Coverage dated October 11, 2022

Penn State student group to host Proud Boys founder

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

A comedy show planned at Penn State is facing backlash for featuring the founder of far-right group, the Proud Boys.

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Reports & sources

5 articles, oldest first.

  1. NPR

    Penn State is about to host the Proud Boys founder, and its students are protesting (opens NPR)

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    As it made its case to bring Gavin McInnes to campus, a student group compared him to "many great comedians that have come before," who challenge the way people see the world.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Penn State student group to host Proud Boys founder (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A comedy show planned at Penn State is facing backlash for featuring the founder of far-right group, the Proud Boys.

  3. Triblive

    Penn State officials criticize student group's event featuring Proud Boys founder (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    Penn State University officials criticized a student organization’s plans to host an upcoming event with Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes. Student organization Uncensored America on Oct. 24 is scheduled to host McInnes and BlazeTV contributor Alex Stein’s “Stand Back & Stand By.

  4. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Proud Boys Founder Set to Perform at Penn State (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Gavin McInnes, the founder of the Proud Boys extremist group, is scheduled to perform at Penn State in an event billed by organizers as a “politically provocative comedy night.”

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