tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post2731612560741201030..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Poorly Argued NYT Article on Professors and the MediaGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-35662334813893194442015-06-01T16:22:19.786-04:002015-06-01T16:22:19.786-04:00It could well be, though my impression was that th...It could well be, though my impression was that this reporter wanted to tell a certain story despite not knowing much of anything about academia.Greg Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-939238795022686102015-06-01T11:51:06.223-04:002015-06-01T11:51:06.223-04:00I have been amazed at the deterioration of underst...I have been amazed at the deterioration of understanding of research and faculty life at the New York Times in recent years. Not sure if it is appropriate to link this to what seems to be a general retreat from support for universities, but this article at least clearly views university faculty as just another kind of employee trying to increase personal income and "profit" to the corporation.RAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00097415587406899236noreply@blogger.com