussions about best practices for digital media, the various platforms widely in use—and their strength and weaknesses, implications for approaches to creative, an extended exploration of targeting options, methods for building digital budgets, reporting and measures of campaign success, and the ways digital media is used for voter engagement and organizing, fundraising, person and mobilization. For the sessions on emerging issues, students will be expected to monitor the news and social media to help identify relevant topics for class discussion and come to class prepared to discuss them. Recent News More news Student Profile: Namuka Ishii, MPP Class of 2024 Thu., May 02, 2024 Student Profile: Carrie Collins, MPP Class of 2024 Tue., April 30, 2024 Alumni Profile: Eloísa Ávila-Uribe, MACRM’23 Fri., April 26, 2024 Upcoming Events More events Data and Policy Summer Scholars Program (DPSS): Deep-Dive Conversation with Jose Macias and Alexandra Sobczynski Mon., May 06, 2024 | 7:30 PM International Policy Action Lab Mini Class with Austin Wright Tue., May 07, 2024 | 6:00 AM Driving Policy Innovation in the Social Sector in India: Lunch Conversation with Luis Miranda Tue., May 07, 2024 | 12:30 PM Harris School of Public Policy (The Keller Center), Room 2112 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States
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