UC Berkeley communications & media relations. Formerly at The World Academy of Sciences, AAAS. Journalist by DNA. I like to ask questions. Tweets my own.
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New article by UC Berkeley’s @EdLempinen , featuring GSPP’s @JakeMGrumbach, explores the volatile path to Nov. 5 and our democratic process’s resilience amidst misinformation & conflict. #Election2024 #Democracy
Full article: bit.ly/3UuMUNu
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Our students are monitoring evidence of possible violence and other major election interference in partnership with @reveal, @C @MotherJones & @TheWarHorseNews on #ElectionDay. Thanks to @EdLempinen from @BerkeleyNews for this reporting:
news.berkeley.edu/2024/10/31…
Edward Lempinen retweeted
Alex Rodriguez asked a question. Reggie Jackson answered it.
(Shouts to the producer and rest of the desk for staying out of Reggie’s way and just letting him talk. I doubt they expected this answer. But it’s a great few minutes of television.)
Edward Lempinen retweeted
How Racial Resentment Fueled January 6 Rebellion
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New research suggests that for some white Americans, "Stop the Steal" refers not just to perceived voter fraud, but to their own loss of status in a more diverse society. @EdLempinen #racism #january6
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As part of our investigation w/ @SLPJustice, @Mnemonic, @PromiseInstUCLA, @amnesty, @IHRDC + @AzadiArchive, our students identified & verified roughly 120 people being blinded by Iranian security forces during "Women, Life, Freedom" protests. @EdLempinen of @BerkeleyNews reports:
.@hrcberkeley has verified for the first time that roughly 120 people lost some or all of their sight when Iranian security agents firing shotguns, paintball guns and tear gas canisters cracked down on women’s rights protests that erupted in late 2022. news.berkeley.edu/2024/03/21…
Edward Lempinen retweeted
"Can Taylor Swift shape the future of U.S. democracy? Yes, she can." -- @EdLempinen for @UCBerkeley news.berkeley.edu/2024/02/05…
Edward Lempinen retweeted
The pope in a puffer? @UCBerkeley experts, including GSPP's Janet Napolitano, @amyelerman, @areddie89, and @hill_charlotte, weigh in the problem of disinformation -- and potential solutions. By @EdLempinen.
news.berkeley.edu/2023/11/30…
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"Democracy cannot survive if there aren't local journalists holding local school boards and zoning boards and politicians accountable....Local journalism is fundamental to a democracy." — Dean @GOAnand quoted in a story by @UCBerkeley's @EdLempinen.
news.berkeley.edu/2023/11/30…
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@UCBerkeley interviewed Prof. Hany Farid about the need to regulate social media platforms to curb disinformation.
“People overuse the word “dystopian,” but this is the dystopia we’ve been worried about. I think we’re in it. We just don't know it.”
bit.ly/3SVDZoe
Edward Lempinen retweeted
A call for community from UC Berkeley campus leaders. news.berkeley.edu/2023/10/12…
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A new poll from @BerkeleyIGS finds deep partisan divisions over the state of California's democracy and election processes.
news.berkeley.edu/2023/08/10…
Edward Lempinen retweeted
War has driven millions of refugees to seek haven in Europe. Now @UCBerkeley research shows a surprise: A growing number of European voters — on the left and the right — support them. news.berkeley.edu/2023/08/09… by @EdLempinen
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Is the Facebook algorithm tearing us apart? I wrote about two groundbreaking new studies, from researchers given deep access during the 2020 election. They're a beginning, not an end -- a taste of the basic science we badly need. wired.com/story/meta-social-…
Edward Lempinen retweeted
This Declaration written by a slaveholder was used by Lincoln to emancipate slaves. 100 years later, MLK Jr declared it a “promissory note” to all Americans. Over the past 248 years, it has led to the freedom of more people than any political document ever written. #4thofJuly
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Great paper worth reading and citing
Don't make me tap the @emilyrongzhang article sign.
The effect on (average) voter turnout is not what makes a policy voter suppression. It's whether it increases the cost of voting for a subgroup without a valid election integrity/admin rationale
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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Reminder: you can personally believe that SCOTUS is illegitimate and in need of deep, structural reform while also recognizing that wins like Alabama are good for the nation. Celebrating a SCOTUS "victory" doesn't imply you've stopped holding nuanced views on the institution.