Media-Influence

Bernie Sanders Appears on Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan Later Endorses Sanders for President

| Importance: 7/10

Bernie Sanders appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience (Episode #1330) on August 6, 2019, during his 2020 presidential campaign. The 1-hour-13-minute interview covered healthcare, climate change, criminal justice reform, and Sanders’ anti-establishment political message. Months later, in January …

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Competitive Enterprise Institute Launches "CO2 is Life" Advertising Campaign

| Importance: 8/10

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) launched a national television advertising campaign on May 18, 2006, featuring two 60-second spots promoting carbon dioxide as beneficial and dismissing climate change concerns. The ads aired in 14 U.S. cities from May 18-28, 2006, strategically timed to …

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American Petroleum Institute "Victory" Memo Outlines Climate Disinformation Strategy

| Importance: 8/10

The American Petroleum Institute (API) organized and funded a Global Climate Science Communications Plan, revealed in the leaked “Victory” memo outlining a multiyear, multimillion-dollar scheme to create uncertainty about established climate science. Created months after the Kyoto …

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Phyllis Schlafly Launches Monthly Newsletter, Building Conservative Communications Network

| Importance: 7/10

After losing a divisive fight for the presidency of the National Federation of Republican Women (for which she had served as first vice president since 1965), Phyllis Schlafly begins publishing The Phyllis Schlafly Report, a monthly newsletter intended to mobilize her supporters and inform them …

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