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Thanks for the suggestion. I'd hope for controversy, but also to make the point that this is a complex issue, with a range of pressures. Peter Green Director Development Email: [log in to unmask] Phone: +44 (0) 7866 727141 AlphaGalileo Foundation 175-185 Grays Inn Road London WC1X 8UP United Kingdom AlphaGalileo: The online press centre for the latest in European research www.alphagalileo.org ------------------------------------------------------------------ AlphaGalileo Foundation registered office: Stone King, 13 Queen Square, Bath BA1 2HJ Company number: 4680997 ------------------------------------------------------------------ On 30 Apr 2007, at 13:57, Stephen White wrote: > Dear Peter, > Bernard Dixon could be excellent on this...are you going to include > 'open access' as an issue? (or is that too controversial?) > Cheers > Stephen > > -----Original Message----- > From: psci-com: on public engagement with science > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Peter Green > Sent: 30 April 2007 13:42 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [PSCI-COM] Pressures on reporting research - historical > > AlphaGalileo is hoping to run a session at ESOF2008 covering all the > pressures on research coverage. We'd hope to cover in either via a > formal debate or perhaps by a series of speakers from the media, PR > and > policy, these topics: > > (a) editorial policy and news agendas; > (b) pressures from/advantages to commercial research companies eg > offering freebies; > (c) internal pressures, preventing news being disseminated by research > bodies; and > (d) pressures from the researcher funders - government, foundations, > etc. > > Can anyone suggest a speaker on the historical aspect of this? by > historical I am imagining the 19th media response to 'Origin of > Species' > for example or official policy towards Galileo. > > > Best wishes > > > > Peter Green > Director Development > Email: [log in to unmask] > Phone: +44 (0) 7866 727141 > > > AlphaGalileo Foundation > 175-185 Grays Inn Road > London > WC1X 8UP > United Kingdom > > AlphaGalileo: The online press centre for the latest in European > research www.alphagalileo.org > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > AlphaGalileo Foundation registered office: Stone King, 13 Queen > Square, > Bath BA1 2HJ Company number: 4680997 > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ********************************************************************** > 1. 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