[…] that even this is no longer true. In every other case there has been either unlimited inventory available (magazines and newspapers) or limits that have rarely, if ever, been reached (radio, cable and spot TV). Spanfeller’s right. In print, if […]
[…] friend asked me whether I wanted to join the local book shop team. What a heavenly offer! Instead of schlepping newspapers through my hilly village regardless of rain and storm, I would be stacking shelves with the latest novels at […]
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health are widely discussed in the media, but responsible discussion is vital, and academic publishers have an important role to play. Please be aware that this article talks about suicide.
Sabine Louët and Karla Fallon discuss how to realize the opportunities for better communicating research results to a broader audience.
Two videos offer tips on separating the actual research done in medical studies from the often over-hyped media coverage.
Thanks to a major new international research study, it’s no longer possible to pretend that predatory journals are not a serious problem that needs serious attention. The question is: do we have the will to confront it?
Amateurs with similar machines as professionals have emerged before. Instead of travel, this time, it’s information.
[…] problem created by the previous one. There’s a frenetic process of distraction through our devices that draws us away from newspapers, magazines and books, out of conversations with smart people from whom we could learn. You note that Facebook undermines […]
[…] preprint servers, as well as lower editorial standards. Innovation has arrived with subscription businesses, from metered paywalls generating millions for newspapers to the Wall Street Journal’s new predictive paywall. Another harbinger of change is WIRED’s move to the subscription model, […]
[…] these has anything to do with print. The subscription model is not dead outside of publishing. In fact, subscriptions to newspapers surged when people began to worry about “fake news.” Millennials are even paying for subscriptions to news services. Now, […]
Science’s historical progress can’t be assumed. It has to be reclaimed, re-established. That’s more difficult in a fragmented information space geared for extremism.
The information war requires changes — new research priorities, new personal and professional boundaries, higher editorial hurdles, and a hardened infrastructure.
[…] array of publishers and content providers, including a great deal of the scientific literature, as well as ebooks, digitized books, newspapers, primary sources, images, audio, video, and so forth. There are four services that fall into this category, owned […]
The new book by Tom Nichols, “The Death of Expertise,” is not perfect, but it is an important exploration of existential threats to science, education, and representative democracy.
[…] some short-sighted players or current approaches to delivering these fall by the wayside. So I don’t feel let down by newspapers or traditional book publishers. In fact, I think they’re failing themselves, and nobody else. Google Amazon Apple iPhone Twitter […]