Join IDDP and @newrepublic.com on Oct. 21st for a frank discussion on democracy. Speakers include @rokhanna.bsky.social, @ryanenos.bsky.social, the University of Chicago's Susan Stokes, and former @washingtonpost.com columnist Eugene Robinson. Register to save your seat today: bit.ly/479ZNmF.

Q & A with the New Co-Directors of GW’s Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics | GW Today | The George Washington University As co-directors, Bailard and Porter aim to strengthen IDDP’s role in supporting informed public dialogue.

Curious to know about where IDDP is headed? In a Q&A with GW Today, @catiebailard.bsky.social and @ethanvporter.bsky.social spoke about their vision for the Institute. Read it at gwtoday.gwu.edu/q-new-co-directors-gws-institute-data-democracy-and-politics.

From Dashboard to Data Acquisition | Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics (IDDP) | Columbian College of Arts & Sciences | The George Washington University Researchers increasingly require data from social media companies to better understand the information environment, technology product design, & social issues.

🖥️ 📈 The SMM market thrives on secrecy. Some tools have privileged access, most scrape, few disclose. We need standards that put the public interest first. Read the report by @cmilez.bsky.social, @brandonsilverman.bsky.social, and @annalenhart.bsky.social
at iddp.gwu.edu/dashboard-data-acquisition

About | Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics (IDDP) | Columbian College of Arts & Sciences | The George Washington University IDDP’s mission is to help the public, journalists, and policymakers understand digital media’s influence on public dialogue and opinion.

Our first post! And what better way to mark this occasion than by announcing the start of a new chapter at IDDP. Last month @catiebailard.bsky.social and @ethanvporter.bsky.social stepped in as the Institute's Co-Director's. Read their full statement at iddp.gwu.edu/about.