News and Updates
Buffett Institute Awards $200K to Global AI Benchmarking Project Including CCPP Researchers
The Center for Communication and Public Policy (CCPP) is part of an interdisciplinary Northwestern team
CCPP Graduate Affiliates Present Cutting-Edge Research at MAPOR 2025
The Center for Communication & Public Policy (CCPP) is proud to celebrate the outstanding work
CCPP Faculty Affiliate Olga Kamenchuk Featured on Stanislav Kucher’s Political Affairs Program
CCPP Faculty Affiliate Olga Kamenchuk, Associate Professor of Research Methodology and International Communication at Northwestern
CCPP Director Erik Nisbet Interviewed by BBC on California Redistricting Vote and Its National Implications
CCPP Director Erik Nisbet Interviewed by BBC on California Redistricting Vote and Its National Implications
CCPP Director Erik Nisbet Featured in Los Angeles Times Story on Nationwide Redistricting Battles
As debates over political maps intensify ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, CCPP Director and
From DOGE to the ACA: Nisbet’s CBS Evening News Interview Explains Why GOP Rhetoric Still Resonates
In a February 2025 televised interview with CBS Evening News, CCPP Director Erik C. Nisbet,
CCPP Director Erik Nisbet Featured in WGN Investigates Report on Threats Facing Local Leaders
A recent WGN Investigates segment, “It’s Not Just National Political Figures Facing Fury — Local
New Publication by CCPP Faculty Affiliate Ayşe Lokmanoğlu Introduces the VisTopics tool for Topic Modelling of Video and Image Data
Congratulations to CCPP faculty affiliate Dr. Ayşe D. Lokmanoğlu, whose new co-authored article, “Topic Modeling
CCPP Event Recap: America’s Soft Power & Reputational Security in Crisis? Conversation with Nicholas J. Cull
On May 22, 2025, the Center for Communication & Public Policy and Northwestern University’s Buffett
CCPP Director Erik Nisbet Presents at Northwestern Symposium on Science & Politics on Distrust in Public Health
Last week, Erik C. Nisbet, Owen L. Coon Professor of Policy Analysis & Communication and
CCPP Director Co-Edits IJPOR Special Issue on Global Perspectives on Science, Polarization, and Populism
The International Journal of Public Opinion Research has released a special issue titled “Global Perspectives
CCPP in the News: Science News Highlights Study on Using AI to Detect Climate Misinformation
A new article in Science News spotlights groundbreaking research led by CCPP Graduate Student Affiliate
Do People Really Believe the Election Falsehoods They Share? New CCPP Study Published in Political Communication Shows They Do
A new article co-authored by CCPP Director Erik C. Nisbet, along with R. Kelly Garrett
CCPP Researchers Publish Guidance on How to Counter State-Sponsored Disinformation Campaigns
CCPP Director Erik C. Nisbet and CCPP affiliate faculty member Olga Kamenchuk have co-authored a
CCPP Researcher Publishes New Study on the Dynamics of Domestic Influence Campaigns in Southeast Asia
CCPP Graduate Research Affiliate Fatima Gaw, a PhD candidate in Media, Technology, and Society at
New CCPP Study Shows Americans’ Willingness to Trade Democratic Norms for Economic Well-being
CCPP Graduate Affiliate Chloe Mortenson and CCPP Director Erik C. Nisbet recently had their co-authored
CCPP Study Shows Talking Across Political Divides Reduces Support for Political Violence
CCPP Undergraduate Affiliate Paige Galperin recently presented findings from her summer research project, “From Bark
CCPP Director Nisbet Gives Keynote at WAPOR 2025 on “The Emergence of the ‘Illiberal’ Voter?”
On May 18th at the 78th annual conference of the World Association of Public Opinion
CCPP Report Highlights the Danger from Violent Memes in 2024 U.S. Election
Memes have become a critical communication tool for partisan and extremist groups. CCPP scholars took
New Published Study Shows How Emotional Cues in Social Media Impact Vaccine Acceptance Internationally
The relationship between social media discourse and vaccine hesitancy garnered a great deal of scrutiny
Register Now for the CCPP 2024 Winter Symposium: Digital Media, Extremism & Political Violence on March 8th
CCPP will be hosting its first-ever research symposium on Friday, March 8th! Centered around the
New CCPP Study on Russian COVID-19 Misinformation Published
CCPP faculty affiliates Erik Nisbet and Olga Kamenchuk have a new study out on how
CCPP partners on $1 million grant to combat the Global COVID-19 Infodemic
The Center for Communication and Public Policy is partnering with the Battelle and the Ohio
Preliminary COVID-19 Study Results Released
Erik Nisbet, Owen L. Coon Professor of Communication & Policy Analysis and director the Center