| Phew! Publisher stops organizing arms exhibitions |
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2007-06-04, 16:50:52 One of the outlets I write for, New Scientist magazine, is owned by the huge conglomerate Reed Elsevier. Reed has been under attack for years, but especially lately, for running arms exhibitions where people go to check out the latest weapon systems and figure out what they want to buy to kill people more efficiently and creatively. Since much of the company's business is publishing science and medical journals—like the Lancet, the Cell journals, and literally thousands of others—it's not surprising they'd come under fire. I was trying to decide whether I should think twice about writing for New Scientist. How deep does the responsibility go for these kinds of things? But now, it seems, I don't have to worry about it. Reed said they'll stop organizing these shows, according to an article in The Scientist. |