USC experts in social media, psychology, political science, policy, law and journalism on Wednesday will discuss the election's impact on several issues - from concerns about human rights to our relationships on social media. Panelists will also discuss the USC Dornsife/LA Times Presidential Election Daybreak poll.
Contact: Emily Gersema, (213) 361-6730 or gersema@usc.edu
WHAT: USC Media Relations with Dornsife's Center for Economic and Social Research will host a coffee and brunch and two panels of experts, who will also respond to an open Q&A. The first panel, 9:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m., will discuss and respond to reporters' questions, such as:
- What happens in the Electoral College process?
- What campaign strategies were new and which ones may we see repeated in future political campaigns?
- How did this election shift political press coverage?
- How might a Trump presidency affect immigration policy and women's rights?
- What do the post-election protests signal for the future?
- Will this election affect women's efforts to run for office?
- Why did we lose so many Facebook friends this election?
- What has driven Americans apart, politically and socially?
The second panel, 10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m., will focus on the USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times Presidential Election Daybreak poll, which indicated a swell of support for now President-elect Donald Trump. Discussion will include:
- Ultimately, was the Daybreak poll wrong or right?
- Why was it deemed "the outlier?"
- What did the poll tell us about America?
- Why do so many polls seem wrong in their predictions?
- Poll methodology: the weighting game
- Transparency in polling
WHEN: Wed., Nov. 16, 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
** RSVP to Emily Gersema at (213) 361-6730 or gersema@usc.edu **
WHO:
Panel 1 includes:
- Robert Hernandez, moderator/panelist, assistant professor of web journalism at USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
- Alison Dundes Renteln, professor of political science, anthropology, public policy and law at USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Morteza Dehghani, assistant professor of psychology and computer science at USC Dornsife,
- Jesse Graham, associate professor of psychology at USC Dornsife
- Dan Schnur, director of the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics at USC
- Gordon Stables, clinical assistant professor of USC Annenberg
Panel 2 will be moderated by Gordon Stables and will include:
- Arie Kapteyn, director of the USC Dornsife’s Center for Economic and Social Research
- Jill Darling, survey director, also of the USC Dornsife’s Center for Economic and Social Research
WHERE: USC University Park Campus, Verna and Peter Dauterive Hall, 645 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90089; Room LL101
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