Q & A with Chris Wells: Trump as a Media Mastermind

Chris Wells is an associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His latest work, published in Political Communication, examines the many strategies Donald Trump used to generate news coverage. …

Don’t look to flash polls to determine a debate winner

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”8368″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.flickr.com/photos/billy3001/29700252374/in/photolist-MfvyhN-NdaZc2-N5Bhiv-N5BgHx-Mfvr3h-N5Bg22-MKYTC9-Mfvqt1-M883Yd-M7BMVz-M75nDw-MWdepD-M75nbh-M79qFz-MWdcbF-LRHWnU-MmFkB7-MAXv2e-MJk1Jv-MAXri2-MAXaAR-Myh5wJ-LLXeT8-LLXcc6-MfHZGs-LKdPaS-LJnvFR-MvGtX1-LHi7xG-MtfZew-LFCdDd-MCTsme-Mzo2tq-KsRYdg-KWZJvv-Ksfjyf-KTnGpa-KTnFfg-KTnDWV-JWNgLb-KsfeJf-KJ556J-JWNb87-Ksf7JJ-Ksf4wG-JX2jhB-KTnnwF-KQzd7U-JWN4jN-KQza8Y”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hours after the first presidential debate of 2016 concluded, Republican nominee Donald Trump took to Twitter to proclaim his victory. “Thank You! Four new #DebateNight Polls with the …