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At The BoundaryPolitical Polarization Feels Unstoppable. Will it Destroy Democracy?Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! Polarization Feels Unstoppable. Will it Destroy Democracy? In this episode of At the Boundary, we explore how America’s deepening divides are shaking the very foundations of democracy. Dr. Josh Scacco—USF’s first-ever Carnegie Fellow and founding director of the Center for Sustainable Democracy—joins us to dissect the troubling link between political polarization, public trust, and national security. From social media echo chambers and disinformation to local political violence and eroding public health consensus, Scacco explains why polarization feels so relentless—and what it co...2025-07-0747 min
New Books in TechnologyKevin Coe and Joshua M. Scacco, "The Ubiquitous Presidency: Presidential Communication and Digital Democracy in Tumultuous Times" (Oxford UP, 2021)The Ubiquitous Presidency: Presidential Communication and Digital Democracy in Tumultuous Times (Oxford UP, 2021) is part of the Oxford Studies in Digital Politics book series, and it makes an important contribution to the literature on the American presidency and the understanding of presidential rhetoric. There are decades of literature on the concept of the rhetorical presidency, dating back to the 1960s and 1970s. This area of study of executive politics focuses on public communication by the president, which is distinct from examining the powers and norms of the presidency itself. The media environment in which the president operates and in wh...2022-02-1058 min
In Conversation: An OUP PodcastKevin Coe and Joshua M. Scacco, "The Ubiquitous Presidency: Presidential Communication and Digital Democracy in Tumultuous Times" (Oxford UP, 2021)The Ubiquitous Presidency: Presidential Communication and Digital Democracy in Tumultuous Times (Oxford UP, 2021) is part of the Oxford Studies in Digital Politics book series, and it makes an important contribution to the literature on the American presidency and the understanding of presidential rhetoric. There are decades of literature on the concept of the rhetorical presidency, dating back to the 1960s and 1970s. This area of study of executive politics focuses on public communication by the president, which is distinct from examining the powers and norms of the presidency itself. The media environment in which the president operates and in which th...2022-02-1058 min
Beyond the News WFLA InterviewsSocial Media and Politics - Dr Joshua Scacco and Sam RechekAmericans agree that social media platforms are doing more harm than good to our politics, but they disagree on how to fix the problem. We speak with Dr Joshua Scacco, USF Communications Professor and lead student researcher Sam Rechek on a recent poll of one thousand social media users.2021-12-2208 min
breaking news united statesDonald Trump Set To Encounter More Empty Seats in Texas as History Tour ContinuesDonald Trump and Bill O'Reilly have still been not able to sell out the scenes for their two impending "History Tour" occasions in Texas, in spite of the fact that they don't seem to have been undersold as much as their dates in Florida.The previous president and ex-Fox News moderator are set to show up at the Toyota Center in Houston on Saturday, December 18, Followed by the American Airlines Center in Dallas on Sunday as a component of their joint talking visit.In front of this present end of the week's occasions, Ticketmaster...2021-12-1803 min
Axelbank Reports History and Today#62: Joshua Scacco - "The Ubiquitous Presidency"Hardly a day goes by when the President of the United States isn't a topic of conversation. From TV and Twitter to baseball games and surprise breakfast stops, the person sitting in the nation's highest office has the power to get attention almost no matter what they're doing. And increasingly so, they have made an effort to use their platform to drive politics, policy and power in the United States. In their book, "The Ubiquitous Presidency: Presidential Communication and Digital Democracy in Tumultuous Times," Drs. Joshua Scacco and Kevin Coe trace the history of the presidential platform, and how...2021-10-1950 min
National Institute for Civil DiscourseNICD Chat - The Ubiquitous Presidency: Conversation with Joshua M. Scacco and Kevin CoeRecently, Oxford University Press has published The Ubiquitous Presidency: Presidential Communication and Digital Democracy in Tumultuous Times, written by Joshua M. Scacco and Kevin Coe. In this episode of NICD Chat, Timothy Shaffer speaks with Scacco and Kevin Coe about their recent book, what it means to think about the modern presidency reaching back to the time of Franklin D. Roosevelt to today.
Significantly, the book utilizes data to make arguments about the impact and significance of the presidency well beyond simply speeches.
Establishes a novel framework that incorporates the goals and contexts of modern presidential...2021-08-051h 13
justinrobertyoung200,000 dead from COVID, how important is Big 10 football? TikTok sale meets China hawks- The COVID death toll has surpassed the White House's initial window of expectations, how will that affect the election?
- Trump worked hard to bring back Big 10 football. Will white working class voters in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio St., Minnesota and Wisconsin reward him?
- Does the TikTok/Oracle deal pass the smell test with China Hawks?
- Dr. Joshua Scacco discusses how digital communication from the White House has evolved from the first website to the information machine it is today.2020-09-171h 11