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Why Political Billboards Cut Through Right-Wing Propaganda in Rural America with Stephen Schear
Season 26 · Episode 12

Why Political Billboards Cut Through Right-Wing Propaganda in Rural America with Stephen Schear

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda

March 18, 202623m 3s

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Show Notes

Stephen Schear, activist and billboard expert, joins Deepak Puri, Founder of The Democracy Labs, to discuss a strategy to penetrate the right-wing propaganda machine by placing billboards with concise, visually powerful, and often negative messages in purple rural areas. Stephen details the logistics of creating, funding, and placing these kinds of billboards, emphasizing their cost-effectiveness.

Deepak and Stephen talk about

  • Why billboards are persuasive in rural communities
  • Media habits of voters who believe false claims
  • Collaborating with local county Democratic parties to target persuadable voters
  • The value of negative advertising and ridicule in exposing political lies

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