Civic Sift

Exploring the science of civics, political communication, and paths toward a healthier democracy.

Civic Sift is produced by the Center for Communication & Civic Renewal, an interdisciplinary research group in the School of Journalism & Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Professor Michael Wagner is the Center's faculty director and the host of Civic Sift.

The Center receives support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, which advances research at the intersections of media and democracy, and from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of UW-Madison, the Board of Regents, or the Knight Foundation.