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12 years and counting
I’ve been a journalist for 12 years. For the first few years these anniversaries helped to remember that I was able to survive in the industry but now, after 12, I’m well and truly part of the industry itself — … Continue reading
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Tagged journalism, paywall, The Hindu, The Wire
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Citations and media coverage
According to a press release accompanying a just-published study in PLOS ONE: Highly cited papers also tend to receive more media attention, although the cause of the association is unclear. One reason I can think of is a confounding factor … Continue reading
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Tagged citations, Open Access, paywall, PLoS ONE, positivity bias, preprints, scientific publishing
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The case for preprints
Daniel Mansur, the principal investigator of a lab at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina that studies how cells respond to viruses, had this to say about why preprints are useful in an interview to eLife: Let’s say the paper that … Continue reading
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Tagged impact factor, paywall, preprints, research, scientific publishing
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A measure of media trustworthiness
A publication online that makes its money by displaying ads can be profitable even by publishing a slew of bad or offensive articles. That will drive the traffic too; people will share its content even if it’s to complain about … Continue reading
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Tagged independent media, journalism, media, news, paywall, subscriptions
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Reneging on an old promise
I’ve activated WordAds to capitalise on some traffic and help pay for an upgrade that I think my blog deserves. Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, labour of love, monetisation, paywall, WordAds
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