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A Swing State Voter’S Epiphany, Erin Ryan
A Swing State Voter’S Epiphany, Erin Ryan
Erin Ryan
This op-ed forecasts redemption for the fractured American electorate based on deep election-day kindnesses in politically divided southeastern Virginia.
Reporting On Palin: Negotiations In Political Theater, Erin Ryan
Reporting On Palin: Negotiations In Political Theater, Erin Ryan
Erin Ryan
This very short essay uses negotiation theory as a lens to analyze the McCain campaign's efforts to manipulate its media coverage during the 2008 presidential election. It offers a timely consideration of the troubling dynamic that can arise between the media and the campaigns that they cover, which often approximates a formal negotiation. The essay compares the campaign’s strategies for managing press coverage of its candidates to the well-researched techniques of competitive bargainers, including anchoring tactics, the scarcity effect, and psychological warfare. It reviews how reporters are uniquely hamstrung in coping with competitive bargaining tactics compared to ordinary negotiators, and …