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TV news top driver of political echo chambers in U.S.
An illustration of an old television with a person in sunglasses on it. On top sits a laptop computer with an arm reaching out past the screen, holding a rolled up newspaper. Another newspaper lays flat on top of the screen.

TV news top driver of political echo chambers in U.S.

Duncan Watts and colleagues found that 17% of Americans consume television news from partisan left- or right-leaning sources compared to just 4% online. For TV news viewers, this audience segregation tends to last month over month.

Michele W. Berger

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Liz Magill with Quaker

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See the latest happenings of Penn’s new president Liz Magill on her Facebook and Instagram.

Penn Today Staff

Tech’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine
People in the street hold signs that read, in Ukrainian and English, "Stop Russian Aggression."

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Tech’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine

Media scholar Courtney Radsch says tech platforms should have been faster to address Russian government propaganda, misinformation, and censorship.

Alina Ladyzhensky