Professors appearing on television
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The reading and the lecture discuss whether professors' appearances on television are beneficial or not. While the reading suggests that these appearances are beneficial for professors, universities and people; the lecture opposes this claim.
First, the reading states that by going on television professors gain reputation outside the academia. The lecture, on the other hand, contradicts this idea by suggesting that these professors are considered in the academia as not seriou enough. Moreover, there is a high probability that they may not be invited to important scientific conferences or may have a hard time to raise funds to finance their researches.
Second, another point that the reading makes to support the proffesors who go on television is that the universities, where they teach, also benefit; because this is a very positive way of marketing. The lecture, on the contrary, refutes this idea by saying that professors waste a lot of time travelling or rehearsing before going to the media. It adds on to say that instead they should be reaserching, spending more time with students in office hours, or helping the business part of university.
Third, the reading also suggests that public gains a lot of knowledge about a topic from a university proffesor, who is an expert on a subject. The lecture, however, opposes this idea by saying that the media does not want to cover subjects in depth. Furthermore, according to the lecture, professors are used only to make titles look better for the viewers; not to actually discuss the substance of a specific problem.
Overall, this issue whether professors should express their opinions in mediums, such as, television is still open to debate.
The
reading
and the
lecture
discuss whether professors' appearances on
television
are beneficial or not. While the
reading
suggests that these appearances are beneficial for
professors
, universities and
people
; the
lecture
opposes this claim.
First
, the
reading
states that by going on
television
professors
gain reputation outside the academia. The
lecture
,
on the other hand
, contradicts this
idea
by suggesting that these
professors
are considered
in the academia as not
seriou
enough
.
Moreover
, there is a high probability that they may not
be invited
to
important
scientific conferences or may have a
hard
time to raise funds to finance their researches.
Second, another point that the
reading
makes
to support the
proffesors
who go on
television
is that the universities, where they teach,
also
benefit;
because
this is a
very
positive
way of marketing. The
lecture
,
on the contrary
, refutes this
idea
by saying that
professors
waste
a lot of
time travelling or rehearsing
before
going to the media. It
adds
on to say that
instead
they should be
reaserching
, spending more time with students in office hours, or helping the business part of university.
Third, the
reading
also
suggests that public gains
a lot of
knowledge about a topic from a university
proffesor
, who is an expert on a subject. The
lecture
,
however
, opposes this
idea
by saying that the media does not want to cover subjects in depth.
Furthermore
, according to the
lecture
,
professors
are
used
only
to
make
titles look better for the viewers; not to actually discuss the substance of a specific problem.
Overall
, this issue whether
professors
should express their opinions in mediums, such as,
television
is
still
open to debate.