The problem with AI generated fakes isn't the AI - it's the faking. Project on Ethics in Political Communication's latest for @thehill.com thehill.com/opinion/tech...

Public service is not for private gain. “Government officials should not, and should not appear to be, endorsing a commercial product. Full stop,” Project on Ethics in Political Communication director Peter Loge. www.notus.org/money/mike-h...

"...calling your opponents traitors — and then specifically saying that it warrants the death penalty — is reckless, inappropriate, irresponsible.” US Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) We couldn't have said it better. thehill.com/homenews/562...

Calling for the execution of your political opponents is obviously wrong and should be condemned. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...

AI gets the headline, but it's the faking that's the problem. Campaigns shouldn't make stuff up about their opponants. www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...

Join the Project on Ethics in Political Communication next Monday, Nov. 10 at 2p ET for a conversation about ethics and advocacy in a time of Trump with political strategist, tech exec, and former Republican Lucy Caldwell. Details and registration here: forms.gle/FKEB2NLsH5Ma...

The Trump administration is using pictures and videos that aren't connected to its claims to make the case for its policies. This is deceptive and wrong. wapo.st/4oMJke4

The government should not threaten people who report on or speak out about government officials. The point of the First Amendment is to allow the public and press to criticize the government.

The problem of AI generated fake audio isn't AI - it's fake audio. People don't need AI to lie, they are perfectly capable of lying on their own. AI makes it easier and faster, but the problem remains lying, not AI. thehill.com/homenews/med...

Instead of AI, what if it had been an impersonator or human stand in? AI is the news hook but the question is about the connection between image, truth, and reality. New tech, questions at least as old as Plato. www.axios.com/local/richmo...

Failure to hold corrupt politicians accountable decreases public trust in the political system and gives permission for people to lie and cheat as long as their friends are in power. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...

Vile begins to describe this. Republican leaders at every level should denounce the rhetoric and dissasociate from everyone involved in the group. No excuses, no both sides, no equivocation. Language like this is wrong. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Vile begins to describe this. Republican leaders at every level should denounce the rhetoric and dissasociate from everyone involved in the group. No excuses, no both sides, no equivocation. Language like this is wrong. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

This should be obvious - don't post misleading pictures. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Email fundraising is notoriously an ethical disaster. These standards from Democratic fundraising platform @actblueorg.bsky.social are a good step in the right direction. help.actblue.com/hc/en-us/art...

Progressive communications firm Spitfire Strategies is the latest to put out a primer on AI and advocacy ethics. More firms should clearly state how they view the ethical use of AI. spitfirestrategies.com/app/uploads/...

From The Overlook, a local weekly in New York state: Violence against political leaders tests our democracy. We must reject dehumanizing rhetoric and model restraint—starting in our own communities. theoverlooknews.com/choosing-civ...

The power of AI is new, but it raises age-old ethical questions - Project on Ethics in Political Communication director Peter Loge in a special edition of Campaigns & Elections campaignsandelections.com/ce-45/the-po...

Journalists, pundits and pols should reinforce this message. "Only a vanishingly small number of Americans support political violence in any meaningful sense." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...

Project director @ploge.bsky.social sat down with communications expert Kristen Grimm to talk about the ethics of talking about political violence. A recording of the conversation and follow up notes are here - www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/recordi...

What are the ethics of talking about political violence? Join Project director Peter Loge and communications leader Kristen Grimm tomorrow for a conversation about how to ensure political violence remains rare, condemned, and unpopular www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/event-t...

Join the Project on Ethics in Political Communication for a conversation with Kristen Grimm about the ethics of talking about political violence. Details and registration here: www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/event-t...

Journalists, pundits, and politicians: Political rhetoric matters and framing matters. Defining political violence as normal and acceptable makes it normal and acceptable. The result is a democratic death spiral. www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/the-eth...

Do political consulants have an obligation to make political rhetoric less extreme and less violent? campaignsandelections.com/industry-new...

Political violence is unacceptable. The point of democracy is that we argue instead of shooting. Violence is, by definition, anti-democratic. Do not promote, applaud, mock, or minimize political violence.

