CNN – Temple Update

Don Lemon Visits Temple University

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 20:18:22 +0000

Temple University got a visit from Don Lemon this week. Lemon is an anchor and journalist, who’s worked with CNN since 2006. The conversation was moderated by Temple professor, Aaron Smith, so Lemon was able to talk to the audience about his life from growing up to hardships, to where he is now. “But I didn’t know how awesome that journey was,” Lemon when talking about how to appreciate the…

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Protesters gather in Center City for George Floyd

Sun, 31 May 2020 17:02:57 +0000

Hundreds of protestors gathered outside City Hall in Philadelphia Saturday afternoon to take a knee in solidarity for George Floyd, the unarmed black man who died after being restrained by multiple Minneapolis police officers, one of which was digging his knee in Floyd’s neck. The COVID-19 pandemic did not deter protesters from displaying their frustration and anger toward police…

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BREAKING: Temple Professor, CNN Contributor Fired by CNN after UN Speech

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:20:04 +0000

Temple professor Marc Lamont Hill was fired by CNN Thursday after a speech he gave to the United Nations. Hill was an analyst for CNN, and had been a longtime contributor. Mediaite first reported Hill’s firing. Hill’s UN speech Wednesday called for a “free Palestine from the river to the sea.” The UN speech has drawn criticism for its rhetoric – ‘free Palestine from the river to the sea’ is a…

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Lew Klein Awards Honor to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer

Thu, 05 Nov 2015 13:30:05 +0000

The Lew Klein Awards, a tried and true Temple tradition, honored CNN’s Wolf Blitzer with the Lew Klein Excellence in the Media Award. Blitzer is the lead anchor of The Situation Room. School of Media & Communication’s Dean Boardman said “Wolf Blitzer has accomplished something few can claim: earning and keeping the nation’s trust for a quarter-century.” The event also honored seven others…

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