Judicial Selection

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Merit

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Missouri Plan

Direct Election

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Appointment and confirmation

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Political violence in the United States

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Political violence is

Examples of political violence and threats of violence

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Endorsement of political violence

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  • Marjorie Taylor Greene's calls for political violence[2]


Donald Trump and the media

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Background

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Reactions to Trump

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Critiques of initial reactions

Best-practices

  • Not the odds, but the stakes[3]
  • Ask tough questions[3]
  • Framing and context[3]
  • Avoid sensationalism[4]

Categories

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Trump's reactions to Journalism

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Atlantic commentator George Packer believes a second term could spell the end of democracy and journalism.[5]

Prosecution

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In 2017, Trump allegedly suggested the FBI should consider putting reporters in prison for 10 or 15 years for publishing leaked conversations the President had.[6]

Kash Patel threatened that the next Trump administration, which he would likely be a member of again, would prosecute journalists.[7]

Celebrating violence

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In 2015, he said he would not kill journalists but reiterated how much he hates them.[8]

A 2018 New Yorker column detailed Trump's celebrating violence against journalists.[9] Rolling Stone has also criticized the president as threatening journalists with prison rape during a public rally in reference to leaks from the Supreme Court decision.[10]

Supporters

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Threats of physical violence by supporters.[11]

See also

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Leonard Leo

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Worldview

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ProPublica portrays Leo as growing more extreme, citing Leo as saying Catholicism remained under threat from “vile and immoral current-day barbarians, secularists and bigots” who he calls “the progressive Ku Klux Klan.” Leo also referred to "barbarians" who were “conducting a coordinated and large-scale campaign to drive us from the communities they want to dominate.”[12] Leo was also quoted as saying he wanted to "roll back" or "crush liberal dominance" in American culture and life.[12] Another group that ProPublica described as a direct offshoot from Leo's network (and one which had Leo's support) was described as promoting the dangerous-for-democracy independent state legislature theory that seeks to give state legislatures total control in the administering of elections, removing checks and balances provided by state courts, which some fear would lead to election subversion.[12]



List of Podcasts about Democracy

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Title Founded Ended Host(s) Affiliation(s) Coverage
Democracy Paradox 2020[13] Justin Kempf Democracy Group Podcast Network Frances Z. Brown (Carnegie Endowment)[14], Journal of Democracy [@JoDemocracy] (January 31, 2023). "You need @DemParadox in your podcast rotation; the sharpest thinkers on democracy in conversation with a deeply knowledgeable interviewer. Always essential listening" (Tweet). Retrieved July 5, 2023 – via Twitter.

Democracy paradox (podcast)

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Overall: need more notable and independent sources over a longer period of time as of July 2023

Sources

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Notable

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Frances Z. Brown listed it as her pick for The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Eight Best Foreign Policy Podcasts in 2022.[15]

Maybe

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William J. Dobson [@WilliamJDobson] (May 17, 2022). "If you care about democracy and its prospects, I highly recommend you give the @DemParadox podcast a listen. Justin Kempf hosts a smart conversation, and there's a good chance you'll even hear a @JoDemocracy author now and again" (Tweet). Retrieved July 5, 2023 – via Twitter. (only issue here is that it comes across like mutual promotion more than independent endorsement)

The Journal of Democracy [@JoDemocracy] (January 31, 2023). "You need @DemParadox in your podcast rotation; the sharpest thinkers on democracy in conversation with a deeply knowledgeable interviewer. Always essential listening" (Tweet). Retrieved July 5, 2023 – via Twitter. - the Journal of Democracy article is classified as a 'stub' meaning it's not the most ideal source. It's also not peer-reviewed. There's also a question of independence given the quote below.

Recommendation - Jessica Ludwig on Twitter (should she have a Wikipedia profile?) - appears on the podcast to promote her book - maybe not independent?

Current Publishing local profile[13] - no Wikipedia page for the source

Not notable enough (at least not yet)

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Would first want to see a fully-developed Wikipedia page to help evaluate notability for most of these

Democracy Group member[16] (group doesn't have enough media mentions for its own page)

Referenced in WaPo op-ed by Jennifer Rubin (need more than a reference for notability)

Referenced in Jacobin[17] (though the podcast isn't mentioned by name)

References

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  1. ^ Taylor, Miles. Blowback: A Warning to Save Democracy.
  2. ^ Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson
  3. ^ a b c Stening, Tanner (2023-06-28). "How should the media cover Donald Trump in 2024? We asked the experts". Northeastern Global News. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  4. ^ Hartmann, Thom (December 2, 2023). "Opinion | Cowardly For-Profit Journalism Is Bringing Trump's Fascism Back to Our Door | Common Dreams". www.commondreams.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  5. ^ Packer, George (2023-12-04). "Is Journalism Ready?". The Atlantic. ISSN 2151-9463. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  6. ^ Walters, Joanna (2017-05-21). "'Trump has declared war': journalists denounce any attack on press freedom". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  7. ^ Sullivan, Kate; Treene, Alayna (2023-12-06). "New Trump admin would try to prosecute journalists, former Trump adviser says | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  8. ^ Borchers, Callum (December 23, 2015). "Donald Trump is pushing journalists to their professional — and personal — limits". Washington Post.
  9. ^ Lach, Eric (2018-10-19). "Donald Trump Celebrates Violence Against Journalists". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  10. ^ Wade, Peter (2022-10-23). "Crowd Cheers and Laughs When Trump Threatens Journalists With Prison Rape". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  11. ^ Sullivan, Margaret (October 12, 2022). "If Trump Runs Again, Do Not Cover Him the Same Way: A Journalist's Manifesto". Washington Post.
  12. ^ a b c Kroll, Andy; Bernstein, Andrea; Marritz, Ilya; Sweitzer, Nate (2023-10-11). "We Don't Talk About Leonard: The Man Behind the Right's Supreme Court Supermajority". ProPublica. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  13. ^ a b Morwick, Rick (2022-03-14). "Airing views on democracy". Current Publishing. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  14. ^ https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/09/30/best-foreign-policy-podcasts-pub-88063
  15. ^ Acton, James M.; Anthony, Aubra; Brown, Frances Z.; Gordon, Noah; Usman, Zainab; Vaishnav, Milan; Wertheim, Stephen; Yerkes, Sarah (September 30, 2022). "The Best Foreign Policy Podcasts". The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
  16. ^ https://www.democracygroup.org/shows/democracy-paradox
  17. ^ "Behind Russia's War Is Thirty Years of Post-Soviet Class Conflict". jacobin.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.