2024 Schroeder Fellow

Ekin Alpay is a 2024 Schroeder Fellow.  Her research project conducts a descriptive analysis of anti-democratic rhetoric within partisan media, utilizing sentimental variables to trace its evolution. Focused on the coverage of anti-democratic events and the rhetoric surrounding them, the study examines various forms of media content, including speeches and articles. Leveraging the Global News Index of the Cline Center, it aims to discern patterns and trends in the portrayal of anti-democratic events across different media outlets. Her research seeks to deepen understanding of the dissemination and impact of anti-democratic rhetoric within contemporary discourse.