Comments on: Bridging academia and media (Circle of Blue | Water News) http://www.raulpacheco.org/2009/07/bridging-academia-and-media-circle-of-blue-water-news/ Environmental research, teaching & consulting Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:41:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dave Macdonald http://www.raulpacheco.org/2009/07/bridging-academia-and-media-circle-of-blue-water-news/comment-page-1/#comment-1224 Dave Macdonald Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:22:16 +0000 http://www.raulpacheco.org/?p=165#comment-1224 This is an interesting balance. It's been my experience that academics often tend to keep things behind closed doors until they're on the verge of publication. It avoids embarrassment should something not work out, it keeps expectations in check and it maintains the element of surprise in their field. Do you think new media, blogging in particular, has helped change this? Or do you think there's some persecution against less established academics (or, say, Masters or PhDs in industry) who use these tools from the ivory tower? This is an interesting balance. It’s been my experience that academics often tend to keep things behind closed doors until they’re on the verge of publication. It avoids embarrassment should something not work out, it keeps expectations in check and it maintains the element of surprise in their field.

Do you think new media, blogging in particular, has helped change this? Or do you think there’s some persecution against less established academics (or, say, Masters or PhDs in industry) who use these tools from the ivory tower?

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