scholarly journals Data dependencies and funding prospects: A 1930s cautionary tale

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jefferson Pooley
Keyword(s):  
Research Program ◽  
Think Tanks ◽  
Cautionary Tale ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Data Dependencies ◽  
Technology Firms ◽  
Theodor Adorno ◽  
Media Research ◽  
Radio Industry ◽  
Access To Data

Misinformation studies relies, to some extent, on access to data from large technology firms, which also seed grants, sponsor events, and support think tanks working in the field. These companies, facing scrutiny from regulators and critics, have a stake in their portrayal. This essay recounts a pair of episodes in early radio research, as a cautionary tale. The Princeton Radio Research Project, the leading U.S. media research program of the 1930s, had multiple ties to the radio industry. The project’s leadership, and its main philanthropic sponsor, were keen to maintain good relations with the networks. A pair of critical researchers, James Rorty and Theodor Adorno, violated the project’s de facto ban on scrutinizing radio’s commercial underpinnings. They were both dismissed. Could ongoing access to data, and the prospect of future funding, lead today’s researchers—and even other, non-corporate patrons—to conclude that certain questions are too incendiary to pose?

scholarly journals What people study when they study Tumblr

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 528-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rose Attu ◽  
Melissa Terras
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Long Form ◽  
Media Research ◽  
Access To Data ◽  
Social Networking Website ◽  
Conference Papers ◽  
Published Research ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Since its launch in 2007, research has been carried out on the popular social networking website Tumblr. The purpose of this paper is to identify published Tumblr-based research, classify it to understand approaches and methods, and provide methodological recommendations for others. Design/methodology/approach Research regarding Tumblr was identified. Following a review of the literature, a classification scheme was adapted and applied, to understand research focus. Papers were quantitatively classified using open coded content analysis of method, subject, approach, and topic. Findings The majority of published work relating to Tumblr concentrates on conceptual issues, followed by aspects of the messages sent. This has evolved over time. Perceived benefits are the platform’s long-form text posts, ability to track tags, and the multimodal nature of the platform. Severe research limitations are caused by the lack of demographic, geo-spatial, and temporal metadata attached to individual posts, the limited Advanced Programming Interface, restricted access to data, and the large amounts of ephemeral posts on the site. Research limitations/implications This study focusses on Tumblr: the applicability of the approach to other media is not considered. The authors focus on published research and conference papers: there will be book content which was not found using the method. Tumblr as a platform has falling user numbers which may be of concern to researchers. Practical implications The authors identify practical barriers to research on the Tumblr platform including lack of metadata and access to big data, explaining why Tumblr is not as popular as Twitter in academic studies. Social implications This paper highlights the breadth of topics covered by social media researchers, which allows us to understand popular online platforms. Originality/value There has not yet been an overarching study to look at the methods and purpose of those who study Tumblr. The authors identify Tumblr-related research papers from the first appearing in 2011 July until 2015 July. The classification derived here provides a framework that can be used to analyse social media research, and in which to position Tumblr-related work, with recommendations on benefits and limitations of the platform for researchers.

NGA-West2 Research Project

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 973-987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yousef Bozorgnia ◽  
Norman A. Abrahamson ◽  
Linda Al Atik ◽  
Timothy D. Ancheta ◽  
Gail M. Atkinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ground Motion ◽  
Earthquake Engineering ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Epistemic Uncertainty ◽  
Response Spectra ◽  
Site Amplification ◽  
Earthquake Hazards ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Crustal Earthquakes

The NGA-West2 project is a large multidisciplinary, multi-year research program on the Next Generation Attenuation (NGA) models for shallow crustal earthquakes in active tectonic regions. The research project has been coordinated by the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER), with extensive technical interactions among many individuals and organizations. NGA-West2 addresses several key issues in ground-motion seismic hazard, including updating the NGA database for a magnitude range of 3.0–7.9; updating NGA ground-motion prediction equations (GMPEs) for the “average” horizontal component; scaling response spectra for damping values other than 5%; quantifying the effects of directivity and directionality for horizontal ground motion; resolving discrepancies between the NGA and the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) site amplification factors; analysis of epistemic uncertainty for NGA GMPEs; and developing GMPEs for vertical ground motion. This paper presents an overview of the NGA-West2 research program and its subprojects.

scholarly journals Access to data and reports after completion of a research project

2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 201-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murielle Nagy
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Aboriginal Peoples ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Analyse Data ◽  
Access To Data ◽  
The Right

During research projects, ethical protocols must be followed to ensure protection of the rights and intellectual property of Aboriginal peoples and researchers. In such a context, researchers collect and analyse data, write reports, present their findings at conferences, and publish them. Once the project is completed, what are the researchers’ rights to the data they have collected and the reports they have written? What are their duties? These questions are particularly relevant to those researchers who work with or for Aboriginal organisations. Before signing any contract or research agreement, researchers should make a point of retaining the right to use the data and reports for their own writing and publishing. We are beginning to realise the obvious: a story does not exist as something to be captured but as something to be passed on (Morrow and Schneider 1995: 2).

