Social Science Research Council

       “…it is a tragedy when academia cuts itself off from active participation in the public sphere.  It is a tragedy when academic scholarship is evaluated solely on publication in refereed articles where things will be read by six other specialists if you are lucky.  The mean number of times an academic article is cited in literature is slightly less than once – between 0.8 and 0.9.”

       …For a variety of internal discussions, there are huge resources deployed.  There is a great deal of knowledge generated.  Powerful analytic techniques. It’s not that this is not a significant kind of knowledge production, but it is very poorly engaged with broader public discussions.”

          from the introductory remarks of President Craig Calhoun
          at the Media Policy & Research Pre-Conference,
          January 11, 2007, Memphis Tennessee

CJA's April 4, 2007 letter to Craig Calhoun, President -- "Request to Meet with You: Fostering a "Culture of Collaboration" between Academia & Activists: Putting into Practice Law Review Recommendations for Media Reform & Accountability -- CJA's Public Interest Lawsuit against The New York Times, Championing 'Necessary Knowledge for a Democratic Public Sphere"

   Handout/Side One:
"'THE GATEKEEPERS' ARE ALIVE & WELL:
Subverting Our Democracy by 'Protecting' The New York TImes
 & Our Highest Public Officers"  

         Handout/Side Two:
 "ADVANCING MEDIA REFORM BY PUTTING INTO PRACTICE
THE LAW REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS OF SCHOLARS:  
Suing The New York Times for Journalistic Fraud in Vindication of the First Amendment

cc to President Calhoun:  CJA's April 4, 2007 memo to indicated recipients -- "Fostering a 'Culture of Collaboration' between Academia and Activists: Putting into Practice Law Review Recommendations for Media Reform and Accountability -- CJA's Public Interest Lawsuit against The New York Times, Championing "Necessary Knowledge for a Democratic Public Sphere"

         Collaborative Grants in Media & Communications -- Proposals Due April 4, 2007 

CJA's April 4, 2007 proposal -- "Small Grants Project for Academic-Advocacy Collaboration in Media & Communications -- "PROPOSAL:  Understanding Why and How Academia Betrays Both Scholarship and Advocacy -- and What Can Be Done About It"  

Collaborative Grants in Media & Communications -- Large Grants Competition --
Letters of Inquiry Due April 22, 2007 

CJA's April 22, 2007 proposal -- "Letter of Inquiry for Large Grants Project for Academic-Advocacy Collaboration in Media & Communications -- Project Name: Building Honest Media Scholarship & Pedagogy"     e-mail transmittal   

SSRC's April 23, 2007 acknowledgment    SSRC's May 9, 2007 rejection

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