Waarom zou je talent en expertise betalen als je ook gewoon de laagste prijs kunt kiezen? 🤔 De UNED heeft zojuist een interessante koers gekozen: het uitbesteden van het editorial en designwerk voor hun prestigieuze wetenschappelijk tijdschrift aan de goedkoopste bieder. Een briljante zet, want wie heeft er specialisatie en ervaring nodig als je de kostprijs kunt drukken? Hoeveel pagina's moeten er wel niet omgevormd worden tot 'mooie plaatjes' en 'slimme teksten' zonder dat daar een expert aan te pas komt? Misschien kunnen we allemaal onze neefjes en nichtjes vragen om de layout te doen; ze gebruiken tenslotte ook Photoshop op hun telefoon! Laten we hopen dat de wetenschap niet al te veel onder deze 'besparingen' lijdt. Want wie heeft er nu een goed ontworpen tijdschrift nodig als je het ook kunt afraffelen? https://graffica.info/la-uned-tambien-infravalora-el-trabajo-editorial-y-de-diseno/ #UNED #wetenschap #editorial #design #scherpzinnigheid

Wall Street Journal Warns Trump 'Put His Presidency At Risk' The Wall Street Journal editorial board dropped a scathing indictment of President Donald Trump’s attacks on Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Rand Paul (R-KY) over the weekend, arguing that Tillis’s retirement has put Trump’s “presidency at risk.” The Journal’s editorial titled, “Trump Puts the Senate in Play in 2026,” jabs the president for being his own worst enemy at moments when he’s riding high politically. “A common feature of Donald Trump’s two terms as President is that he can’t stand political prosperity. When events are going in his direction, he has an uncanny habit of handing his opponents a sword,” wrote the editorial board. The article goes on to note that Trump won a Saturday vote to advance his sweeping tax and spending bill by a 51-49 margin, after having strong-armed other reluctant Republican senators. “Mr. Trump couldn’t leave victory alone,” noted the Journal on Trump’s reaction to the vote, adding: Instead he unloaded on the two GOP dissenters, Rand Paul of Kentucky and especially Thom Tillis of North Carolina. Mr. Trump dumped three different Truth Social posts on Mr. Tillis, calling him a sellout, a “talker and complainer” and various other insults. “Numerous people have come forward wanting to run in the Primary against ‘Senator Thom’ Tillis. I will be meeting with them over the coming weeks, looking for someone who will properly represent the Great People of North Carolina,” wrote the president on Truth Social, clearly threatening Tillis. Tillis, a moderate in a purple state, quickly announced he was retiring at the end of his term, putting his seat in play for the Democrats in 2026. The Journal explained the electoral math to keep the Senate gets a lot trickier for the GOP with Tillis off the ballot. “The GOP has a 53-47 majority now, but Susan Collins always has a tough race in Maine if she decides to run again. Democrats are targeting Joni Ernst in Iowa,” the Journal noted, adding: In the suicide-isn’t-painless department, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is challenging GOP incumbent Sen. John Cornyn. Mr. Paxton may be the only Republican who could lose in Texas given his record harassing business with lawsuits, impeachment, and other embarrassments. https://www.mediaite.com/politics/wall-street-journal-warns-trump-put-his-presidency-at-risk-by-pushing-gop-senator-to-retire-with-unnecessary-attack/?dc_data=20395433_huawei-browser-globalenglish&utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=taboola_news