scholarly journals The Kalgoorlie Otitis Media Research Project: rationale, methods, population characteristics and ethical considerations

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Lehmann ◽  
Ashwini Arumugaswamy ◽  
Dimity Elsbury ◽  
Janine Finucane ◽  
Annette Stokes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Otitis Media ◽  
Population Characteristics ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Media Research

scholarly journals The West Wall of the Portico of Obelisks in Hatshepsut's Temple in 2018 and 2019: conservation and studies

2019 ◽  
pp. 343-357
Author(s):  
Ewa Józefowicz
Keyword(s):  
Research Program ◽  
The South ◽  
The West ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Conservation Treatment ◽  
West Wall ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Temple ◽  
Wall Decoration

The longest, west wall of the South Lower Portico (Portico of Obelisks) of the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari has been reassessed in terms of its current state, compared to the original documentation by Edouard Naville, as an opening step to the author’s research project organized within the frame of the larger University of Warsaw Temple of Hatshepsut research program. A considerable number of blocks from the wall, including unpublished fragments, was tracked down in storage in the various temple blockyards and storerooms. About two-thirds of the wall decoration underwent conservation treatment in the spring of 2018 and 2019 seasons. The paper discusses the author’s progress in this research.

scholarly journals Juridiske rammevilkår for etablering av helseregistre og utlevering av data i forbindelse med forskning

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingunn Myklebust
Keyword(s):  
Health Data ◽  
English Summary ◽  
Personal Health ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Filing System ◽  
Access To Data ◽  
Health Registers

<span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><p align="left">Før et forskningsprosjekt kan settes i gang, må forskere forholde seg til en rekke omfattende søknadsprosedyrer. I denne artikkelen belyses forhold som er spesielt aktuelle for forskere, slik som muligheter og begrensninger for innhenting av data til forskning og tilgjengelighet av data fra sentrale helseregistre. Som bakgrunn benyttes helseregisterloven og tilhørende forskrifter for de sentrale helseregistrene. Regler om dispensasjon fra taushetsplikt blir også nærmere belyst.</p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><p align="left"><strong>English Summary</strong></p><p align="left">Before a research project can be initiated, researchers must relate to a series of comprehensive procedures for making an application. In this article, the conditions that are particularly relevant for researchers, such as the possibilities and restrictions for collecting data for research purposes, and for obtaining access to data from central health registers, are discussed. The Personal Health Data Filing System Act and related regulations are used as background for the discussion. The regulations relating to exemption from the duty of confidentiality are also discussed.</p></span></span></span></span>

scholarly journals Tendencias peritextuales de las traducciones literarias en Costa Rica (2010-2015) (Peritextual Features of Literary Translations in Costa Rica (2010-2015))

LETRAS ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (59) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Meritxell Serrano Tristán
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Literary Translation ◽  
Research Project ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation

Se presenta una reseña de los factores peritextuales en las traducciones literarias publicadas en Costa Rica entre 2010 y 2015. La producción bibliográfica analizada proviene de los datos recopilados durante el proyecto de investigación «Bases para el desarrollo de una historia de la traducción literaria en Costa Rica», adscrito al Programa de Traducción e Interpretación: Alternativas de Desarrollo en Costa Rica de la Escuela de Literatura y Ciencias del Lenguaje (Universidad Nacional). El análisis de esos factores permite identificar las tendencias del sector editorial en cuanto al grado de visibilidad que le otorga a la figura del traductor y al proceso de mediación interlingüística.This article provides an overview of peritextual factors in the literary translations published in Costa Rica between 2010 and 2015. The publications analyzed were compiled during the research project “Bases para el desarrollo de una historia de la traducción literaria en Costa Rica” [Foundations for the creation of a history of literary translation in Costa Rica], ascribed to the research program Programa de Traducción e Interpretación: Alternativas de Desarrollo en Costa Rica (Escuela de Literatura, Universidad Nacional). The analysis of these factors sheds light on the peritextual trends regarding the visibility granted by the publishing sector to the translator and to the process of interlinguistic mediation.

Analysing the Ethiopian Revolution: a Cautionary Tale

1980 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 686-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Field Research ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Cautionary Tale ◽  
Foreign Service ◽  
Government Documents ◽  
Original Field ◽  
Factual Content ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Access To Data ◽  
Cautionary Tales

The fascinating events of the Ethiopian revolution have led to an explosion of papers, articles, and books.1 However, only a few studies published since 1974 are underpinned with original field work. Most are based largely on combinations of deductive logic and newspaper reports, discussions with foreign-service officers, interviews with political exiles and academic visitors, and close reading of officially released government documents. Such methodological approaches have a rational, factual content which should be approached with caution, for lack of access to data may lead to the reification of incorrect facts by subsequent authors who footnote the reports of others. Since there is increasing evidence that Ethiopia will be closed to field research for some time, and that academic involution will occur as scholars convince themselves of the validity of data reported by others, it seems useful for Ethiopianists to remind themselves how close they are to the early commentators on Lenin's Russia, or the China watchers of the 1950s,2 by considering only one of several cautionary tales about facts reported in the increasing number of articles on the Ethiopian revolution.3

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