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Survey Savvy: Strengths and Shortcomings
With election polling currently at a fever pitch, we’ve developed a three-part series designed to aid in understanding, interpreting, and utilizing survey data. This post is the first in this series. Surveys are like the Swiss Army knives of research: versatile, handy, and useful in a wide variety of situations. But, just like you wouldn’t…
Navigating Digital Ads During an Election Cycle
We’re excited to share this guest post from Obet Montalvo and Salim Shariff, two esteemed colleagues with whom we’ve had the privilege of collaborating over the past few months. Together, we’ve been working to enhance our partners’ digital communications and advocacy capacity through a combination of trainings, consulting projects, and hands-on assistance. This partnership reflects…
How media coverage fuels the China nuclear threat narrative
As China’s nuclear buildup continues amid rising US-China tensions and as bilateral arms control diplomacy stalls, nuclear weapons are becoming an increasingly salient and volatile piece of the already fraught US-China relationship. For the US national security establishment, China and its nuclear program are also increasingly driving US defense strategy and nuclear posture. To better…
Digital Activism: Do’s and Don’ts to Keep Yourself Safe Online
As the student movement to end the genocide in Gaza has shown, protestors in the U.S. and worldwide face increasing obstacles. Social media and the internet are powerful tools for organizing, with platforms like Instagram and TikTok becoming instrumental in bolstering social movements. However, the threat of online harassment, surveillance, and doxing is ever-present, and…
Working with Influencers: A Handy Guide
As we shared in a recent blog post on how advocacy organizations can reach new audiences through visual social media, for an increasing number of individuals—and particularly young people—social media is their primary source of news. As this trend continues, it is important to meet these audiences where they are, and one way to do…
The Power of Instagram Storytelling: Insights from a Conversation with Common Cause Social Media Coordinator Jordan Johnson
As part of our series on leveraging Instagram for advocacy, I spoke with Jordan Johnson, social media coordinator for Common Cause — a nonpartisan, grassroots organization fighting for an accountable
Taking Space, Making Space: How Organizations and Journalists Can Platform Diverse Voices in Peace and Security Media
Read about the tangible steps organizations and journalists can take in order to ensure a more diverse set of voices — in terms of both gender and race — get heard.
Insta-Activism: How to Leverage Instagram for Your Next Advocacy Campaign
Instagram is a powerful tool for activism. Here’s how to utilize the platform for social change.
How advocacy organizations can engage new audiences using visual social media
Reaching and winning over youth audiences is vital for advancing our issues. So how can we communicate successfully on visual platforms like Instagram and TikTok in order to reach this demographic?
Arms control advocates have increased voiceshare, media audit finds
What are some of the major themes emerging from media coverage of nuclear weapons and war? Who is being heard on this issue, and what are they saying? How have recent geopolitical changes affected this coverage? To address these questions, ReThink Media conducted an extensive analysis of media, messaging, and opinion coverage of nuclear security…