How to say nasty things while staying popular: UnSpun Journal Club
This week’s paper, from Sweden, answers an important question: when politicians dogwhistle racism, can it make them MORE popular?
In this episode, DrSturg breaks down clearly what a dog whistle is and the clever way this paper studied the matter. She ends with advice on what YOU can do to not fall victim and a message for journalists.
Here is the original paper.
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