Political Advertising in the United States

Erika Franklin Fowler is professor of Government at Wesleyan University. She co-directs the Wesleyan Media Project, which tracks and analyzes political advertising, and Delta Lab, which elevates undergraduate computational analyses. She specializes in large-scale analyses of local media and advertising in electoral and health policy settings, and her interdisciplinary work has been published in political science, communication, policy and medical journals.Michael Franz is professor of Government and Legal Studies at Bowdoin College. ?He studies and?teaches?on campaigns and elections, with a specific focus on campaign finance and political advertising. ?He is co-director of the Wesleyan Media Project, which tracks political advertising. ?Since 2016 he has worked with ABC News as part of their?Decision Desk, helping the network project the outcome of elections on Election Night. Travis N. Ridout is Thomas S. Foley Distinguished Professor of Government and Public Policy and Director of the School of Politics, Philosophy and Public Affairs at Washington State University. He also serves as co-director of the Wesleyan Media Project, which tracks political advertising. His research on political campaigns, political advertising and campaign finance has appeared in dozens of journal articles and book chapters.