Media Appearances
The following is a list of recent media appearances, including panel participation, interviews on radio and television, and interviews with newspapers and magazines.
Among Ohioans, Governor DeWine has an 85% approval rating for handling COVID-19. This rating exceeds President Trump's approval of handling the crisis which is 50.3% (among Ohioans). April 20-25, 2020
Michigan Residents are required to wear masks
Paula Tutman reports
May 20, 2020
President Trump’s approval rating increased from the January 2020 Baldwin Wallace poll, though a slim majority of Michigan voters still report disapproval with how Trump is handling the presidency. Survey respondents were split, with 46% approving of Trump’s performance and 49% disapproving.
“We’re calling this a ‘rally around the flag effect,’ which is unusual,” Towner said. “Normally, we see this when we’re talking about conflict -- 9/11, the Iraq war and the Vietnam war -- but the president is dubbing the coronavirus as a war and a war we’re going to win. That’s clever. It’s important messaging to the American people that this is a war that we’re going to fight.” mlive.com, March 26, 2020.
Great Lakes Poll Media Coverage - January 2020
"Voters distrust social media as source of campaign news, worry about foreign interference" Cleveland.com, January 22, 2020.
Social media is a great thing. It opens up the world to us. It connects us all across geographic boundaries,” Terri Towner, a political science professor at Oakland University in Michigan, said. “But now we’re seeing that there may be evidence of foreign influence in our own elections."
"Computerized Campaigns"
Ball Bearings Magazine, October 7, 2019
Terri Towner, a professor of political science at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, says it’s absolutely vital for a politician to have a strong digital campaign. According to Towner, digital advertising is among the most important things a candidate can spend money on.
Professor Towner shares insights on the Democratic Debates on Fox 2 News Detroit on July 30, 2019.
"Professor Towner's LIVE WWJ interview on 2019 Democratic Debates" June 26, 2019
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"Media Literacy in the Digital Era: Fake News and Information"
In May-June 2019, the U.S. Embassy invited Professor Towner to serve as a keynote speaker at the U.S. Embassy Teacher Academy in Bonn, Germany: "Living in a Digital World: Expectations, Challenges, Myths and Opportunities." This conference was co-organized by the German-American Institute Nurnberg and the Gustav-Streseman-Institut Bonn.
"The 2018 Midterm Elections in the Age of Social Media Giants."
The U.S. Embassy in Berlin invited Professor Towner to speak throughout Germany on the role of social media in the 2018 U.S. Midterm Elections. This tour included numerous professional talks, lectures, and panels in Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, and Berlin. The final panel took place in Berlin, Germany, on November 21, 2018, invited by the Hanns-Seidel-Foundation and the U.S. Embassy in Berlin.
"The Rise of Political Memes Could Have a Major Effect on America"
“Humor can create cynicism and can increase mistrust in government,” she says. “If you’re cynical about government, then maybe you won’t participate or consider being a public official, and that’s concerning. What is that going to do for democracy?"
"Oakland University guests talk about State of the Union on Fox 2"
Fox 2 News, January 31, 2018
"Student Body Voting Engagement Earns Bronze Seal"
“The Center for Civic Engagement comes to OU at a time when students are demonstrating renewed student activism and political participation,” Professor Terri Towner said. “Students are participating in peaceful protests, rallies and walkouts, distributing petitions, creating groups and volunteering for local organizations.”
OU ‘Soundings Series’ to highlight social media strategies for scholars
This event featureed Dr. Terri Towner and Dr. Peter Trumbore, associate professors with OU’s Department of Political Science, discussing how best to employ social media platforms – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and blogs – in academia.
"Civil unrest, protest numbers, at all time high says OU poli-sci prof."
“We’re in a very divided nation right now and I don’t think we were as polarized then. With the Tea Party movement I didn’t see it continuing on this type of scale. There wasn’t a lot of organization and also with this movement people are protesting the entire government (as opposed to one party),” Towner said.
"Escaping the Echo Chamber"
When a news outlet makes a claim that many like-minded people repeat over and over again, it can become exaggerated or distorted until most people assume an extreme version of the story is true, said Terri Towner, associate professor of political science at Oakland University.
Oakland University's 2016 Campaign Roundup discussion in Pontiac
Oakland University hosted a post-election Campaign Roundup 2016 discussion at Pontiac's International Technology Academy (ITA). Students posed questions to a panel including local journalists, Pontiac Mayor Deirdre Waterman and Oakland University political science professors Dave Dulio, Terri Towner and John Klemanski. Students from Pontiac schools and Oakland University were involved.
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"Beware the Echo Chamber for News"
Towner has studied social media and politics since the 2008 election. In her politics and the Internet class, she focuses an entire section on the echo chamber and the need to escape it to be an informed citizen.
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Professor Terri Towner about the peaceful transition of power that takes place in the U.S. today 1-20-17
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Paul Smith Radio Show, WJR, January 20, 2017
Professor Terri Towner shares with Paul W. Smith how the final debate went last night 10-20-16
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