I write FICTION. In the week Joe Biden announced California Senator Kamala Harris as his chosen running mate, Karin shares her feelings about the pick (unexpectedly excited!) Will Trump cancel the elections outright? Phew. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. We look at a selection of pro-Biden and pro-Trump ads to unpack the strategy of each, and how effectively they bring this strategy to life. 40 journalists arrested for criticism Harming a town crier was considered treason. This week, Emma and Karin have a free ranging conversation covering everything from the resignation of UK PM Theresa May to whether Democrats should be appearing on Fox News. “The actual number of media violations and arrests is probably far higher,” the statement said. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. SHARE. We also play an email themed version of the Gut Check game, and of course Karin does a News Roundup covering Julian Castro's endorsement of Elizabeth Warren, Tom Steyer's qualification for next week's debate, and the insane amount of money being spent by the 2 billionaire candidates. This week, Karin interviews digital and social media expert Mat Muir about the raging debate over Facebook's political ads policy. This week, Karin talks to Psychoanalyst and co-host of the Mind of State podcast Betty Teng about the complicated psychology of campaigns during a time of pandemic. They discuss the different narratives Democrats used to explain their loss in 2016 and how that affected the 2020 Primary race. “This is no time to blame the messenger,” she said. Karin is joined by friend of the Pod Emma Burnell for a round up of the week's news. Required fields are marked *. Will states fail to hold viable elections? Trump campaign's push to have 4 instead of the usual 3 Presidential debates - should Biden accept this offer? We dig into the role of misogyny in voter choice, the changing role of women in the Democratic coalition, and whether we can make structural changes to support female participation at all levels. Please try again. Please try again. This week, Karin speaks to Alex Morgan, Executive Director of the Progressive Turnout Project, and gets some organiser training directly from Regional Field Director Alicia Stott. According to the co-founder of Blameless, Lyon Wong, nobody likes being blamed for a problem they didn’t create, but it’s worse being blamed for a problem because you were the one to identify it. * Some troubling swing state polls for Democrats from the New York Times This week we're watching and recapping the key takeaways from the first round of Democratic debates. She's joined by her colleague James Morris, MD of Edelman Public Affairs in London who talks us through what he learned about voters' mindset from conducting focus groups all over the country during this election. And because I have so much respect for the teaching profession, I wrote a story to protect our tenure rights. Bonnie recalls the days when she was teargassed at the 1968 Democratic convention and how her approach has changed since then. In the news roundup, Karin covers this story, plus the departure from the race of Cory Booker and Marianne Williamson and the Nancy Pelosi referring the articles of impeachment to the Senate for trial. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Please try again. Your email address will not be published. It's game time. I have papers to grade. This week, Karin is joined by friend of the pod and Mid Atlantic podcast host Roifield Brown to talk about Black Lives Matter. There is nothing vindictive in either my writing or my professional life. THe Democratically: 2020 campaign fundraising page is now more than halfway to it's goal - please give if you can. Something went wrong. She also does a news roundup, covering the serveral candidates that have recently withdrawn from the race (Jay Inslee, Kirsten Gillibrand, Seth Moulton) and reflects on her observations from her vacation in Oregon and California. Eventually! For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions. Don't blame the messenger -- unless it's all stats and no story. Unable to add item to List. This week, Karin speaks to LaTosha Brown, Co-Founder of Black Voters Matter about the lessons we can all learn from the lives of Civil Rights heroes like John Lewis and CT Vivian, the importance of joy and celebration to running an effective movement, and whether Biden should choose an African American woman as his running mate. This week, Karin speaks to Joseph Marks, a Doctoral Researcher in behavioural economics at University College London about his research showing what kind of people make compelling messengers. Karin also does a lightening round of the Gut Check Game, offering quick answers to common questions about the election. This week we check in with Denise Baron, an organiser for Pete Buttigieg. In this weekly show, Democratic Party activist and expat voter Karin Robinson explores the politics, policies and personalities of the 2020 election. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. He'll give us a sense of what the candidate rallies and events feel like on the ground, why some candidates seem to be taking off there while others are slow to catch fire, and talk us through the pluses and minuses of having Iowa go first in the first place. [2], The sentiment that one should not shoot the messenger was expressed by Shakespeare in Henry IV, Part 2 (1598)[3] and in Antony and Cleopatra: Cleopatra threatens to treat the messenger's eyes as balls when told Antony has married another, eliciting the response "Gracious madam, I that do bring the news made not the match. Don't Blame the Messenger is written by a … googletag.pubads().definePassback('/9201682/APAC_Standard_Sidebar2', [[300, 250], [300, 600]]).display(); Pacific Media Watch is compiled for the Pacific Media Centre as a regional media freedom and educational resource by a network of journalists, students, stringers and commentators. In addition, nearly 40 journalists have reportedly been arrested or charged around the world for criticising countries’ pandemic responses or for simply questioning the accuracy of the official numbers of cases and deaths.