Kudos to Skye Cleary (the EIC of the APA Blog) on the new look! And further congratulations for the apparent shake-up in the staffing for the APA Blog, most strikingly the disappearance of Nathan Oseroff, whose repeated abuse of his position at the APA Blog we noted previously.
I was particularly struck by the new statement of expectations for behavior of APA Blog staff:
Professionalism
- Exercise good judgment and professionalism at all times.
- Communicate and conduct all work with honesty, integrity, respect, fairness, objectivity, and in good faith. This means not engaging in any conduct likely to cause offense to a reasonable person. Comments that would be regarded as unprofessional in a normal academic context, wherever they are made in electronic media or otherwise, are incompatible with serving as an APA Blog Editor.
- Support the open and civil exchange of views, even views that an Editor disagrees with.
- Be cautious when engaging in political and other outside activities that may compromise integrity or impartiality, or may damage credibility of the APA Blog.
- Avoid undercover or other surreptitious methods of gathering information.
Public statements
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Editors are not authorized to speak for the APA or the APA Blog. If contacted by the press about an issue related to the Blog, refer the person to the Lead Editor.
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If posting or commenting on a blog, website, or social media, be clear that although an Editor can offer perspective, Editors do not speak for the APA Blog.
Mr. Oseroff was a serial violator of many of these principles, so it's good he's gone. I'm sorry to see that Adriel Trott, a staunch opponent of academic freedom, remains as an editor, given her opposition to the "open and civil exchange of views" when she disagrees with them, but perhaps she has not let that influence her work at the APA Blog. Certainly Professor Trott has not, to my knowledge, engaged in any of the remarkable misconduct we saw from Mr. Oseroff.
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