We’re doing something a bit different this week. Instead of asking the National Citizens Panel to score passages, we provided them with five of the highest dignity passages from Democrats and five from Republicans, and we asked them to rank them from most inspiring to least inspiring and giving reasons for their scores. It's time to hand out some dignity awards!About The Dignity Index The Dignity Index is an initiative by UNITE, a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing political divisi...
8 Nov 2024
Dignity in victory and defeat
The voters have spoken and for candidates it’s time to declare victory and accept defeat… but did they do it with dignity or contempt?About The Dignity Index The Dignity Index is an initiative by UNITE, a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing political divisions by promoting respectful and dignified public discourse. The Index measures and scores public speech on a scale from contempt to dignity, encouraging a higher standard of communication among public figures. By focusing on the s...
1 Nov 2024
Election eve showdown
With Election Day just days away, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are making their closing arguments to voters. But do those messages come with a dose of dignity or a heap of contempt? Our panel discusses and the National Citizens Panel gives us a view of what Americans are thinking. About The Dignity Index The Dignity Index is an initiative by UNITE, a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing political divisions by promoting respectful and dignified public discourse. The Index measu...
26 Oct 2024
Presidential ads in the final weeks
This episode of Dignity Weekly looks at ads the Trump and Harris campaigns are using as they head into the final weeks before Election Day. About The Dignity Index The Dignity Index is an initiative by UNITE, a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing political divisions by promoting respectful and dignified public discourse. The Index measures and scores public speech on a scale from contempt to dignity, encouraging a higher standard of communication among public figures. By focusi...
21 Oct 2024
Senate race dignity highs and lows
We’re about two weeks from Election Day and things can get a bit heated down the stretch. On this episode, the Dignity Panel looks at four clips from Senate races around the country.Our panelists this week:Tami Pyfer, Chief of Staff & Vice President of External Affairs, UNITE…Dr. Jesse Graham, the George S. Eccles Chair in Business Ethics at the University of Utah…Dr. Samantha Ball, Senior Research Associate at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah…Steven Lehnhof, ...
15 Oct 2024
Social media influencer posts
Last week we had ourselves a dignity fest as we looked at the surprisingly friendly vice presidential debate. This week… we’re going to the other extreme as we look at comments from non-politicians that were posted on social media. The Dignity Panel weighs in on posts from accounts that have 5-500k followers, mid-tier or regional influencers and the posts have engagement in the thousands on the specific posts that were selected. About The Dignity Index The Dignity Index is an initiative ...
4 Oct 2024
Vice Presidential debate... now with more dignity
In this episode of Dignity Weekly we’re looking back at the Vice Presidential debate. Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance squared off in a refreshingly substantive debate and scored high on the Dignity Index. See what our panelists and the National Citizens Panel had to say. About The Dignity Index The Dignity Index is an initiative by UNITE, a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing political divisions by promoting respectful and dignified public discourse. The Index measures a...
26 Sept 2024
Campaigns heat up
This week on Dignity Weekly, our panel takes a look at the moments of dignity and contempt as the presidential campaigns heat up. Plus, we jumpstart the national conversation with our Dignity Panel and look at what American is saying as the National Citizens Panel weighs in. About The Dignity Index The Dignity Index is an initiative by UNITE, a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing political divisions by promoting respectful and dignified public discourse. The Index measure...
16 Sept 2024
The Presidential Debate
This week on Dignity Weekly, our panel takes a look at the moments of dignity and contempt as the presidential candidates take the debate stage. Plus, we jumpstart the national conversation with our Dignity Panel and look at what American is saying as the National Citizens Panel weighs in. About The Dignity Index The Dignity Index is an initiative by UNITE, a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing political divisions by promoting respectful and dignified public discourse. Th...
10 Sept 2024
Party Conventions
Both the Republicans and Democrats rallied their bases at their respective conventions, using varying levels of dignity and contempt. Our panelist discuss passages from both nominees and their most fiery surrogates, plus we check their scores against the National Citizens Panel. About The Dignity Index The Dignity Index is an initiative by UNITE, a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing political divisions by promoting respectful and dignified public discourse. The Index measures ...
9 Sept 2024
National conversation about dignity and contempt in speech
We want to let you know about a new weekly show we’re launching called Dignity Weekly.Here’s what you can expect: Each week, we take comments from people driving the national discussion and measure their words against the Dignity Index. Our panelists will weigh in and check their scores against the National Citizens Panel.Join us each week for Dignity Weekly.About The Dignity Index The Dignity Index is an initiative by UNITE, a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing political divisions...
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