In this episode, we explore a massive new study on improving the health of democracy. The Strengthening Democracy Challenge invited more than 30-thousand people to engage with 25 interventions. The goal was to find ways to reduce things like partisan animosity, partisan violence, and anti-democratic attitudes, and increase social trust and a willingness to engage with people across socially salient differences.
An intervention from the nonprofit, Civity, was one of 25 chosen from a pool of 250-plus… and it was number 1 at increasing social trust, number 2 in decreasing social distance and opposition to bipartisanshi, and number 4 in reducing partisan animosity.
Civity’s relational, story-based intervention also reduced support for un-democratic practices and helped people accept others from across the political divide.
We talk with researcher Robb Willer, professor of sociology, psychology, and organizational behavior at Stanford University; as well as Director of the Polarization and Social Change Lab… and Co-Director of the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society.
The role of public health agencies in community well being, with Andy Wessel
The First Amendment and Free Speech in Digital Spaces with Lata Nott
News Deserts & Ghost Newspapers with Dan Kennedy
The importance of precision in language to inform and give context, with Pamela Mejia
Fire & Climate in California, with Cal Fire's Lynne Tolmachoff
Drought & Climate in California with NWS Meteorologist Brian Garcia
The Power of Language & The Desire to Control It, with Dr. Laura Specker Sullivan
The Persistence of Racist, Sexist, & Anti-Semitic Imagery in Art, with Letha Ch'ien
News Coverage in the Pandemic, Emotion, Objectivity, & BIas, with John Zipperer
Framing of Asian Americans in News & Media
Trauma, Stress, & Self-Care in Journalism with former News Producer Misha LeClair
Domestic Violence An Ongoing Pandemic with Katharine Berg of La Casa de las Madres
Free Expression, Privacy, & Safety in Digital Spaces with Danny O'Brien with the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Nonprofit Journalism with Dave Kaplan, ED of the Global Investigative Journalism Network
NPR Chief Diversity Officer Keith Woods on Addressing Unconscious Bias in News
Washington Post Fact Checker Glenn Kessler on Accountability Journalism
Self Care and Trauma in Journalism with Dr. Elana Newman
Evolving Journalistic Norms with Steve Bien-Aime
The state of journalism: Election coverage, community connection, & future directions
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