Subject areas the Campaign U teams will cover
Campaign Ads (campaign ads, party ads, independent group ads, web ads, radio ads)
Campaign Speeches (presidential and vice presidential candidates as well as surrogates – analyze word use and messages – discuss speeches to different constituents)
Polls (analysis of any and all national and statewide polls, particularly those in battleground states)
TV News Coverage (cable, network and PBS shows, including the Sunday morning shows – describe how the broadcast news media are framing the election narrative and analyzing the campaigns)
Newspapers (news coverage, columns, and editorials from the major dailies and papers in key battleground states)
Issue Check (what the candidates are saying about issues, how they're framing issues to their advantage, whether they're distorting the other side's position, whether they're telling the truth)
Constituencies and Interest Groups (minorities, seniors, religious right, economic conservatives, foreign policy hawks, peace groups, civil libertarians, unions, gun owners, environmentalists, women, etc. – how the campaigns are playing to them, and what interest groups representing these constituencies are doing to influence the campaign)
Partisan Media (talk radio, cable shows with a point of view)
Bloggers and Magazines (scan online for what's hot, trending, consequential)
Social Media (monitor all social media sites, particularly Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Buzzfeed, Storify, and Twitter, for what's trending and newsworthy)
Political Humor (political comedy and satire from all media) |
