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The discussion will consider challenges involved with conducting the 2020 election, and an analysis of the reporting on the election, during the COVID pandemic. Among other things, panelists will discuss efforts to expand voting by mail, perceptions of fraud, and current controversies surrounding attempts at limiting voting. We also consider how voter suppression might affect results, and discuss how claims of fraud and the expanded use of mail voting presents new challenges to reporting on elections.
Panelists Alamillo and Donovan will each speak on fraud, expanded voting by mail, and suppression. Panelist Nielsen will speak on challenges associated with fact-checking and how election night results can be reported when millions of ballots are still to be counted. Marc Geisler, who specializes in critical cultural theory, will moderate the panel.
Western Horizons is a public webinar series featuring Faculty and Alumni of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
https://alumni.wwu.edu/event/pandemic-election-fraud-voter-suppression-media-and-2020-presidential-contest
The discussion will consider challenges involved with conducting the 2020 election, and an analysis of the reporting on the election, during the COVID pandemic. Among other things, panelists will discuss efforts to expand voting by mail, perceptions of fraud, and current controversies surrounding attempts at limiting voting. We also consider how voter suppression might affect results, and discuss how claims of fraud and the expanded use of mail voting presents new challenges to reporting on elections.
Panelists Alamillo and Donovan will each speak on fraud, expanded voting by mail, and suppression. Panelist Nielsen will speak on challenges associated with fact-checking and how election night results can be reported when millions of ballots are still to be counted. Marc Geisler, who specializes in critical cultural theory, will moderate the panel.
Western Horizons is a public webinar series featuring Faculty and Alumni of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
https://alumni.wwu.edu/event/pandemic-election-fraud-voter-suppression-media-and-2020-presidential-contest
