elections – Eye on Ohio

Ohioans Speak Out in Focus Group Project: They Want More Accountability, Less Infighting

By Laura Bischoff, Dayton Daily News Just months before Election Day, voters of all stripes in Ohio are at the same time both worried and hopeful. They’re not sure who to trust in the media and government. They’re concerned about economic security for themselves and fellow Americans. They aren’t sure how the election will go…

Civil Rights, State Government

Eye on Ohio Launches Project to Combat Misinformation and Disinformation on the Internet

Shana Black, Eye on Ohio’s First Draft Fellow. On Thursday, a Cleveland man tweeted a picture saying that that local residents had taken to the streets to end COVID-19. The internet launched a vitriolic response, condemning the city for further spreading the disease. But no one, in fact, had marched. The tweet came from a…

INN Member Story, State Government

Q&A: Experts Discuss How to Find Undisclosed Campaign Donors

On Tuesday, a panel of top researchers, policy experts, and legal minds discussed lessons learned from the 2018 election and how groups- both liberal and conservative- have gotten better at hiding the source of campaign messages. (See video below.) PANEL 1: Following dark money trail through 2020 Michael Beckel, Issue One, Manager of Research, Investigations…