[Aaus-list] a modest proposal

[Yuri Omelchenko]

There was also very balanced and honest reporting already done outside of academic institution, a good deal of it by non-Ukrainians.  

Perhaps a list of ten authors, with contact info and previously published work, may be helpful for the media should they look for non-Ukrainian perspective.  

Yuri 

On Mar 22, 2014, at 9:00 AM, Bohdan Pechenyak <znak25 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I volunteer to do the technical part of creating the PDF, but what I need help with is obtaining the necessary information for the list - I'm sure there are those among you who are much more well-versed and oriented as to who does what and where. If you send that information to me, I can format and put together a document very easily. 
> 
> Could Shevchenko Scientific Society also be added to the list of endorsing institutions, or do you think it won't mean anything to the media here? 
> 
> Bohdan.
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 8:31 AM, <f.sysyn at utoronto.ca> wrote:
>> this is an excellent idea. We have an intitute meeting on Monday and I can bring this up. We need to know who will do the assembling of the list. We can also pass on our contacts with the media
>> 
>> 
>> Quoting ajmotyl at andromeda.rutgers.edu:
>> 
>>> As you all know, the North American media are constantly looking for
>>> Ukraine experts to interview. Because so few genuine Ukraine experts are
>>> known to them, media outlets either go to bogus experts or to the same
>>> handful of genuine experts.
>>> 
>>> I have a modest proposal to make to the AAUS, HURI, and CIUS. Why don't
>>> you all get together and compile a simple press packet with names of
>>> experts, areas of expertise, and contact info. Then e-mail it to all of
>>> us, to various listserves, and to all possible journalists. If the packet
>>> has these three institutions' imprimatur, it will be regarded with respect
>>> by the media.
>>> 
>>> This has to be done quickly, but, fortunately, compiling such a packet in
>>> the form of a simple PDF can be done in a few hours. And remember:
>>> everyone who studies Ukraine--even if it's culture, literature, or
>>> history--knows infinitely more about Ukraine than the bogus experts. So no
>>> need to be modest. Help spread real knowledge about Ukraine. Dare I say
>>> it's our obligation as scholars?
>>> 
>>> ajm
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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