Creating Results
Debunking Misinformation and Restoring Confidence in U.S. Elections
The Center for Election Innovation & Research (CEIR) is an innovative non-profit with a proven track record of working with election experts from around the country and from both sides of the aisle. Brass Ring Communications’ earned media strategy is designed to help CEIR’s election law experts build voter trust and confidence, increase voter participation, and improve the efficiency of election administration.
Our team also supports the Election Official Legal Defense Network, a project of CEIR, which connects licensed, qualified, pro bono attorneys with election administrators, many of whom have been under attack since the 2020 Presidential Election. Additionally, we planned and executed the 2022 Defenders of Democracy Awards, held in Washington, D.C. to recognize the bravery of election officials, legal experts and investigative journalists, who stood up for the will of voters under enormous pressure following the 2020 Election.
Related media coverage:
CBS News: Election law expert on what we've learned from the Jan. 6 committee's first hearing
The Washington Post: Leading GOP candidates in Pennsylvania were in Washington on Jan. 6
Reuters: Trump allies breach U.S. voting systems in search of 2020 fraud ‘evidence’
Bloomberg: U.S. Election Officials Face Their Biggest Threat Yet — Jail Time
Informing COVID-19 Coverage with Expert Analysis
Legal scholars convened by the American Public Health Association, Public Health Law Watch, the Network for Public Health Law and the de Beaumont Foundation released a wide ranging report, Assessing Legal Responses to COVID-19 to inform decision makers about evidence-based best practices for pandemic policy. The report’s 50 authors offered analysis on how to expand access to public health, health care and telehealth; fortify protections for workers; and implement a fair and humane immigration policy. Brass Ring Communications supported a series of virtual briefings and conducted outreach to relevant media.
Related media coverage:
The Washington Post: Conservative courts say they can’t set health policy — and then they do it anyway
The Hill: Biden's victory means ACA isn't doomed — impending SCOTUS challenge threatens survival
Axios: Young people's next big COVID test
CBS Indianapolis: Legal experts review U.S. policy response to COVID-19
Courthouse News Service: Legal Experts Call on Officials to Shore Up Pandemic Response
MedPage Today: Legal Experts Blast U.S. Response to COVID-19
Leveraging the Voices of The Big Cities Health Coalition
The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) is a forum for the leaders of America’s largest metropolitan health departments to exchange strategies and jointly address issues to promote and protect the health and safety of the 55 million people they serve. Together, these public health officials directly affect the health and of one in six Americans.
Although the Coalition has existed for over a decade, the organization recently pivoted to add a strong media relations program in to its mission, establishing itself as the leading voice of America’s urban public health departments. To meet this new goal, Brass Ring Communications created and executed a communications strategy for the organization that reinvigorated its website, created a blog, and put a new emphasis on establishing and deepening relationships with members of the media. Much of the work focuses on raising awareness about the essential role of local health departments in protecting Americans’ well being, and articulating the consequences if their work is undermined by federal funding cuts.
Related media coverage:
NBCnews.com: Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Funding to Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs
The New York Times Editorial: An Assault on Efforts to End Teen Pregnancy
Politico: City officials blast White House cuts to Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
The Washington Post: Big City Health Officials Decry Trump Administration’s Cuts to Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs
The New York Times: Houston Braces for Another Brush With the Peril of Zika
Associated Press: Science Says: Pregnant or trying? Don’t let Zika guard down
USA Today: Public health officials fear Trump budget cuts in fight against Zika virus
Minneapolis Star Tribune Op-ED: Repeal of ACA would imperil a little-known part with a huge impact
The Chicago Tribune: Vaccination funding may be cut if Obamacare ends, public health experts warn
McClatchy DC: Trump’s Obamacare repeal could devastate public health and CDC funding
Executing a Grand Event for The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is a nonpartisan, non-profit organization committed to educating the public on issues with significant fiscal policy impact. To reestablish the organization’s mission and ideals with Washington influencers as Congress geared up to debate tax reform, Brass Ring Communications helped plan and execute a roundtable and gala on Capitol Hill.
The event included a roundtable discussion moderated by Fox News host Bret Baier Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas, and 30 Congressional staff members and tax reporters.
The roundtable was followed by dinner, featuring Host of CBS’s Face the Nation, John Dickerson, and Secretary Panetta. With 180 attendees, including over a dozen members of Congress, the event exceeded the organization’s goals and expectations.