Two high school students -one Dem, one Rep - started a national organization to fix politics. www.deseret.com/politics/202...

Contact sheets are case studies in ethics - is President Kennedy contemplative? Feeling the weight of the world? Or just stretching his back? The viewer answers the question and assigns it meaning. The Analog Allure of Photographers’ Contact Sheets www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/a...

What are the ethics of paying political influencers? Via @wired.com www.wired.com/story/dark-m...

The AI in politics toothpaste isn't just out of the tube, it's going to happy and taking selfies with the candidate. But the ethics of AI in political campaigns remains an open discussion. campaignsandelections.com/industry-new...

Former US Rep. Claudine Schneider (R-RI) joined Project director Peter Loge to talk about making campaigns more ethical - check out the conversation here. www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/making-...

Join the Project on Ethics in Political Communication on Aug 28 for a conversation with former US Rep Claudine Schneider (R-RI) about how to make politics more ethical. Details and registration here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Big thanks to IBM's Tech for Impact series for asking Project director Peter Loge to talk about ethics, AI, and fakes deep, shallow and historical. A very interesting conversation.

Earlier today I talked to Andrew Doty and @dustinwahl.bsky.social about the communication ethics of advocating for political reform. A very interesting conversation and a lot of food for thought. Check it out. www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/video-conver...

The Project on Ethics in Political Communication's occasional conversation series is back - on July 15 we're talking about ethics and political reform with Andrew Doty and @dustinwahl.bsky.social. Details and registration here: www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/ethical...

Politics is one of the most public things we do. That so much of our politics is being funded in private is undemocratic. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

"The free press may be trouble, but it goes with the territory of a healthy democracy." A.G. Sulzberger: A Free People Need a Free Press www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...

Ethics question, a version of which was the final exam question in Political Communication Ethics in @smpagwu.bsky.social: Would it be ethical for Democrats to campaign for Paxton in the Republican primary? Via @punchbowlnews.bsky.social

Of course accepting a jet from a foreign government is unethical. Good grief. apnews.com/article/trum...  Trump defends the prospect of Qatar gifting him a plane to use as Air Force One

Presidents swear an oath to uphold the Constitution. It is a sacred oath to uphold a sacred document. They don't get to pick which parts of the Constitution they follow any more than priests get to pick which commandments to follow. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The President refusing to follow a court order is anti-democratic. Asserting he can ignore the courts says he can ignore democratic institutions on which our democracy relies. Trump Says He Could Free Abrego Garcia From El Salvador, but Won’t www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...

Political norms matter. Those in politics have an ethical obligation to politics itself. "...democracy got into this mess, and democracy is going to have to get us out. And that’s going to mean, kind of, fostering a public understanding of why these principles and norms are important..."

"Our Constitution is written on ancient paper. Its effectiveness, durability and power depend upon people embracing its commands today, with good faith and with good will...We are in perilous waters." - Prof. Dawn Johnson, Maurer School of Law, Indiana University www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...

Outside groups with secret funders are buying ads praising Trump. The ads run in DC during the week and the Mar a Lago media market on weekends. Ads thanking elected officials are legal and SOP. So are secret donors and shadow groups - ethical? www.nbcwashington.com/investigatio...

"...attacks erode public confidence in government institutions, deter political participation, discourage political discourse." Politicians and pundits have an ethical obligation promote political debate and condemn partisan attacks. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

Norms matter in a democracy. "A president ordering investigations of specific individuals whom he considers to be his political enemies is a remarkable breach of the traditional wall of separation between the White House and the Justice Department." www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

Democracy requires a free, sometimes adversarial, often irritating, press. Part of the media's job is making elected officials uncomfortable. www.cnn.com/2025/04/08/p...

Politics is a mess. A couple of high school students from different ends of the political spectrum think they have an answer.

An interesting regular look at the ethics of images in politics, @azzacohen.bsky.social is worth following.

We talked to two high school students from different political parties about their new organization - and their PAC - that gets students involved in politics and promotes bipartisanship. That and our other conversations are here: www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/video-conver...

Join the Project this afternoon for a conversation with two high school friends with different political views who started a PAC and are building a national organization to help improve American politics. www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/event-y...