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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Peaceful protesters lament violence at George Floyd demonstrations, but understand the rage behind it
Barbie Zelizer of the Annenberg School for Communication said media outlets struggled to cover political demonstrations fairly. "The media love spectacles," she said. "And violence is spectacle."
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He went to prison 35 years ago for sexual assault, DNA showed he didn’t do it
David Abrams of the Law School explained the term “trial penalty,” in which “defendants receive longer sentences at trial than they would have through a plea bargain.”
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Impeachment: Republicans are in the tank for Trump, but Democrats aren't impartial, either
Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education weighed in on the potential effects of bias in the impeachment trial. “I must keep my mind open to new arguments and evidence, instead of closing myself off before we have heard them,” he wrote.
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As sea levels rise, is Philadelphia International Airport in danger from storm surge?
Billy Fleming of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design explained why many airports are at risk of flooding as climate change progresses. “We build most of our big international airports in some of our lowest-lying places because at the time of building, that land was very cheap,” he said. “This is the logic of land development in most of the United States: to put all of the things we want out of sight and out of mind in our most vulnerable landscapes.”
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What's different now that Nancy Pelosi is starting an impeachment inquiry on Donald Trump?
Claire Finkelstein and Michael Gerhardt of the Law School weighed in on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s impeachment-inquiry announcement.
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Motels as homeless shelters? More local governments are housing people in motel rooms
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice discussed the advantages of repurposing old motels as shelters for people experiencing homelessness. “First of all, it’s built, so there’s no acquiring property and going through the process of getting architectural drawings and building something from scratch,” he said. “You have an asset that you can basically just polish up and improve.”
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A USA Today analysis found Trump used words like 'invasion' and 'killer' at rallies more than 500 times since 2017
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center commented on anti-immigrant violence, saying, “President Trump’s dehumanizing rhetoric about those seeking entry at the southern border creates a climate conducive to hostile action.”
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This 21-year-old tweeted lies about Robert Mueller and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Now, he’s eyeing the 2020 election
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center said Jacob Wohl is carrying on an American tradition of sowing political disinformation. “It takes a real talent to figure out what kind of deceptions will gain traction,” said Jamieson.
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Unproven medical treatments cost us lives and money. Let research tell us what works
PIK professor Ezekiel Emanuel and Justin Bekelman of the Perelman School of Medicine wrote that expensive, experimental medical treatments may be a waste of money until proven effective.
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Penn stuns Villanova for first win over Wildcats since 2002
AJ Brodeur and Antonio Woods each scored 16 points as Penn beat No. 16 Villanova 78-75 on Tuesday night, the Quakers’ first win over the Wildcats since 2002.