An additional factor surely must be tools like http://turnitin.com/static/index.html <http://turnitin.com/static/index.html>That said, I do not know of a single newspaper or magazine in the U.S. that uses something like this on a regular basis. Actually, relatively few professors use them, too.
-tj On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 2:47 PM, ERIC P. CHARLES <[email protected]> wrote: > > Interesting, > I am reminded of the talk surrounding Cronkite's death. Certainly the > number of retracted news reports has increased much more quickly than the > retraction of academic reports. However, it is also much harder to > demonstrate the inaccuracy of a scientific publication. Both phenomenon may > be symptomatic of an attitude change towards the dissemination of > information. Among other things, most evaluators of both reporters and > academics share an unhealthy obsession with first reports, with quantity > over quality, and with "sexyness" over other measures of importance or > accuracy. > > Eric > > > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 02:13 PM, *Tom Johnson <[email protected]>* wrote: > > fyi > > > http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009/08/19/new-study-publish-or-perish-factor-in-spiralling-retractions/ > > -tj > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > Eric Charles > > Professional Student and > Assistant Professor of Psychology > Penn State University > Altoona, PA 16601 > > > Eric Charles > > Professional Student and > Assistant Professor of Psychology > Penn State University > Altoona, PA 16601 > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > -- ========================================== J. T. Johnson Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA www.analyticjournalism.com 505.577.6482(c) 505.473.9646(h) http://www.jtjohnson.com [email protected] "Be Your Own Publisher" http://indiepubwest.com ==========================================
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