Edward Lempinen

UC Berkeley communications & media relations. Formerly at The World Academy of Sciences, AAAS. Journalist by DNA. I like to ask questions. Tweets my own.

[Goldman School of Public Policy @GoldmanSchool]

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: https://t.co/RYIwzJVcsf

[Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley]

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:
https://t.co/3g9DrXzNqd

[Edward Lempinen @EdLempinen]

@UCBLaborCenter @BerkeleyNews Thanks @UCBLaborCenter !

[Gary Parrish @GaryParrishCBS]

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.)

[LA Progressive @LAProgressive]

How Racial Resentment Fueled January 6 Rebellion

https://t.co/LOmtMLrG8F

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

[Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) @CEGA_UC]

🌟@CEGA_UC & @NIERA_EA present: the CIDR Opportunity Hub webinar!

Join us on May 13 at 3 PM GMT for a 45-minute webinar unveiling our newly launched CO-Hub, a comprehensive + open-access database of opportunities for African scholars.

🔗 Sign up here: https://t.co/piVeWGVaL8

[Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley]

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:

[UC Berkeley Law @BerkeleyLaw]

"Can Taylor Swift shape the future of U.S. democracy? Yes, she can." -- @EdLempinen for @UCBerkeley https://t.co/7MT1LR8DZB

[Raka Ray @rakaberkeley]

(1/4) As a Sociologist and a Social Sciences Dean, I was alarmed at the recent news that state universities in FL are not allowing Sociology to count toward students’ core requirements.

[Goldman School of Public Policy @GoldmanSchool]

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.

https://t.co/6h8GRVadVQ

[Berkeley Journalism @ucbsoj]

"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.
https://t.co/zJOBny8fk9

[Berkeley School of Information @BerkeleyISchool]

@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.”
https://t.co/EeoKmBeYCZ

[UC Berkeley @UCBerkeley]

A call for community from UC Berkeley campus leaders. https://t.co/xiTuv1FCAH

[UC Berkeley @UCBerkeley]

A new poll from @BerkeleyIGS finds deep partisan divisions over the state of California's democracy and election processes.
https://t.co/tvVt35uGpD

[UC Berkeley Law @BerkeleyLaw]

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. https://t.co/KD7I3We5ds by @EdLempinen

[Jonathan Stray @jonathanstray]

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. https://t.co/GHvsSLE6is

[Joe Scarborough @ScarboroughNow]

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

[Jake M. Grumbach @JakeMGrumbach]

Great paper worth reading and citing

[Edward Lempinen @EdLempinen]

@michelle_taffy Thanks for the follow!