Attack of the Career-Killing Blogs – When academics post online, do they risk their jobs? By Robert S. Boynton Here’s a rather pessimistic view of blogging in academia (better read it before it expires)…stories of blogging assistant professors being denied tenure, arguably because of things said online. Free Speech: I’ve been hearing lately about the …
Are U.S. Innovators Losing Their Competitive Edge? – New York Times Inventors have always held a special place in American history and business lore, embodying innovation and economic progress in a country that has long prized individual creativity and the power of great ideas. In recent decades, tinkerers and researchers have given society microchips, personal …
John is a PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He studies the social impact of media technology law and policy, with a special emphasis on copyright. He also is an instructional technology consultant for DoIT-Academic Technology.
John doesn't update his blog often, and many of the thoughts are probably half-baked. While the web has sort of an eternal memory, the current and future reader is urged not to take all of this too seriously.
Think of this blog as "John thinking out loud."
(For more on this idea and why I blog, please see this category.)