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The false promise of ‘publish or perish’ culture | Data Driven

By Sarah Datta February 23, 2025
External pressure to publish is a huge weight for many academics and directly contributes to “publish or perish” culture — the notion that if researchers don’t pump out papers, they will be fired or discredited. This demand can lead to unethical decisions, such as falsifying data or cherry picking results.
Introducing... Blaming the Messenger

Introducing… Blaming the Messenger

By Jackson Machesky September 27, 2020

President Donald Trump's near-daily attacks against the news media have become a staple of presidential politics. But how on earth did we get to this point? Join The Daily Free Press as we analyze the...

PHOTO COURTESY PIXABAY

EDITORIAL: TV should not misrepresent minorities

By Editors December 2, 2016

"Modern Family" has dominated the sitcom scene in almost every award season since 2009. The comedy features the standard American family with one token minority character, Gloria. Her accent, customs and...

WILSHERE: Pretty single

WILSHERE: Pretty single

By Meredith Wilshere November 13, 2015

While I was fast asleep, my phone buzzed. What would have fluttered my 15-year-old self’s heart was unamusing to my 19-year-old self. It was a Facebook message from a boy. It was 1:17 a.m. on a Thursday,...

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