Division 38: Political Communication

(Paper) Elite Denial Tactics and Democratic Instability: Adoption, Escalation, Spillover - Craig Asberry, CUNY - Queens College

(Paper) Enemies of the (E)state: The Role of Attacks on the Press on Media Content - Dan Hiaeshutter-Rice, Michigan State University; Dustin Carnahan, Michigan State University; Miyeon Kim; Xuzhen Yang, Michigan State University

(Paper) Media Coverage and Election Denial: How Journalists Cover the "Big Lie" - Jacob Ausubel, George Washington University

(Paper) Media Coverage of Opposition during Backsliding: Vilification and Deplatforming - Cemal Yilmaz, University of Chicago

(Paper) What If It Happened in Another Country? The Press and Democratic Backsliding - Shannon C McGregor, University of North Carolina; Daniel Kreiss, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Lorcan Neill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Carolyn Schmitt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Selin Kucukoruc, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Parker Bach, University of North Carolina-Chapel HIll

Gabrielle Beacken University of Texas at Austin

Rebekah Tromble Northeastern University