WesleyanMediaProject Michael Franz Travis Ridout Erika FranklinFowler Wesleyan University The Senate ads data is fascinating. Pro-GOP ad advantage in PA and big pro-Dem advantage in Texas.

Important info and analysis from our Wesleyan University colleagues & students

💥 NEW from WMP: Harris is dominating digital platforms, particularly Facebook and Instagram. Read the full report for more: mediaproject.wesleyan.edu/releases-09262… Erika FranklinFowler Travis Ridout Michael Franz #2024election #politicalads

“With fewer than six weeks left until Election Day, Kamala Harris’s campaign is significantly outspending Donald Trump’s on television and digital advertising, according to a new report from the WesleyanMediaProject released this week.” The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

💡 WMP Issue Spotlight: This is the third post in a series of issue mentions in federal races by state shows the percentage of ads mentioning eight key issues tracked by the WMP. See the release for more details: mediaproject.wesleyan.edu/issues-sept24/

.WesleyanMediaProject found that since April, most ads in support of the Trump campaign have been attacking Vice President Kamala Harris. mediaproject.wesleyan.edu/releases-09122…

💥 NEW from WMP: Trump and his allies show signs of closing the TV ad gap in the past week, but Harris still has large leads online. Read the full report: mediaproject.wesleyan.edu/releases-10102… Report by Michael Franz Travis Ridout Erika FranklinFowler w/糕蝦米 Wesleyan University

💥NEW report from WMP, OpenSecrets.org, and Brennan Center sheds light on the scope of online ad spending this election cycle on the two largest online platforms, Google and Meta. Read more: mediaproject.wesleyan.edu/reports-101624/ #2024election Michael Franz Travis Ridout Erika FranklinFowler Wesleyan University

💥 New tools for visualizing presidential advertising by geography! One that shows the breakdown of presidential ads by issue mentions on TV & one that shows FB & IG spending over time. ⬇️ mediaproject.wesleyan.edu/issues-oct24/ Erika FranklinFowler Travis Ridout Michael Franz Wesleyan University

A new report from the WesleyanMediaProject, Brennan Center, and OpenSecrets.org found that $619 million has been spent on political ads on Google and Meta platforms through August of this election cycle. Read the full report: bit.ly/406J9kH

What tactics are political campaigns using to influence voters? Our new open access issue explores data-driven campaigning, examining several digital tactics used in recent European and US elections. Issue: shorturl.at/Rr34g

Final pre-Election Day report from WesleyanMediaProject underscores continuation of "extremely negative campaign" Wesleyan University mediaproject.wesleyan.edu/releases-10312…

Political ads on Google, Meta surged in the run-up to the election, per study by Brennan Center WesleyanMediaProject & OpenSecrets. Political advertising topped $1.35B on those platforms, with more spent 9/1 to Election Day than in the prior 20 months. opensecrets.org/news/reports/o…