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Douglas McLeod on impacts of pro-Palestinian campus protests

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

May 10, 2024 • South Central Region

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UW-Madison journalism professor Douglas McLeod considers media coverage about and political implications of demonstrations that demand the university divest from companies and institutions in Israel.

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