http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/11/19/are-cash-journalism-awards-unethical/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:25:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/11/19/are-cash-journalism-awards-unethical/comment-page-1/#comment-51459 Perihan Magden Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:50:50 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3114#comment-51459 What do you say about actual researchers who receive - after applying for - grant money from such outfits as CIHR, NSERC, etc, for research in the areas supported by those particular agencies? It's one thing to receive grant money to continue pursuing research or journalism in a particular area - these agencies don't have a vested interest in the results of projects.. the results won't directly affect them, or sales of their product. It's another thing to receive money to promote the use of products (e.g. pharmaceuticals), which, in turn, can affect the revenue of the sponsors. I think ethical research can still take place in those cases - and how would things get tested if researchers refused to test them - just that more care and awareness on the researcher's part may be needed to consciously avoid bias. What do you say about actual researchers who receive - after applying for - grant money from such outfits as CIHR, NSERC, etc, for research in the areas supported by those particular agencies?
It's one thing to receive grant money to continue pursuing research or journalism in a particular area - these agencies don't have a vested interest in the results of projects.. the results won't directly affect them, or sales of their product. It's another thing to receive money to promote the use of products (e.g. pharmaceuticals), which, in turn, can affect the revenue of the sponsors. I think ethical research can still take place in those cases - and how would things get tested if researchers refused to test them - just that more care and awareness on the researcher's part may be needed to consciously avoid bias.

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