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The Biden-Harris administration is showing us that it gets the importance of reframing

Excerpt: Framing and reframing really matters to this administration. Consider the naming of Biden's three key proposals. The American Rescue Plan, the American Jobs Plan, and the American Families Plan are all simply and beautifully named. Accurate, memorable, and punchy.
Published at:3:02 PM on Thursday, April 29th, 2021
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Legislative Advocacy, Open Government, Policy Topics
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Don’t want our public discourse dominated by the right wing? Then don’t use their language

Excerpt: Words matter. Words mean things. Words are like flags for ideas. That's why an alliance of women's rights organizations is asking the BBC to stop using loaded language in its reporting.
Published at:1:17 PM on Wednesday, June 26th, 2019
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Media & Culture
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