Decision 2016, a website recently launched by the IU Newsroom, will serve as a comprehensive guide to IU resources and faculty expertise for this election season.
Nearly two dozen faculty members will be featured on the website, which compiles available news releases, published articles and blog posts, according to an IU press release.
Ryan Piurek, director of strategic communications for IU Communications in Bloomington, said in the release this year’s elections have and will continue to generate interest locally and on the state and national levels.
“Indiana University has experts in an extensive array of election-related areas,” Piurek said in the release. “We believe this new Web resource will serve as a useful and easily navigable tool in delivering news tips, political analysis and scholarship on the most important issues affecting voters.”
The website was designed for news media, but it can also be informational for the general public, according to the release.
Decision 2016 offers various news stories, features, media tip sheets and more generated by the University or by other media resources featuring IU faculty.
Faculty members from IU-Bloomington and IU-Purdue University Indianapolis make up a majority of the website’s experts, according to the release. However, links to contacts at the University’s six other regional campuses are available.
The website will also feature media resources with details on how to arrange on-campus or remote interviews with faculty and links to IU research centers dealing with public policy.
Expert sources available on the Decision 2016 website conduct research on topics such as campaigns and voting, foreign policy, national security, environmental issues, the economy and more, according the release.
These faculty members who are featured on the site are well versed in a variety of topics including energy policy, urban issues, gun control and global finance.
In addition to faculty members already featured on the website, more will be added as new issues are discussed throughout the election cycle to keep up with the most pressing issues and news throughout the election..
Carley Lanich
