FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 28, 2012 CONTACT: Brad Luna, 202-812-8140 (cell) brad@lunamediagroup.

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Experts from the Preeminent Youth Research Think Tank, CIRCLE, Available for On-the-Record Insight and Analysis During National Conventions
WASHINGTON, D.C. Young voters could decide the outcome of this years elections. As a lead up to the elections, and especially during the National Republican and Democratic Conventions, the preeminent youth research organization located at Tufts University the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) is available to offer on-the-record insight, analysis and commentary on young voters. Steeped in research, their findings provide surprising data on the makeup of these voters and the issues that matter most to them. As a vehicle to disseminate facts and information from empirical data through the election season, CIRCLE has launched YouthTruth a campaign focused on dispelling myths about young voters and shattering stereotypes about this potentially decisive voting bloc. Founded in 2001 and long recognized as the leading academic center on youth political engagement, CIRCLE provides a seasoned team of experts on young voters with a long history of speaking on-the-record about youth voter issues. CIRCLE has been tapped by numerous national, top-tier print, radio, and TV news outlets, including MSNBC, NPR, CNN, Politico, Fox News, Washington Post, USA Today, NY Times, San Francisco Chronicle, the Christian Science Monitor, McClatchy, the Miami Herald, CBS News, ABC News, SF Chronicle, The American Independent, the Chronicle of Higher Education, the National Journal, and the Washington Times. CIRCLEs mission is to serve as a non-partisan, independent research center that studies young people in politics and presents detailed data on young voters nationally and in all 50 states. CIRCLE is independent of all political parties and candidates/campaigns, and has been hailed by experts in the field of civic partnership such as Harvard University professor Robert Putnam, who said CIRCLE has brought the best and most serious research to one place. To schedule an interview or for more information, please contact Brad Luna at 202.812.8140, or Brad@LunaMediaGroup.com.
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CIRCLE (www.civicyouth.org) is a nonpartisan, independent, academic research center that studies young people in politics and presents detailed data on young voters in all 50 states. CIRCLE was founded in 2001 with a generous gift from the Pew Charitable Trusts and is part of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University. CIRCLE's reputation for reliable, independent, timely research has been hailed by experts in the field of civic partnership, such as Harvard University professor Robert Putnam who said CIRCLE has brought "the best and most serious research to one place. The Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service (http://activecitizen.tufts.edu/) is a national leader whose model and research are setting the standard for higher educations role in civic engagement education. Serving every school of Tufts University, Tisch College creates an enduring culture that prepares students to be lifelong active citizens. Tufts University (http://www.tufts.edu/) located on three Massachusetts campuses in Boston, Medford/Somerville and Grafton, and in Talloires, France, is recognized as one of the premier research universities in the United States. Tufts enjoys a global reputation for academic excellence and for the preparation of students as leaders in a wide range of professions. A growing number of innovative teaching and research initiatives span all Tufts campuses, and collaboration among the faculty and students in the undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across the university's schools is widely encouraged.