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Go vote, but don’t let ballot choices cause community division

November 1, 2024 toddvogts 0

Election Day is the Super Bowl for political nerds, and it is happening in just a few days on Nov. 5. Casting a ballot fulfills […]

Remain wary of political misinformation during this election cycle

March 1, 2024 toddvogts 0

With the Iowa caucuses, the New Hampshire primary, and others in the rearview mirror, the 2024 election cycle is officially underway. March 5 marks Super […]

a person with a wristband casting a vote

Engaging politically requires voting, dialogue with opposing viewpoints

August 5, 2022 toddvogts 0

Civic engagement is crucial for our democracy to function properly, and one of the ways to engage is to cast a ballot in an election […]

High school freshman authors daily, political newsletter

June 12, 2017 toddvogts 0

Gabe Fleisher is 15 years old, a freshman at a St. Louis High School, and he runs a daily, political newsletter covering political news of […]

80th year of Boys State begins

June 4, 2017 toddvogts 0

In 1937, young men in the state of Kansas received their first opportunity to have their lives changed. The American Legion Boys State of Kansas […]

Talking About: Pod Save America

March 8, 2017 toddvogts 0

A little while back, I mentioned a podcast called Pod Save America. When I mentioned it, I was specifically talking about it, but I did say I needed […]

Consider civic engagement on Independence Day

July 4, 2016 toddvogts 0

So it’s over. The 79th session of the American Legion Boys State of Kansas Leadership Academy is over. The program wrapped up nearly a month […]

Vogts serves 2015 Kansas Boys State program

June 21, 2015 toddvogts 0

The first weeks of June are always a special time for me, and June 2015 was no different. It is when the American Legion Boys […]

2013 Boys State results in promotions within program

July 15, 2013 toddvogts 0

Every summer I travel to Manhattan, Kansas, and spend nearly two weeks volunteering with one of the greatest youth programs in the state — the […]

Vogts finds his voice again

February 25, 2013 toddvogts 0

The new year has come and gone, and I have been negligent in my posting to this blog. I am not proud of that. Sure, […]

Emotional pull of Boys State stems from life-changing experience

June 11, 2012 toddvogts 0

The answer is goosebumps. Last week I wrote about how the American Legion Boys State of Kansas program was underway. I talked extensively about my love […]

Boys State of Kansas changes lives

June 4, 2012 toddvogts 0

The 75th session of the American Legion Boys State of Kansas is underway, and I couldn’t be prouder to be part of a group of […]

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About This Site

This site primarily serves as the online home for the writings of Todd R. Vogts (PhD, Kansas State University, 2023), an assistant professor of media in Kansas, and as a resource for his journalism students. It also houses other elements of his life, such as his work as an author and entrepreneur. Take a look around. There’s something here for everyone.

Research Interests & Activities

Dr. Vogts’s research focuses on mis- and disinformation, the intersection of media and democracy, sports media, community and rural journalism, and journalism education. He advises student media and teaches courses in communication, journalism, and digital media.

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