2,500 academics worldwide sign petition for Turkey to release Cihan Erdal Some 2,500 academics worldwide have signed a petition for Turkey to release Cihan Erdal, a PhD candidate and researcher at Carleton University in Canada and an LGBT activist, who was detained in Istanbul on Sept. 25. HDP calls on gov’t to set up a civilian … Read more
the Joseph Rowntree Fund, together with On Road Media, the Child Poverty Action Group and several other folks and organisations, have produced a ‘how-to’ booklet on reporting poverty which looks to be a useful resource for those of us teaching journalism. Click here to dowload
on behalf of our lead authors, Stephen Lewandowsky, John Cook, and Ullrich Eckert and other handbook coauthors: Yesterday, 22 leading researchers of misinformation who have joined forces released The Debunking Handbook 2020. This handbook summarizes the insights from decades of research into countering misinformation, offering a variety of strategies for preemptive interventions and corrections. According to … Read more
Turkey Freedom House Internet freedom declined this year in Turkey after the government temporarily blocked social media platforms, leaving people living in the south of the country without access to essential services and tools. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s The Pandemic’s Digital Shadow Freedom House The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating a dramatic decline in global … Read more
Public statement on continuing pressures on universities in Hungary ECREA is deeply concerned about continuing suppression of academic freedom and mounting pressures on autonomy of universities in Hungary. The actions against universities and academics in Hungary begun in 2017 when the government of Prime Minister Victor Orban proposed legislation endangering the existence of Central … Read more
Europe’s World-Lagging Universities Need Increased Funding Project Syndicate by Luis Garicano Brexit has revealed a neglected truth that is highly inconvenient to European policymakers: the European Union’s remaining universities are nowhere to be found at the top of world rankings. Unfortunately, EU officials appear to have no interest in acknowledging the problem, much less addressing it. … Read more
An Introduction to Postmodernist Thinkers & Themes: Watch Primers on Foucault, Nietzsche, Derrida, Deleuze & More For decades we’ve been hearing about the problem of Postmodernism. I suppose I get, in a vague sort of way, what people mean by this: moral relativism, mistrust of objectivity and scientific, religious, and other authorities, “incredulity toward … Read more
Dear ECREA members, ECREA is deeply concerned about the continuing suppression of freedoms and fundamental human rights, such as the freedom of expression, following the 9th of August 2020 presidential election in Belarus. The academics who criticized social, economic, political and cultural policies of the current government exist in an ongoing climate of fear. More … Read more
Activist curators are sharpening the debate on restitution The Economist Activist curators are sharpening the debate on restitution The Economist What Milk-Sharing Communities Reveal SAPIENS by Naomi Lubick [no-caption] Getty Images Heather Wascak was devastated. In 2014, within days of giving birth to a baby girl, Lucia, she was aching to be with her child. “She’s almost 5 days … Read more
Harvard and MIT are suing over the Trump administration’s student immigration ruling Boing Boing by Thom Dunn As reported on Monday, July 6 (via NPR): Foreign students attending U.S. colleges that will operate entirely online this fall semester cannot remain in the country to do so, according to new regulations released Monday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. … Read more
With this idiotic move, the US academy will lose its edge. How unfortunate for all of us… Online exchange students must leave or ‘face consequences’: ICE Al Jazeera English (In Depth) ICE issued new rules for online courses and student visas as Trump demanded that ‘SCHOOLS MUST OPEN IN THE FALL!’ International Students Banned From Online-Only … Read more
France municipal elections: Greens score gains in second round BBC News | Europe | World Edition Voters punish President Macron’s party, though turnout was at record lows amid the pandemic. Croatian women show the middle finger to abortion remarks BBC News | Europe | World Edition Prominent female figures take to gesture politics on pre-election … Read more
The SSRC and MediaWell are pleased to announce a new publication today from Kate Starbird, Emma S. Spiro and Kolina Koltai. Misinformation, Crisis, and Public Health—Reviewing the Literature The collision between a global pandemic and a world with global connectivity may be unprecedented, but scientists have a long tradition of trying to understand how societies … Read more
Osman Kavala, supporter of culture, human rights champion and bridge-builder, is approaching 1000 days in Turkey’s highest security prison on trumped-up charges. This lock-down opera film is an appeal to #FreeOsmanKavala Ask your friends to share #OsmanSnails U.S.-based documentarist produces “virtual opera” about Osman Kavala and his snails in prison U.S.-based documentary maker Robert Golden … Read more
Michael Pack, a Bannon ally, has been appointed as the director of the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM). This body oversees four organizations, namely Middle East Broadcasting, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and the Open Technology Fund. Last Wednesday Pack has fired the heads of all aforementioned bodies, and replaced OTF’s independent … Read more