Science and Advertising, Simple or Complicated?
21st March 2010
The LA Times recently ran this wrap around ad on its front page edition, dated Friday, March 5, 2010.
As this NY Times story demonstrates, there was some discussion between the editorial guys and the business guys over this decision with the news folks losing to the money folks.
The LAT did something like this a year ago.
Clearly the people who own the LAT believe they must make their advertising appeals this obvious to maintain their journalism. To speak truth to power, you do need to be in business. That’s just the tension.
But, my concern is with scientists who want to get their work into journalism sources. Why would you want to associate your Truth with this?