Commentary
The party’s domestic and regional roles have changed, so Lebanon should devise a disarmament strategy that encompasses this.
Michael Young
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In The Media
How to Cover Electoral Conflict
The United States is different from other countries in many ways. But polarized people tend to be have similarly, all over the world. And in this context, the usual traditions of journalism will not work—and can do enormous harm
Published on Oct 8, 2020
Source: Election SOS
The 2020 election feels unprecedented in the United States. Nearly three out of four Americans are worried there will be widespread violence in response to the results, according to More in Common. Protests, racial discord and the pandemic have aggravated anxiety and suspicion in a nation already under strain
But journalists have covered elections similar to this, all over the world, for many years. They’ve agonized over their mistakes and learned from their best coverage. They’ve created playbooks for covering contested elections in frayed societies.
About the Authors
Rachel Kleinfeld
Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Rachel Kleinfeld is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, where she focuses on issues of rule of law, security, and governance in democracies experiencing polarization, violence, and other governance problems.
Amanda Ripley
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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