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Vol. 1 · No. 9
A journalism & tech collaboration
Edition of the panel
Winning Hearts and Minds
Technology, Tyrants and Talking Points
Anna Saulwick · newsroom
Jonathan Schleifer · engagement
Larissa Brown · chair
01 · Page one
Larissa
Whose hearts and minds?
Elections turn on swing voters
The loudest aren't the movable
segmentation chart
02 · Console
Jonathan
We're talking to ourselves
> applause ≠ persuasion
> metrics flatter, don't move
92%
already agree
8%
might move
03 · Media desk
Anna
The fragmented media
Fewer rounds, fewer reporters — the gap didn't stay empty.
04 · Exhibit
Jonathan
The
“Your Shout”
gas ad
Who paid, who it targeted, and what it asked you to feel.
▶
ad video
05 · Analysis
Jonathan
Anatomy of a scare campaign
01
Find a cost, name a villain
02
Launder it through a front
03
Buy the marginal seats
04
Let the press call it balance
06 · Playbook
Larissa
Beyond the ad buy
> socially dynamic, not broadcast
> people carry it for you
07 · Research
Anna
Research-led, messenger-first
Test before you spend
Who says it beats what's said
message test results
08 · Style guide
Jonathan
Talking points that land
Say
Cheaper, cleaner, made here
Don't
Targets, tonnes, transition
09 · The ask
All three
Stop funding silos
Fund ethical, scalable strategy
Shift the middle, build ambition
Gazette · newsroom
Anna Saulwick
anna@gazette.news
Breakthrough · engagement
Jonathan Schleifer
jonathan@breakthroughstrategies.co
Boundless Earth · chair
Larissa Brown
hello@boundless.earth
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01 · Page one
Larissa
Whose hearts and minds?
Elections turn on swing voters, not supporters.
The loudest audience is rarely the movable one.
02 · Console
Jonathan
We're talking to ourselves
92%
of the audience already agrees
8%
might actually move
Applause from peers isn't persuasion.
The metrics flatter us. They don't move anyone.
03 · Media desk
Anna
The fragmented media
Fewer rounds, fewer reporters.
The gap they left did not stay empty.
04 · Exhibit
Jonathan
The
“Your Shout”
gas ad
Who paid for it.
Who it was aimed at.
What it asked you to feel, rather than think.
Drop the file beside this page as your-shout-ad.mp4
05 · Analysis
Jonathan
Anatomy of a scare campaign
01
Find a cost, name a villain
02
Launder it through a front group
03
Buy the marginal seats
04
Let the press call it balance
06 · Playbook
Larissa
Beyond the ad buy
Socially dynamic, not broadcast.
People carry the message for you.
07 · Research
Anna
Research-led, messenger-first
Test before you spend.
Who says it beats what's said.
08 · Style guide
Jonathan
Talking points that land
Say
Cheaper, cleaner, made here
Bills, jobs, and the place people live.
Don't
Targets, tonnes, transition
Insider vocabulary that asks people to do homework.
09 · The ask · all three
Stop funding silos
Fund ethical, scalable strategy
Shift the middle, build ambition