The Medium and the Message: Variation in Public-Facing Legislative Communication Across Platforms and Topics

• In Event: Position Taking and the Public

Brief Overview

We examine how members of the 113th and 114th Congress communicate with their constituents across mediums using a new data set of press releases, opinion pieces published in newspapers, email newsletters, and Facebook posts.

Authors

• Rachel Marie Blum, Miami University of Ohio

• Kelsey Shoub, University of South Carolina

• Lindsey Cormack, Stevens Institute of Technology